- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 7.01
- Peak run
- 1926’29
- 7+ run
- 4 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Al by the numbers
Average
7.01
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.15
bigger films count more
Median
7.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.04
rating spread
Career
12y
1926 to 1937
Total votes
210K
across every film
Best
8.1
The General
Worst
7.5
A Day at the Races
Newest first
Filmography
| 1937 |  A Day at the Races | 7.5 | 15,528 |
| 1935 | The Nitwits | · | 509 |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | · | 782 |
| 1932 |  Freaks | 7.8 | 55,478 |
| 1931 | Cracked Nuts | · | 413 |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows | · | 308 |
| 1930 | Doughboys | · | 634 |
| 1930 | The Florodora Girl | 6.0 | 1,458 |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | 5.5 | 1,119 |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | 5.6 | 2,585 |
| 1929 | So This Is College | · | 328 |
| 1928 |  The Cameraman | 8.0 | 14,819 |
| 1928 | Speedy | 7.6 | 4,877 |
| 1928 | That Certain Thing | · | 410 |
| 1926 | Battling Butler | 7.0 | 4,570 |
| 1926 |  The General | 8.1 | 106K |
Better together?
Al Boasberg's regulars
- Buster KeatonWriter · 3 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.50
- Edward SedgwickWriter · 3 films · 6.75 avg▲+0.05
- Sam WoodWriter · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.51
- Harry BeaumontWriter · 2 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.63
- Charles ReisnerWriter · 2 films · 5.60 avg▼−1.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Al Boasberg
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.