Provided are a photosensitive composition including a coloring material A including a pigment, a pigment derivative B, and a dispersant C, in which the pigment derivative B includes a pigment derivative B1 in which a maximum value of a molar absorption coefficient in a wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm is 3000 L·mol
−1
·cm
−1
or less, the dispersant C includes a dispersant C1 having an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing group, and a total content of the coloring material A and the pigment derivative B in a total solid content of the photosensitive composition is 50% by mass or more; a film formed of the photosensitive composition; an optical filter, a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device.