- Films
- 39
- Avg rating
- 6.92
- Peak run
- 1965’67
- 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
Sidney by the numbers
Average
6.92
33 rated films
Vote weighted
6.96
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
48y
1950 to 1997
Total votes
532K
across every film
Best
8.0
A Raisin in the Sun
Worst
5.9
Little Nikita
Newest first
Filmography
| 1997 |  The Jackal | Preston | 6.4 | 132K |
| 1992 |  Sneakers | Crease | 7.1 | 68,260 |
| 1988 | Little Nikita | Roy Parmenter | 5.9 | 6,424 |
| 1988 |  Shoot to Kill | Warren Stantin | 6.8 | 16,426 |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action | Manny Durrell | 6.4 | 1,794 |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Clyde Williams | 6.7 | 3,655 |
| 1975 | The Wilby Conspiracy | Shack Twala | 6.4 | 2,682 |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Steve Jackson | 6.6 | 3,196 |
| 1973 | A Warm December | Dr. Matt Younger | · | 901 |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Buck | 6.6 | 3,200 |
| 1971 | The Organization | Virgil Tibbs | 6.0 | 2,541 |
| 1971 | Brother John | John Kane | · | 940 |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Virgil Tibbs | 6.0 | 5,024 |
| 1969 | The Lost Man | Jason Higgs | · | 284 |
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy | Jack Parks | · | 980 |
| 1967 |  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Dr. John Prentice | 7.8 | 53,343 |
| 1967 |  In the Heat of the Night | Det. Virgil Tibbs | 7.9 | 92,643 |
| 1967 |  To Sir, with Love | Mark Thackeray | 7.6 | 22,309 |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Toller | 6.5 | 4,974 |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident | Ben Munceford | 7.3 | 6,770 |
Better together?
Sidney Poitier's regulars
- Tom ScottComposer · 4 films · 6.30 avg
- Bill CosbyDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.03 avg▲+0.18
- Ruby DeeCo-star · 3 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.61
- Richard WidmarkCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.13
- Ralph NelsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg●0.00
- Richard WesleyWriter · 3 films · 6.65 avg▲+0.26
- Bill CosbyCo-star · 3 films · 6.57 avg▲+0.33
- Timothy MarchWriter · 3 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.21
- Stanley KramerDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.65 avg▲+0.67
- Martin RittDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.06
- Calvin LockhartDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg▲+0.46
- Richard PryorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg▲+0.50
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sidney Poitier
3 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 2002Sidney Poitier
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1964Sidney Poitier
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1959Sidney Poitier
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