- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 5.94
- Peak run
- 2003’09
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
Mark by the numbers
Average
5.94
14 rated films
Vote weighted
5.97
bigger films count more
Median
6.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
29y
1997 to 2025
Total votes
1.32M
across every film
Best
7.1
Mean Girls
Worst
4.4
He's All That
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  La Dolce Villa | 6.0 | 13,340 |
| 2024 |  Mother of the Bride | 4.9 | 18,557 |
| 2021 |  He's All That | 4.4 | 33,239 |
| 2020 | Magic Camp | 6.3 | 5,213 |
| 2016 |  Bad Santa 2 | 5.6 | 32,063 |
| 2014 |  Vampire Academy | 5.4 | 58,983 |
| 2011 |  Mr. Popper's Penguins | 6.0 | 114K |
| 2009 |  Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | 5.8 | 101K |
| 2008 |  The Spiderwick Chronicles | 6.5 | 110K |
| 2005 |  Just Like Heaven | 6.7 | 129K |
| 2004 |  Mean Girls | 7.1 | 494K |
| 2003 |  Freaky Friday | 6.4 | 180K |
| 2001 |  Head Over Heels | 5.5 | 16,249 |
| 1997 | The House of Yes | 6.6 | 9,419 |
Better together?
Mark Waters's regulars
- Rolfe KentComposer · 9 films · 6.08 avg
- Daryn OkadaCinematographer · 3 films · 6.53 avg
- Theo van de SandeCinematographer · 3 films · 5.97 avg
- Lindsay LohanDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.75 avg▲+1.20
- Leslie DixonWriter · 2 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.38
- Freddie Prinze Jr.Director and actor · 2 films · 6.05 avg▲+0.44
- Chad Michael MurrayDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.65 avg▲+0.16
- Rachael Leigh CookDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.50 avg▼−0.21
- Caroline HoComposer · 2 films · 5.45 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Mark Waters
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