Jamel Debbouze made his debut in the 1991 short film ‘Les pierres bleues du désert,’ directed by Nabil Ayouch.
In 1996, he made his big-screen debut in the comedy film ‘Les 2 papas et la maman,’ directed by Jean-Marc Longval and Smaïn. In 1998, he joined the cast of the French sitcom ‘H’ created by Abd-el-Kader Aoun, Éric Judor, and Xavier Matthew. He played the role of ‘Jamel Driddi’ and remained a part of the show until 2002. He also appeared in films like ‘Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère!’ (1999), ‘Rêve de cauchemar’ (1999), ‘Les Petits souliers’ (1999), ‘Elie annonce Semoun’ (2000), and ‘Granturismo’ (2000). In 2000, he appeared in the American live-action/computer-animated adventure film ‘Dinosaur,’ directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed over $349.8 million on a budget of $127.5 million. He next starred in films such as ‘Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain’ (2001), ‘Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cléopatre’ (2002), ‘Le Boulet’ (2002), ‘Les Clefs de bagnole’ (2003), ‘She Hate Me’ (2004), ‘Angel-A’ (2005), ‘Indigènes’ (2006), ‘Astérix aux jeux olympiques’ (2008), ‘Hors la loi’ (2010), ‘Hollywoo’ (2011), ‘Sur la piste du Marsupilami’ (2012), ‘Monsters University’ (2013), ‘La vache’ (2016), ‘Alad'2’ (2018), and ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019).
He last appeared in the 2019 Jon Favreau-directed American musical drama film ‘The Lion King,’ where he voiced ‘Timon’ (French dub). The film, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, was a massive box office success and grossed over $1.663 billion on a $260 million budget.
Amélie is a romantic comedy film which revolves around a young waitress named Amelie, a naïve and innocent woman, who is lost in her own imaginative world. Despite this, she helps people around her find happiness.
Andre is a small-time ex convict who owes money to a crime boss. He is given a deadline to repay the money by midnight, and failing to do so, would get him killed. He fails to find protection from the French police or American embassy and eventually decides to end his life by jumping over a bridge. However, life has other plans for him.
Days of Glory is a war drama film which takes us to the time of the Second World War. It revolves around a group of North African men, who enlist in the French army to liberate the nation from Nazi forces.
Nasser Ali Khan is a renowned musician whose beloved violin gets broken. This makes him lose all taste for life. He loses all will to live, and is unable to find any instrument that is worthy of replacing his violin, and therefore he decides to confine himself to bed and await death.
After Cleopatra promises a palace to Caesar in three months, the task is assigned to Edifis. Edifis is to build the palace within time and be covered in gold, and failing to do so would result in him being fed to the crocodiles. He asks his friend Druid Getafix from Gaul to help him, as he can brew potions that can give supernatural strength. As Druid makes his way, Asterix and Obelix also decide to accompany him on his journey.
Set in the 21st century, 360 is a romantic suspense drama film which revolves around different people living across various cities and countries. The film shows how their lives are all interconnected.
John Henry is a biotech executive who is terminated from his job for exposing corruption in the business practices. He soon agrees to impregnate his ex-fiancée along with few other wealthy lesbian women for money.
Asterix and Obelix are on a completely new adventure as they compete at the Olympics in order to help Lovesix, their friend get married to Princess Irina. Meanwhile, they need to deal with a rival named Brutus, who is also trying to win with his own team.
Moltes is a criminal in prison, who plays lottery every week with the help of Francis Reggio, a prison guard. He eventually hits the jackpot, and breaks out to claim the money. However, he discovers that Reggio’s girlfriend Pauline, who has the ticket, has gone to Africa. Both men decide to set out to find her, but they are being pursued by a detective.
