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Acting · Writing · age 76

Martin Short

Best rated: The Prince of Egypt (7.3)

Films
27
Avg rating
5.97
Peak run
1997’02
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The career

Martin Short, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1997 to 2002, 6.404567819901995200020052010201520202025The Prince of Egypt 7.3Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. … 4.7Career avg 5.97

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

Martin Short's career barcodecoolhot
198627 films2025
Current formLast 5: 5.56 vs career 5.97 (−0.41)
  1. LLegends of Oz: Dorothy's Return2013 · 4.9−1.1
  2. LElliot the Littlest Reindeer2018 · 5.0−1.0
  3. LThe Addams Family2019 · 5.9−0.1
  4. WThe Willoughbys2020 · 6.4+0.4
  5. LAquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023 · 5.6−0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Martin by the numbers

Average
5.97
26 rated films
Vote weighted
6.04
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
40y
1986 to 2025
Total votes
1.5M
across every film
Best
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
Worst
4.7
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) posterYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)··104
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom posterAquaman and the Lost KingdomKingfish5.6122K
2020The Willoughbys posterThe WilloughbysFather6.423,941
2019The Addams Family posterThe Addams FamilyGrandpa Frump5.950,523
2018Elliot the Littlest ReindeerLemondrop5.01,453
2013Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnThe Appraiser4.96,581
2012Frankenweenie posterFrankenweenieMr. Frankenstein6.9128K
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil posterHoodwinked Too! Hood vs. EvilKirk the Woodsman4.715,105
2008The Spiderwick Chronicles posterThe Spiderwick ChroniclesThimbletack6.5110K
2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause posterThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseJack Frost4.947,069
2004Jiminy Glick in LalawoodJiminy Glick5.12,676
2002Treasure Planet posterTreasure PlanetB.E.N.7.2151K
1999MumfordLionel Dillard6.89,840
1998The Prince of Egypt posterThe Prince of EgyptHuy7.3165K
1997Jungle 2 Jungle posterJungle 2 JungleRichard Kempster5.328,004
1997A Simple WishMurray5.46,275
1996Mars Attacks! posterMars Attacks!Jerry Ross6.4262K
1995Father of the Bride Part II posterFather of the Bride Part IIFranck Eggelhoffer6.146,044
1995The Pebble and the PenguinHubie5.66,155
1994CliffordClifford Daniels5.69,617
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Martin Short's regulars

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