- Films
- 41
- Avg rating
- 6.17
- Peak run
- 2003’11
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Melanie by the numbers
Average
6.17
26 rated films
Vote weighted
6.24
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
33y
1994 to 2026
Total votes
1.27M
across every film
Best
7.4
Up in the Air
Worst
4.6
XX
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  Don't Say Good Luck | Elizabeth Birenbaum | 6.8 | 8,861 |
| 2025 |  Pike River | Anna Osborne | · | 491 |
| 2024 | Griffin in Summer | Helen | 6.8 | 1,369 |
| 2021 | Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 5.4 | 2,660 |
| 2018 | Sadie | Rae | · | 511 |
| 2017 | And Then I Go | Janice | 6.4 | 1,249 |
| 2017 |  XX | Mary (segment: The Birthday Party) | 4.6 | 12,972 |
| 2017 | The Changeover | Kate Chant | 5.4 | 2,017 |
| 2017 |  I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Ruth | 6.9 | 68,275 |
| 2016 | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Becky | · | 651 |
| 2016 | The Great & The Small | Margaret | · | 368 |
| 2016 | The Intervention | Annie | 6.0 | 6,931 |
| 2016 | Little Boxes | Gina McNulty-Burns | 5.9 | 2,293 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Time | Lindsay | · | 847 |
| 2014 | Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall | 5.3 | 2,627 |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas | Kelly | 5.3 | 9,543 |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris | Devon | 4.6 | 3,965 |
| 2013 | The Big Ask | Hannah | · | 722 |
| 2012 |  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Karen | 6.7 | 124K |
| 2012 | Eye of the Hurricane | Amelia Kyte | · | 273 |
Better together?
Melanie Lynskey's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Melanie Lynskey
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.