The Best Aïssa Maïga Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1999 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) with $50.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Aïssa Maïga Box Office Hits
Aïssa Maïga's films have made $96.9M worldwide in total. HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) is the biggest hit at $50.1M, ahead of Caché (2005) ($16.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami 2012 · Family $50.1M - 2
Caché 2005 · Drama $16.2M $3.65M dom. - 3
He Even Has Your Eyes 2016 · Comedy $9.76M - 4
One Stays, the Other Leaves 2005 · Comedy $5.82M - 5
The African Doctor 2016 · Comedy $4.4M - 6
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess 2022 · Drama $3.34M - 7
Together Is Too Much 2010 · Family $2.72M - 8
The Age of Man 2007 · Comedy $1.59M - 9
Big Kids 2023 · Comedy $1.05M - 10
Diamond 13 2009 · Crime $878K
The Best Aïssa Maïga Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Aïssa Maïga has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 13 films The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019 · as Agnes Kamkwamba Movie Echo Score: 75 - Comedy 7 films He Even Has Your Eyes 2016 · as Salimata 'Sali' Aloka
- Family 2 films HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami 2012 · as Clarisse Iris
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Animation 1 film Aya of Yop City 2013 · as Aya - Crime 1 film Diamond 13 2009 · as Farida
The Best Aïssa Maïga Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Aïssa Maïga's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Aïssa Maïga Movies
The most recent films Aïssa Maïga is credited on, newest first — starting with Promised Sky (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Promised Sky 2025 · Marie - Big Kids 2023 · Aude
- The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess 2022 · La conteuse (voice)
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Neneh Superstar 2022 · Martine -
Maria Schneider, 1983 2022 · Maria Schneider -
The Tower 2019 · Tante Hannan - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019 · Agnes Kamkwamba
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Corniche Kennedy 2017 · Awa -
Love Is Dead 2016 · Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale - He Even Has Your Eyes 2016 · Salimata 'Sali' Aloka
- The African Doctor 2016 · Anne Zantoko
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The Eiffel Tower Mystery 2016 · Henriette
The Best Aïssa Maïga Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Aïssa Maïga films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Aïssa Maïga movie?
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) is the best-rated Aïssa Maïga film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of The Tower (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Aïssa Maïga movie?
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) made the most at the box office, with $50.1M worldwide, followed by Caché (2005) with $16.2M. Together, Aïssa Maïga's films with box office figures have made $96.9M.
What is the best Aïssa Maïga drama movie?
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) is the best-rated of Aïssa Maïga's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: He Even Has Your Eyes (comedy), HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (family) and Aya of Yop City (animation).
What is the newest Aïssa Maïga movie?
The newest film on Aïssa Maïga's filmography is Promised Sky (2025), with Aïssa Maïga as Marie.
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