Acting · Directing · Writing · age 81

Bob Balaban

Best rated: Isle of Dogs (7.8)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Bob Balaban, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

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196935 films2018

Current formLast 5: 6.40 vs career 6.45 (−0.05)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.45

32 rated films

Vote weighted

6.51

bigger films count more

Median

6.6

half are better

Consistency

±0.85

rating spread

Career

50y

1969 to 2018

Total votes

1.82M

across every film

Best

7.8

Isle of Dogs

Worst

4.6

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Newest first

Acting filmography

2018	Isle of Dogs	King	7.8	215K
2016	I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House	Mr. Waxcap	4.6	18,468
2015	Hitchcock/Truffaut	Narrator	7.3	7,684
2014	The Monuments Men	Preston Savitz	6.1	150K
2013	Fading Gigolo	Sol	6.2	26,375
2012	Girl Most Likely	Maxwell P. Duncan	5.7	16,548
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	The Narrator	7.7	385K
2010	Howl	Judge Clayton Horn	6.6	13,722
2009	Rage	Mr. White	4.7	1,174
2007	No Reservations	Therapist	6.4	86,349
2007	Dedication	Arthur Planck	6.6	7,374
2006	Lady in the Water	Harry Farber	5.5	109K
2004	Marie and Bruce	Roger	4.5	1,344
2001	Ghost World	Enid's Dad	7.3	132K
2001	The Mexican	Bernie Nayman	6.2	122K
2001	The Majestic	Elvin Clyde	6.9	61,374
1999	Jakob the Liar	Kowalsky	6.5	17,564
1999	Three to Tango	Decker	6.1	20,979
1999	Natural Selection	Dr. William Powell	·	501
1995	Pie in the Sky	Paul Entamen	·	946