Saïd Taghmaoui
Saïd Taghmaoui (born July 19, 1973) is a French actor and screenwriter of Moroccan background. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.However, Saïd has also appeared in a number of more recent English Language films, with roles such as the U.S.-trained philosophical Iraqi interrogator Captain 'My Main Man' Saïd in Three Kings, and as "Omar", the close radical Islamic associate of Don Cheadle (Samir), in the 2008 thriller Traitor.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.1 |
| Birthday | 1973-07-19 |
| Place of Birth | Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Also Known As | Said Taghmaoui, سعيد تغماوي, سعيد التغماوي, |
1995
La Haine
8.093/4017
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news...
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La Haine
1999
Hideous Kinky
6.1/86
In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and prec...
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Hideous Kinky
2004
Hidalgo
6.9/1203
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive c...
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Hidalgo
2003
The Good Thief
6.107/126
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
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The Good Thief
2008
Mogadischu
6.5/28
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the...
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Mogadischu
2008
Vantage Point
6.399/1985
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have...
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Vantage Point
2003
Crime Spree
5.6/97
An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the way...
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Crime Spree
2008
Traitor
6.6/632
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former...
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Traitor
2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
5.775/4574
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fi...
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2011
Conan the Barbarian
5.298/1846
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters,...
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Conan the Barbarian
2002
Break of Dawn
4.9/23
An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian politi...
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Break of Dawn
2000
The Slammer
0/0
This French prison drama focuses on a penitentiary inmate known as the Mute, who either cannot or will not speak, even though he can apparently hear w...
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The Slammer
1997
Heroines
5/21
Two best friends, Johanna and Jeanne, live in the small town of Decazeville, a mining town in France and sing in the music group "The Sirens". Suddenl...
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Heroines
2022
The Forgiven
5.8/205
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors...
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The Forgiven
2006
O Jerusalem
6.019/26
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
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O Jerusalem
2000
Nationale 7
6.4/8
In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellio...
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Nationale 7
2001
Gamer
2.9/18
Tony is crazy about video games. But he is arrested during a hold-up which failed, and he goes to prison for eight months. When he gets out, he contac...
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Gamer
2010
Stranded
5.1/40
Algeria, 1960. A section of French paratroopers are sent in search of a missing aircraft in the Algerian desert. The wreckage of the plane is quickly...
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Stranded
2001
Absolutely Fabulous
5/52
The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this...
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Absolutely Fabulous
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
7.4/10565
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member o...
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2001
Confession of a Dredger
5/6
During the summer, Paul, provincial student, shy and bookish, went to Paris to integrate Sciences-Po, bed on a bench in the Luxembourg Gardens. One af...
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Confession of a Dredger
1998
The Garden of Eden
6/4
Alessandro D'Alatri directed this Italian drama about Jesus Christ, covering his childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, an 18-year span not chro...
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The Garden of Eden
2013
American Hustle
6.854/7212
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
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American Hustle
1999
Before the Sunset
0/0
A young Moroccan immigrant, living in southern Italy, escapes from his forthcoming wedding to the daughter of a local Mafia member to a hotel where he...
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Before the Sunset
2025
Tin Soldier
0/0
The Bokushi, who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. After several failed infiltr...
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Tin Soldier
2024
The Killer
6.5/287
Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by...
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The Killer
2004
I ♥ Huckabees
6.263/637
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind...
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I ♥ Huckabees
2023
The Family Plan
7.276/1370
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to...
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The Family Plan
2017
Etta's Mission
10/1
Etta Candy and the rest of the Wonder Woman team meeting up to discuss a top-secret mission.
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Etta's Mission
2008
Kandisha
5.3/11
Shattered by the loss of her child, Nyla Jayde, a brilliant criminal defense attorney, takes on a case involving a 14th century Moroccan legend, a ven...
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Kandisha
2017
Wonder Woman
7.224/19849
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
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Wonder Woman
1995
Brothers: Red Roulette
0/0
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Brothers: Red Roulette
2001
Room to Rent
6.4/5
Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom, the co...
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Room to Rent
1999
Three Kings
6.657/2027
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gol...
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Three Kings
2009
Linear
0/0
The film is based on a story by Corbijn and Bono, and includes several of the characters Bono created for the album. The plot focuses on a Parisian mo...
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Linear
2006
Djihad!
6/1
A hard-hitting French drama detailing the intersecting destinies of five characters whose lives cross over the current war in Iraq: three young French...
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Djihad!
2016
The Infiltrator
6.676/1649
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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The Infiltrator
2016
Money Man
9/2
Short film that accompanies A$AP Mob & Skepta's collaboration "Put That On My Set." The short film is a surrealist take on drug gangs, finding Rocky t...
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Money Man
2004
Spartan
6.202/364
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get thi...
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Spartan
1999
Last Minute Kasbah
4/1
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Last Minute Kasbah
2000
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
6.6/39
Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his g...
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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
2001
Tom Thumb
5.571/63
Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. The parents, too poor to feed them, decide to abandon them in the forest. Their, the brothers try...
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Tom Thumb
2002
Alive
5.3/6
After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
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Alive
2006
Five Fingers
6.018/109
Martijn, an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, howeve...
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Five Fingers
2007
The Kite Runner
7.323/1140
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
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The Kite Runner
2018
At First Light
5.6/129
High school senior Alex has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities,...
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At First Light
2017
Espionage Tonight
4/7
In a reality TV show created by the U.S. government about spies, audiences go on fake undercover missions, but fact cannot be easily distinguished fro...
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Espionage Tonight
1995
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites
1/1
Jean-Marc and Pamela attend the première of a film directed by one of their friends. They gradually lose control of things.
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J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites
2012
Il était une fois... « La Haine »
6/1
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Il était une fois... « La Haine »
2004
For Bread Alone
7.2/4
Inspired by the life of the Novel's Author Mohamed Choukri , For Bread Alone or El khoubz El Hafi , is one of the truest manifestations of the dark hi...
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For Bread Alone
2020
Embattled
6.6/74
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
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Embattled
1994
Putain de porte
5/1
Four young men try to gate crash a birthday party.
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Putain de porte
2010
An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War
0/0
It's the unforgivable story of the two hundred thousands harkis, the Arabs who fought alongside the French in the bitter Algerian war, from 1954 to 19...
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An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War
2012
My Brother the Devil
6.5/49
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He ido...
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