- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 6.15
- Peak run
- 1984’93
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Joseph by the numbers
Average
6.15
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.18
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
44y
1974 to 2017
Total votes
339K
across every film
Best
6.9
Return to Paradise
Worst
5.6
Blindsided
Newest first
Filmography
| 2017 |  The Ottoman Lieutenant | 6.4 | 27,284 |
| 2013 | Blindsided | 5.6 | 6,395 |
| 2004 |  The Forgotten | 5.8 | 71,609 |
| 1998 |  Return to Paradise | 6.9 | 16,199 |
| 1995 |  Money Train | 5.7 | 45,765 |
| 1993 |  The Good Son | 6.4 | 49,287 |
| 1991 |  Sleeping with the Enemy | 6.3 | 72,723 |
| 1989 | True Believer | 6.7 | 6,108 |
| 1987 |  The Stepfather | 6.7 | 21,157 |
| 1984 |  Dreamscape | 6.3 | 18,961 |
| 1980 | Gorp | · | 946 |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season | · | 288 |
| 1977 | Joyride | · | 668 |
| 1976 | The Pom Pom Girls | 4.9 | 1,458 |
| 1974 | The Sister in Law | · | 477 |
Better together?
Joseph Ruben's regulars
- John LindleyCinematographer · 5 films · 6.36 avg
- Dennis QuaidDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.08
- Mark MancinaComposer · 3 films · 6.07 avg
- David LougheryWriter · 3 films · 5.87 avg●0.00
- Stephen M. KatzCinematographer · 3 films · 4.90 avg
- Wesley StrickWriter · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.62
- Robert CarradineDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.90 avg▼−0.99
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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