- Films
- 30
- Avg rating
- 6.12
- Peak run
- 1989’92
- 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
Patrick by the numbers
Average
6.12
29 rated films
Vote weighted
6.26
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.84
rating spread
Career
27y
1983 to 2009
Total votes
2.25M
across every film
Best
8.0
Donnie Darko
Worst
5.1
Steel Dawn
Newest first
Filmography
| 2009 |  Powder Blue | Velvet Larry | 6.2 | 15,825 |
| 2007 | Jump! | Richard Pressburger | · | 694 |
| 2006 | Christmas in Wonderland | Wayne Saunders | 4.7 | 2,626 |
| 2005 |  Keeping Mum | Lance | 6.8 | 38,426 |
| 2004 | George and the Dragon | Garth | 5.6 | 4,776 |
| 2003 | One Last Dance | Travis MacPhearson | 5.3 | 1,752 |
| 2003 |  11:14 | Frank | 7.1 | 53,005 |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Roy Kirkendall | 5.5 | 6,675 |
| 2001 | Green Dragon | Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance | 6.1 | 1,312 |
| 2001 |  Donnie Darko | Jim Cunningham | 8.0 | 922K |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | Ben Clifton | 5.6 | 1,601 |
| 1998 | Letters from a Killer | Race Darnell | 5.4 | 2,640 |
| 1998 |  Black Dog | Jack Crews | 5.5 | 10,884 |
| 1995 | Tall Tale | Pecos Bill | 5.9 | 4,761 |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | Jack McCloud | 6.1 | 3,585 |
| 1995 |  To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Vida | 6.9 | 42,799 |
| 1993 | Father Hood | Jack Charles | 5.0 | 3,734 |
| 1992 | City of Joy | Max Lowe | 6.5 | 6,058 |
| 1991 |  Point Break | Bodhi | 7.3 | 230K |
| 1990 |  Ghost | Sam Wheat | 7.1 | 260K |
Better together?
Patrick Swayze's regulars
- C. Thomas HowellCo-star · 3 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.44
- Timothy Linh BuiDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg●+0.02
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Patrick Swayze
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.