- Films
- 7
- Avg rating
- 5.30
- Peak run
- 1971’13
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
Melvin by the numbers
Average
5.30
5 rated films
Vote weighted
5.32
bigger films count more
Median
5.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
43y
1971 to 2013
Total votes
37.9K
across every film
Best
6.1
The Hebrew Hammer
Worst
5.4
Peeples
Newest first
Filmography
| 2013 | Peeples | Grandpa Peeples | 5.4 | 5,268 |
| 2010 | Redemption Road | Elmo | · | 612 |
| 2007 | Blackout | George | · | 644 |
| 2003 | The Hebrew Hammer | Sweetback | 6.1 | 5,302 |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Asher | 3.9 | 3,819 |
| 1994 |  Terminal Velocity | Noble | 5.6 | 15,686 |
| 1971 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | Sweetback | 5.5 | 6,538 |
Better together?
Melvin Van Peebles's regulars
- Mario Van PeeblesWriter · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.73
- Robert MaxwellCinematographer · 2 films · 5.50 avg
- Mario Van PeeblesDirector and actor · 2 films · 3.75 avg▼−1.20
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Melvin Van Peebles
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