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Acting · Writing · age 60

John Cusack

Best rated: Being John Malkovich (7.7)

Films
71
Avg rating
6.10
Peak run
1997’99
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

John Cusack, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1997 to 1999, 7.142345678198519901995200020052010201520202025Being John Malkovich 7.7Singularity 3.6Career avg 6.10

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

John Cusack's career barcodecoolhot
198371 films2025
Current formLast 5: 4.72 vs career 6.10 (−1.38)
  1. LRiver Runs Red2018 · 4.4−1.7
  2. LDistorted2018 · 4.4−1.7
  3. LNever Grow Old2019 · 6.0−0.1
  4. LPursuit2022 · 2.8−3.3
  5. LDetective Chinatown 19002025 · 6.0−0.1
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average
6.10
67 rated films
Vote weighted
6.17
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.00
rating spread
Career
43y
1983 to 2025
Total votes
4.06M
across every film
Best
7.7
Being John Malkovich
Worst
3.6
Singularity
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025Fog of WarBob Duncolm·948
2025Detective Chinatown 1900 posterDetective Chinatown 1900Grant6.02,001
2024DecodedLiseiwicz·597
2022PursuitJack Calloway2.81,388
2019Never Grow OldDutch Albert6.05,530
2018River Runs RedHorace4.43,894
2018DistortedVernon Sarsfield4.48,888
2017Blood MoneyMiller4.52,856
2017ArsenalSal4.05,377
2017Singularity posterSingularityElias Van Dorne3.611,894
2016Cell posterCellClay Riddell4.533,425
2015Dragon Blade posterDragon BladeLucius5.922,719
2015Chi-Raq posterChi-RaqFather Mike Corridan5.911,403
2014Love & Mercy posterLove & MercyBrian - Future7.446,191
2014The Prince posterThe PrinceSam4.619,755
2014Maps to the Stars posterMaps to the StarsDr. Stafford Weiss6.245,058
2014The Bag Man posterThe Bag ManJack5.217,984
2014Drive HardSimon Keller4.45,090
2014ReclaimBenjamin5.27,051
2013Adult World posterAdult WorldRat Billings6.119,327
Better together?

John Cusack's regulars

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

Takes

On John Cusack

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John Cusack career stats | Cinemuse