- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 5.76
- Peak run
- 2009’20
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
James by the numbers
Average
5.76
13 rated films
Vote weighted
5.82
bigger films count more
Median
5.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
31y
1996 to 2026
Total votes
216K
across every film
Best
6.9
Labor Day
Worst
4.5
The Plague
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  The Gates | Jacob | 5.4 | 2,324 |
| 2025 |  Sidelined 2: Intercepted | Leroy Lahey | 5.4 | 1,647 |
| 2025 | Sidelined: Rewind with Noah and Siena | · | · | 45 |
| 2024 | Sidelined: The QB and Me | Leroy Lahey | 5.7 | 7,020 |
| 2020 | Bad Hair | Grant Madison | 5.6 | 4,878 |
| 2013 |  Labor Day | Officer Treadwell | 6.9 | 57,837 |
| 2012 | Backwards | Geoff | · | 822 |
| 2010 | The Big Bang | Adam Nova | 5.4 | 7,672 |
| 2009 | Formosa Betrayed | Jake Kelly | 6.1 | 1,554 |
| 2009 | Stolen | Diploma | 6.1 | 6,255 |
| 2007 | Final Draft | Paul Twist | · | 704 |
| 2006 | The Plague | Tom Russell | 4.5 | 5,109 |
| 2002 |  The Rules of Attraction | Sean Bateman | 6.6 | 55,974 |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Lincoln Rogers Dunnison | 5.3 | 6,851 |
| 1999 |  Varsity Blues | Mox | 6.6 | 54,064 |
| 1996 | I Love You, I Love You Not | Tony | 5.3 | 3,008 |
Better together?
James Van Der Beek's regulars
- Siena AgudongCo-star · 3 films · 5.55 avg▼−0.18
- Justin WuDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.55 avg▼−0.10
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James Van Der Beek
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