- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 6.52
- Peak run
- 2006’15
- 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
Sarah by the numbers
Average
6.52
19 rated films
Vote weighted
6.57
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
28y
1999 to 2026
Total votes
1.65M
across every film
Best
7.3
Mud
Worst
4.7
The Runner
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Closing Night | Sandra Vale | · | 44 |
| 2024 |  Hold Your Breath | Margaret Bellum | 5.3 | 10,324 |
| 2020 |  Run | Mother | 6.7 | 116K |
| 2019 |  The Goldfinch | Xandra | 6.4 | 30,531 |
| 2019 |  Abominable | Dr. Zara | 7.0 | 47,521 |
| 2019 |  Glass | Dr. Ellie Staple | 6.6 | 308K |
| 2018 |  Bird Box | Jessica | 6.6 | 428K |
| 2017 |  The Post | Tony Bradlee | 7.2 | 174K |
| 2016 |  Blue Jay | Amanda | 7.2 | 23,441 |
| 2015 |  Carol | Abby Gerhard | 7.3 | 155K |
| 2015 | The Runner | Kate Haber | 4.7 | 6,300 |
| 2012 | Fairhaven | Kate | · | 660 |
| 2012 | The Time Being | Sarah | · | 946 |
| 2012 |  Mud | Mary Lee | 7.3 | 202K |
| 2011 |  Martha Marcy May Marlene | Lucy | 6.8 | 59,064 |
| 2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Peri | 6.9 | 8,691 |
| 2006 | Diggers | Julie | 6.3 | 3,338 |
| 2005 | Swimmers | Merrill | · | 591 |
| 2005 |  The Notorious Bettie Page | Bunny Yeager | 6.5 | 12,281 |
| 2003 |  Down with Love | Vikki Hiller | 6.3 | 47,501 |
Takes
On Sarah Paulson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.