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Jeff Daniels

Best rated: The Martian (8.0)

Films
51
Avg rating
6.37
Peak run
1983’86
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Jeff Daniels, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1983 to 1986, 6.9245678198519901995200020052010201520202025The Martian 8.0Space Chimps 4.5Career avg 6.37

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

Jeff Daniels's career barcodecoolhot
198351 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.54 vs career 6.37 (+0.17)
  1. LDumb and Dumber To2014 · 5.6−0.8
  2. WSteve Jobs2015 · 7.2+0.8
  3. WThe Martian2015 · 8.0+1.6
  4. LThe Divergent Series: Allegiant2016 · 5.7−0.7
  5. LThe Brink of War2026 · 6.2−0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Jeff by the numbers

Average
6.37
45 rated films
Vote weighted
6.47
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
44y
1983 to 2026
Total votes
4.37M
across every film
Best
8.0
The Martian
Worst
4.5
Space Chimps
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Brink of War posterThe Brink of WarRonald Reagan6.23,058
2019Guest ArtistJoseph Harris·423
2017Rolling Stone: Stories from the EdgeRolling Stone·684
2016The Divergent Series: Allegiant posterThe Divergent Series: AllegiantDavid5.7149K
2015Steve Jobs posterSteve JobsJohn Sculley7.2189K
2015The Martian posterThe MartianTeddy Sanders8.01.03M
2014Dumb and Dumber To posterDumb and Dumber ToHarry5.6155K
2012Looper posterLooperAbe7.4634K
2009Paper Man posterPaper ManRichard Dunn6.521,246
2009State of Play posterState of PlayGeorge Fergus7.1168K
2009Away We Go posterAway We GoJerry7.056,863
2009The Answer ManArlen Faber6.47,931
2008Space Chimps posterSpace ChimpsZartog4.513,527
2007Mama's BoyMert Rosenbloom5.26,323
2007The Lookout posterThe LookoutLewis6.962,404
2007A Plumm SummerNarrator·454
2006RV posterRVTravis Gornicke5.668,000
2005Because of Winn-Dixie posterBecause of Winn-DixiePreacher6.413,898
2005The Squid and the Whale posterThe Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman7.395,194
2005Good Night, and Good Luck. posterGood Night, and Good Luck.Sig Mickelson7.4106K
Better together?

Jeff Daniels's regulars

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

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