Saddam Hussein: movies and TV shows
Saddam Hussein has 40 credits in the archive: 30 films and 10 TV series, from 1953 to 2025. Highest rated: How to Become a Tyrant (7.4/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2025 · busiest year: 1991 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Flight 149: Hostage of War | Film | 8.0 | 88 | |
| 2025 | The Life and Times of Saddam Hussein | Film | — | 88 | |
| 2024 | The White House Effect | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 87 |
| 2024 | Şeytan Üçgeni - I. Barut Kokusu | Saddam Hussein | Film | — | 87 |
| 2023 | Girl You Know It's True | Saddam Hussein (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 86 |
| 2021 | Spycraft | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.9 | 84 |
| 2021 | How to Become a Tyrant | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.4 | 84 |
| 2021 | Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 84 |
| 2020 | History 101 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 83 |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Iraq | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.2 | 83 |
| 2019 | Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 82 |
| 2019 | 1979: Big Bang of the Present | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 82 |
| 2017 | Код доступа | Self | TV | — | 80 |
| 2017 | Stronger Than a Bullet | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 2017 | Les Derniers Jours de Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein | Film | 6.0 | 80 |
| 2016 | HyperNormalisation | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 79 |
| 2016 | Shadow World | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2016 | The Real Saddam Hussein | Self - President of Iraq (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2015 | Imminent Threat | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2014 | Dancing Arabs | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 77 |
| 2013 | Dictator: One Crazy Job | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2012 | 41 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2011 | The Pink Wall | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2009 | The Shock Doctrine | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2008 | Blood and Oil | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2008 | Gary's War | Self ( archive footage) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2007 | Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 2006 | Being Jacques Chirac | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.9 | 69 |
| 2005 | Saddam and the Third Reich | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2004 | Zero Hour | Himself (Archival Footage) | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2002 | Clash of Warriors | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2000 | Uncle Saddam | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1996 | The Gulf War | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 1991 | Desert Storm: The War Begins | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1991 | The Mind of Hussein | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 1991 | Saddam's Iraq | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1982 | The Princess and the River | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Long Days | Film | 5.3 | 43 | |
| 1953 | Panorama | TV | 6.3 | 16 |