- Films
- 58
- Avg rating
- 6.17
- Peak run
- 1974’77
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
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
Richard by the numbers
Average
6.17
54 rated films
Vote weighted
6.24
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.94
rating spread
Career
58y
1968 to 2025
Total votes
2.06M
across every film
Best
8.1
Jaws
Worst
4.6
Daughter of the Wolf
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Into the Deep | Seamus | 3.5 | 2,337 |
| 2023 | Sweetwater | Maurice Podoloff | 6.1 | 1,611 |
| 2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Edgar Blake | 5.4 | 3,676 |
| 2022 | Save Christmas | Santa | · | 286 |
| 2021 | Every Last One of Them | Murphy | 3.6 | 1,545 |
| 2021 | Crime Story | Ben | 4.0 | 1,596 |
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Buddy Green | 5.6 | 7,344 |
| 2019 | Daughter of the Wolf | Father | 4.6 | 9,075 |
| 2019 | Astronaut | Angus Stewart | 6.0 | 1,664 |
| 2018 | Bayou Caviar | Yuri | 4.6 | 3,066 |
| 2018 | Asher | Avi | 5.5 | 3,875 |
| 2018 |  Book Club | George | 6.1 | 35,281 |
| 2015 | Zipper | George Hiller | 5.8 | 8,390 |
| 2013 |  Paranoia | Frank Cassidy | 5.6 | 40,501 |
| 2013 | Cas & Dylan | Dr. Cas Pepper | 6.7 | 2,139 |
| 2010 |  Piranha 3D | Matt Boyd | 5.5 | 103K |
| 2009 |  My Life in Ruins | Irv | 6.0 | 21,668 |
| 2009 | The Lightkeepers | Seth Atkins | 5.7 | 1,652 |
| 2008 |  W. | Dick Cheney | 6.3 | 51,762 |
| 2006 |  Poseidon | Richard Nelson | 5.7 | 118K |
Better together?
Richard Dreyfuss's regulars
- Steven SpielbergDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.37 avg▲+0.61
- John BadhamDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.53 avg▲+0.23
- Paul MazurskyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg▼−0.12
- Christian SesmaDirector and actor · 2 films · 3.55 avg▼−1.50
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Richard Dreyfuss
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1996Richard Dreyfuss
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1978Richard Dreyfuss
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.