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Martin Lawrence

Best rated: Bad Boys (6.8)

Films
27
Avg rating
5.75
Peak run
1995’99
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The career

Martin Lawrence, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1995 to 1999, 6.484567819901995200020052010201520202025Bad Boys 6.8College Road Trip 4.4Career avg 5.75

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

Martin Lawrence's career barcodecoolhot
199027 films2026
Current formLast 5: 5.72 vs career 5.75 (−0.03)
  1. LBig Mommas: Like Father, Like Son2011 · 4.5−1.2
  2. LThe Beach Bum2019 · 5.5−0.2
  3. WBad Boys for Life2020 · 6.5+0.8
  4. WBad Boys: Ride or Die2024 · 6.5+0.8
  5. L7 Dogs2026 · 5.6−0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Martin by the numbers

Average
5.75
26 rated films
Vote weighted
5.79
bigger films count more
Median
5.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
37y
1990 to 2026
Total votes
1.9M
across every film
Best
6.8
Bad Boys
Worst
4.4
College Road Trip
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
20267 Dogs poster7 DogsBarney5.65,027
2025Sneaks posterSneaksJ.B.·835
2024Bad Boys: Ride or Die posterBad Boys: Ride or DieMarcus Burnett6.5117K
2020Bad Boys for Life posterBad Boys for LifeLt. Marcus Burnett6.5200K
2019The Beach Bum posterThe Beach BumCaptain Wack5.527,038
2011Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son posterBig Mommas: Like Father, Like SonMalcolm4.531,743
2010Death at a Funeral posterDeath at a FuneralRyan5.757,592
2008Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins posterWelcome Home, Roscoe JenkinsR.J.5.617,056
2008College Road Trip posterCollege Road TripJames4.417,342
2007Wild Hogs posterWild HogsBobby Davis5.9129K
2006Open Season posterOpen SeasonBoog6.1116K
2006Big Momma's House 2 posterBig Momma's House 2Malcolm4.949,969
2005Rebound posterReboundRoy McCormick5.214,277
2003Bad Boys II posterBad Boys IIDetective Marcus Burnett6.6291K
2003National Security posterNational SecurityEarl Montgomery5.658,273
2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? posterWhat's the Worst That Could Happen?Kevin Caffery5.518,342
2001Black Knight posterBlack KnightJamal Walker5.046,689
2000Big Momma's House posterBig Momma's HouseMalcolm Turner5.397,062
1999Life posterLifeClaude Banks6.861,867
1999Blue Streak posterBlue StreakMiles Logan6.494,099
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Martin Lawrence's regulars

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

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