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Michel Boujenah

Michel Boujenah

Actor, also director and writer · Born November 3, 1952 (73) · Tunis, Tunisia

Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film director, and the uncle of actors Matthieu Boujenah and Lucie Boujenah. Boujenah has appeared in over thirty films as well as a variety of television productions. He has also directed the films Father and Sons (2003), Trois amis (2007), and Heartstrings (2016), and written screenplays for a number of others. In 2017, Boujenah's invitation to appear at a Tunisian cultural festival was protested by activists involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. While Boujenah is not Israeli, he has spoken positively about Israel and said "I feel Jewish, French, Tunisian, Zionist and very close to Israel, as well as a supporter of a Palestinian state." The Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities defended Boujenah and accused boycott promoters of antisemitism. Source: Article "Michel Boujenah" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 3, 1952 (73)
From
Tunis, Tunisia
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Michel Boujenah's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
29%
Morality
28%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Absurd
4
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michel Boujenah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michel Boujenah's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 57 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Le Parfum du bonheur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Philippe

  • Finalement(2024)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • N'avoue jamais(2024)

    as Clément Fontaine

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 14 Days to Feel Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pierre

  • The Blond Boy from the Casbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mr. Benaïm

  • À propos d'Antoine(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Michel Boujenah

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tous Inconnus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as ("Les Sectes" segment)

  • Hear Me Out(2021)

    as Le médecin d'Angèle

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Heartstrings(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Après tout, si ça marche... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Maurice

  • Cinderella 3D(2012)

    as Petite Fumée (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Great Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Un client du restaurant

  • Great life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Patrick Lefrançois

  • A.D.A. : L'argent des autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Laurent Garcinet

  • Ultimatum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Michel

  • God's Offices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dr Lambert

  • Masked Mobsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Le père de Julie

  • 3 Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Les Inséparables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Simon

  • Par accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Marc

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Père et fils(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Michel

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Le policier

  • Mathieu Corot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Commissaire Mathieu Corot

  • La Cape et l'épée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ménestrel

  • Don Juan(1998)

    as Sganarelle

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • XXL(1997)

    as Alain Berrebi

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • A Woman Very Very Very Much in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nathan

  • A Summer in La Goulette(1996)

    as TSF

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ma femme me quitte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Samuel Bosquier

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    as André Ziman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Affreux, bêtes et très méchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Le Nombril du monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bajou

  • The Jackpot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Simon

  • Moitié-moitié (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Arthur

  • Levy & Goliath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Albert Levy

  • Prunelle Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Freddy

  • Last Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Simon Attal

  • Le voyage à Paimpol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Joël

  • Three Men and a Cradle(1985)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Slices of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Michel Lambert

  • Rock and Torah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Norbert

  • Fais gaffe à la gaffe!(1981)

    as Le chauffeur de taxi

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Robert Crémieux

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Luc Henno

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1958 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Père et fils (2003)

$6.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Les Misérables (1995)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Hear Me Out (2021)

Film career

19582025

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1985Screen debut· Three Men and a Cradle

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 46: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thDirecting3 of 46: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 46: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

46 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
8505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michel Boujenah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Cinderella 3D (2012)

79th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Les Misérables (1995)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michel Boujenah work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michel Boujenah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pascal Elbé shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers