- Films
- 40
- Avg rating
- 6.26
- Peak run
- 1993’95
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
6.26
36 rated films
Vote weighted
6.33
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
36y
1989 to 2024
Total votes
1.41M
across every film
Best
7.6
The Hurricane
Worst
4.4
No Holds Barred
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 | Bad Shabbos | Richard | 6.4 | 1,795 |
| 2020 | Bad Therapy | Dr. Edward Kingsley | 4.4 | 1,203 |
| 2019 |  Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Jay Ross | 6.5 | 28,120 |
| 2019 | The Sunlit Night | Levi | 6.1 | 3,092 |
| 2018 |  Accident Man | Milton | 6.2 | 15,730 |
| 2014 | Two-Bit Waltz | The Lawyer | · | 489 |
| 2012 |  The Five-Year Engagement | Pete Solomon | 6.2 | 106K |
| 2011 |  Twixt | Sam | 4.8 | 13,580 |
| 2009 |  Drag Me to Hell | Mr. Jacks | 6.6 | 233K |
| 2007 |  Resurrecting the Champ | Whitley | 6.7 | 21,880 |
| 2005 | Crazy for Love | Max, Sr. | · | 388 |
| 2005 | Checking Out | Ted Applebaum | · | 748 |
| 2004 |  In Good Company | Morty | 6.4 | 58,197 |
| 2003 |  Alex & Emma | John Shaw | 5.5 | 14,598 |
| 2001 | Bartleby | The Boss | 6.4 | 2,398 |
| 2001 | Focus | Mr. Finkelstein | 6.7 | 3,299 |
| 2000 |  Bait | Agent Wooly | 5.7 | 12,555 |
| 1999 |  Payback | Arthur Stegman | 7.0 | 155K |
| 1999 | Mumford | Dr. Ernest Delbanco | 6.8 | 9,840 |
| 1999 |  Chill Factor | Dr. Richard Long | 5.3 | 10,427 |
Better together?
David Paymer's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On David Paymer
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1993David Paymer
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