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Christopher Guest

Best rated: The Princess Bride (8.0)

Films
14
Avg rating
6.76
Peak run
1987’03
7+ run
6 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Christopher Guest, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1987 to 2003, 7.58456781980198519901995200020052010201520202025The Princess Bride 8.0Night at the Museum: Batt… 6.0Career avg 6.76

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

Christopher Guest's career barcodecoolhot
197814 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.58 vs career 6.76 (−0.18)
  1. WA Mighty Wind2003 · 7.2+0.4
  2. WMrs. Henderson Presents2005 · 7.0+0.2
  3. LFor Your Consideration2006 · 6.3−0.5
  4. LNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009 · 6.0−0.8
  5. LSpinal Tap II: The End Continues2025 · 6.4−0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Christopher by the numbers

Average
6.76
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±1.13
rating spread
Career
48y
1978 to 2025
Total votes
1.34M
across every film
Best
8.0
The Princess Bride
Worst
6.0
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues posterSpinal Tap II: The End ContinuesNigel Tufnel6.410,251
2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian posterNight at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianIvan the Terrible6.0233K
2006For Your Consideration posterFor Your ConsiderationJay Berman6.317,628
2005Mrs. Henderson Presents posterMrs. Henderson PresentsLord Cromer7.017,187
2003A Mighty Wind posterA Mighty WindAlan Barrows7.232,494
1998The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night LiveMort Schmegman7.51,168
1996Waiting for Guffman posterWaiting for GuffmanCorky St. Clair7.434,136
1992A Few Good Men posterA Few Good MenDr. Stone7.8323K
1987Beyond TherapyBob4.71,564
1987The Princess Bride posterThe Princess BrideCount Rugen8.0492K
1984This Is Spinal Tap posterThis Is Spinal TapNigel Tufnel7.9162K
1981HeartbeepsCalvin4.31,847
1980The Long Riders posterThe Long RidersCharlie Ford6.914,961
1978GirlfriendsEric7.23,723
Better together?

Christopher Guest's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Christopher Guest

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