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1.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Revenge
(2017)
Action, Adventure
Back in the Playground, the Father decides to go rescue Hannah, and asks Amy to lend a hand.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 22
2.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
The Attack
(2017)
Action, Adventure
Amy and her Playground classmates fight back against ruthless mercenaries.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 22
3.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
ALone
(2017)
Action, Adventure
Amy tries to find out the truth about her parents' death, no matter the consequences.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 20
4.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Sweat and Blood
(2017)
Action, Adventure
Abducted in the middle of the night by hooded men, Amy will have to remember her training to pass a test with serious consequences.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 22
5.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Guilt
(2017)
Action, Adventure
While the headmaster is absent, the Playground's students set out on a quest for justice.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 19
6.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Fire Baptism
(2017)
Action, Adventure
With the situation back to normal, the students anxiously await the end of their training.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Jay Duffy, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews
Votes: 23
7.
Regards d'enfance (1993– )
Episode:
La petite maman
(1997)
90 min
Mathilde is the eldest child of a family of 6 children.She runs all the day and plays the role of the second mother on the same level as her mother Fabienne.One day a swimming coach ... See full summary »
Director: Patrice Martineau | Stars: Clotilde de Bayser, Simon Abkarian, Salomé Stévenin, Marie Riva
Votes: 8
8.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Child's Play
(2017)
Action, Adventure
Amy is sent out in the field for the first time on a very special mission.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 20
9.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
The Father
(2017)
Action, Adventure
For the Playground and its inhabitants, it's time to settle scores.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 22
10.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Amy
(2017)
Action, Adventure
A teenage girl joins a school for promising killers and trains to become an assassin as she uncovers the mysteries of her parents' death.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 31
11.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The School
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
War with Iran finally averted, the team learn that a London school will be the target of hardliners resisting the new peace. Simultaneously they discover that their lost colleague, Zaf, was... See full summary »
Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Peter Firth, Gus Gallagher, Alex Lanipekun
Votes: 211
12. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,448
13.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Virus: Part 2
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A plague-like virus is unleashed in London. Facing the prospect of half a million dead, Harry orders the team to take extreme measures in an attempt to obtain the antidote from allies who may be keeping it a secret.
Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Hermione Norris, Miranda Raison
Votes: 231
14.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Courier
(2007)
TV-14 | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Adam and Ros board an airplane to identify a courier carrying nuclear weapons technology to Iran. Jo and Malcolm race to prevent the poisoning of London's water supply which Iran has ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Hermione Norris, Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Matthew Marsh
Votes: 199
15.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Broadcast
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Aware that Iran now has full nuclear capability, Harry and Bob convince Bakhshi go on live television to announce that Iran has ended its uranium enrichment program, but armed activists learn the truth and hijack the broadcast.
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Agni Scott, Miranda Raison, Mark Bazeley
Votes: 204
16.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Virus: Part 1
(2007)
TV-14 | 53 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team race to stop a rogue member of Iranian intelligence who may be planning to unleash a bio-weapon in the UK.
Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Hermione Norris, Raza Jaffrey
Votes: 227
17.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2009)
Crime
Adam attacks Fleur, convinced she has Emma's incriminating photos. However, someone else in Pigalle has them.
Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Sara Martins
Votes: 9
18.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2009)
Crime
Nadir is rushed to the hospital. Thomas goes after Dmitri.
Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 14
19.
Playground (2017– )
Episode:
Playground
(2017)
Action, Adventure
After successfully passing the entrance exam to the Playground, Amy must adapt to the school's gruelling training program Young or not so young, no one is exempt. Kill or be killed, it's the only way.
Directors: Olivier Schneider, Pascal Sid | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Amalia Holm, Melina Matthews, Ann Skelly
Votes: 23
20. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 695,223 | Gross: $167.45M
21. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,275 | Gross: $4.45M
22.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Isolated
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With the team on suspension in the aftermath of the Ros Myers affair, a former IRA operative and one time associate of Connie targets section D for extermination.
Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Alex Lanipekun, Simon Abkarian, Peter Firth
Votes: 189
23.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Kidnap
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team investigates a suspicious plane crash near an American airbase in the UK and uncover a link to the mysterious "Copenhagen". Ros's captors subject her to mental torture and reveal some disturbing news about Zaf.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Hermione Norris, Miranda Raison
Votes: 209
24.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
The Extremist
(2007)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Abdul Kharami is a suspected terrorist who is under constant surveillance but manages to evade his watchers just as MI-5 receives reliable information that he may be ready to stage an ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Richard Betts, Aykut Hilmi, Miranda Raison, Ofo Uhiara
Votes: 199
25.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2009)
Crime
While Nadir and Dmitri continue their competition for best nightclub, Adam turns his attention to Thomas and begins to stalk him. Thomas is forced to take refuge with someone new as he continues searching for Emma.
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 13
26.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2009)
Crime
Something Max tells Thomas sends him on one last attempt to find his sister, Emma. Nadir returns to Folie's, hoping to get the business back on its feet.
Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 9
27.
Tony's Revenge (2011– )
Episode:
L'amour d'un fils
(2011)
TV-MA | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
1983: Superintendent Janvier's appalling methods are revealed when he interrogates Claire over the whereabouts of Tony. In 2011, with Kenz's help, Tony organises one last scam to beat the Balduccis.
Director: Gilles Bannier | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Soufiane Guerrab, Anne Consigny, Olivier Rabourdin
Votes: 10
28. Gett (2014)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
After a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.
Directors: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Gabi Amrani, Dalia Beger
Votes: 6,892 | Gross: $0.99M
29.
Tony's Revenge (2011– )
Episode:
L'amour en fuite
(2011)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Romance
2011: Tony comes face to face with the Balduccis and, though he manages to free Claire, the collateral damage is huge. In 1983, Guido has been persuaded that Tony cheated him over the jewellery heist.
Director: Gilles Bannier | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Soufiane Guerrab, Anne Consigny, Olivier Rabourdin
Votes: 10
30. S.A.C.: Des hommes dans l'ombre (2005 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Thomas Vincent | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Simon Abkarian, Bernard Le Coq, Philippe Vieux
Votes: 54
31.
Romance (2020)
Episode:
L'icône de l'oligarque
(2020)
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Alice has a weapon is hidden in her personal belongings. What is she afraid of? Why does she refuse to love and be loved? Jeremy investigates the mystery of Alice, determined to discover all her secrets.
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Olga Kurylenko, Pierre Perrier, Barbara Schulz
Votes: 6
32.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2009)
Crime
On request from the police, Thomas goes to the morgue to identify a body that might be Emma.
Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Sara Martins
Votes: 11
33.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2009)
Crime
Fleur considers going to the police, in light of a recent tragedy. Thomas and Adam face off.
Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 9
34.
Tony's Revenge (2011– )
Episode:
L'ange bleu
(2011)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In 2011, in retaliation for being scammed by Tony, the Balduccis kidnap Claire. In 1983, Guido and Tony organise a jewellery store hold-up that ends in a police raid, but Tony just manages to escape.
Director: Gilles Bannier | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Soufiane Guerrab, Anne Consigny, Olivier Rabourdin
Votes: 12
35.
Kaboul Kitchen (2012–2017)
Episode:
Le traître, la brute et le fiancé
(2014)
Comedy
Director: Frédéric Balekdjian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Fayçal Azizi, Benjamin Bellecour, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Votes: 11
36. Dead Man Walking (1995)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 101,871 | Gross: $39.39M
37. House of Saddam (2008)
TV-MA | 232 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
Stars: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury, Philip Arditti
Votes: 5,172
38. The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
81 min | Animation, Drama, War
Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.
Directors: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Hiam Abbass, Swann Arlaud, Zita Hanrot
Votes: 2,681
39. Kaboul Kitchen (2012–2017)
26 min | Comedy
Afghanistan 2005. Kaboul Kitchen (a french restaurant) is the place to drink in Kabul. Jacky, the owner, is here to make money. His new roommate, his daughter, is here to save people.
Stars: Simon Abkarian, Azzedine Riyad, Stéphanie Pasterkamp, Benjamin Bellecour
Votes: 527
40. Tony's Revenge (2011– )
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In 2010, Tony Roucas, a.k.a. Mad Tony, who is serving a long-term prison sentence, and Kenz, a young delinquent, share the same tiny cell. They escape from prison, have absolutely nothing in common and have nothing to say to each other.
Stars: Simon Abkarian, Soufiane Guerrab, Dimitri Storoge, Philippe Nahon
Votes: 196
41.
Romance (2020)
Episode:
Le roi de la petite reine
(2020)
55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Transported to Biarritz in the 1960s, Jeremy wakes up in the marvellous villa of Chris and Alice, the woman of his dreams. But Jeremy finds out that Alice is hiding a dark secret.
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Olga Kurylenko, Pierre Perrier, Barbara Schulz
Votes: 7
42.
House of Saddam (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Biography, Drama, History
March 2003. As Bush declares 'the day of liberation is near,' Saddam instructs most of his family to flee to Syria; only Uday, Qusay and grandson Mustapha remain. For his safety, Saddam ... See full summary »
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury, Philip Arditti
Votes: 187
43.
Kaboul Kitchen (2012–2017)
Episode:
Taupe secret
(2014)
32 min | Comedy
In French with English subtitles. Exposed by the French secret service, Jacky is now forced to work as a double-agent against Amanullah and the CIA. The first assignment for the DGSE is to ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Berthe | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Fayçal Azizi, Benjamin Bellecour, Mohammed Boussalem
Votes: 14
44. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong
Votes: 319,230 | Gross: $95.72M
45. C'est dimanche! (2008)
30 min | Short, Drama
Director: Samir Guesmi | Stars: Djemel Barek, Illiès Boukouirene, Élise Oppong, Simon Abkarian
Votes: 23
46.
Romance (2020)
Episode:
Un voleur plein d'honneur
(2020)
48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
At "The Wonderland", a very 1960s-style club in 2019 Paris, hangs the photo of a woman so beautiful and mysterious it's to die for. What if Jeremy, sick of living in the 21st century, found a way to meet this woman in 1960 Biarritz?
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Olga Kurylenko, Pierre Perrier, Barbara Schulz
Votes: 8
47.
Pigalle, la nuit (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2009)
Crime
Thomas, a London businessman on a trip to Paris, begrudgingly goes with a colleague to the nightclub, Folie's. To his horror, Thomas discovers that his sister is one of the strippers. ... See full summary »
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Simon Abkarian, Armelle Deutsch, Sara Martins
Votes: 15
48.
Tony's Revenge (2011– )
Episode:
Le Memphis
(2011)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
1970-1978: Tony starts a drug dealing business and meets Olga, who helps him to obtain The Memphis gaming club and become a casino owner. In 2011, Tony sets off in search of his old friend Guido.
Director: Gilles Bannier | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Soufiane Guerrab, Victoria Abril, Mhamed Arezki
Votes: 10
49.
Kaboul Kitchen (2012–2017)
Episode:
Le vestiaire de la peur
(2014)
Comedy
Director: Frédéric Balekdjian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Fayçal Azizi, Benjamin Bellecour, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Votes: 10
50.
Kaboul Kitchen (2012–2017)
Episode:
Jacky unchained
(2014)
33 min | Comedy
In French with English subtitles. Jacky and Amanullah are face to face at last, no as longer friends, but as bitter enemies. Jacky has no choice but to trust the CIA and Afghan police to imprison Amanullah or else he's a dead man.
Director: Frédéric Balekdjian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Fayçal Azizi, Benjamin Bellecour, Mohammed Boussalem
Votes: 11