Portrait of Merzak Allouache

Directing

Merzak Allouache

Career

Active from 1967 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Merzak Allouache Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 3.9
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Algerian Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 63
Front Row
Front Row (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

Editor, Producer

The Family
The Family (2024)

Writer, Director

Des femmes
Des femmes (2020)

Director

2010s

9 titles · average score 63
Autumn Landscapes
Autumn Landscapes (2019)

Writer, Director

Divine Wind
Divine Wind (2018)

Director, Writer

Investigating Paradise
Investigating Paradise (2018)

Screenplay, Producer

Madame Courage
Madame Courage (2015)

Director, Producer

The Repentant
The Repentant (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

The Rooftops
The Rooftops (2013)

Director, Producer

Bay of Algiers
Bay of Algiers (2012)

Writer, Director

Normal!
Normal! (2012)

Director

Tata Bakhta
Tata Bakhta (2012)

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 56
Harragas
Harragas (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Bab El Web
Bab El Web (2005)

Writer, Director

Chouchou
Chouchou (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Scenario Writer

The Other World
The Other World (2001)

Director

À bicyclette
À bicyclette (2001)

Director, Scenario Writer

1990s

7 titles · average score 70
La soledad del manager
La soledad del manager (1999)

Director

Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir (1998)

Writer, Director

Love Reinvented
Love Reinvented (1997)

Director

Salut cousin !
Salut cousin ! (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Bab El Oued City
Bab El Oued City (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

Women on the Move
Women on the Move (1990)

Director

1980s

4 titles
After October
After October (1989)

Director

A Parisian Love Story
A Parisian Love Story (1987)

Director

The Man Who Watched Windows
The Man Who Watched Windows (1985)

Director

Cinématon XIII
Cinématon XIII (1981)

as N°128

1970s

3 titles · average score 65
The Adventures of a Hero
The Adventures of a Hero (1979)

Writer, Director

Omar Gatlato
Omar Gatlato (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

Wind from the South
Wind from the South (1975)

Assistant Director

1960s

2 titles
The Thief
The Thief (1967)

Director

Intimate Thought
Intimate Thought (1967)

Director