Acting · Directing · Writing · age 60

Tom McCarthy

Best rated: Spotlight (8.1)

Films: 7
Avg rating: 6.99
Peak run: 2003’15
Oscar noms: 1

Films: 7
Avg rating: 6.99
Peak run: 2003’15
Oscar noms: 1

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The career

Tom McCarthy, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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20037 films2021

Current formLast 5: 6.74 vs career 6.99 (−0.25)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Tom by the numbers

Average

6.99

7 rated films

Vote weighted

7.05

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.85

rating spread

Career

19y

2003 to 2021

Total votes

862K

across every film

Best

8.1

Spotlight

Worst

5.9

The Cobbler

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

2026	Anima	Pete	·	30
2010	Jack Goes Boating	Dr. Bob Thomas	6.3	9,203
2009	Mammoth	Robert 'Bob' Sanders	6.8	10,781
2009	2012	Gordon Silberman	5.9	428K
2007	Michael Clayton	Walter	7.2	185K
2007	Year of the Dog	Pier	6.0	6,857
2006	The Situation	Major Hanks	·	914
2006	Beautiful Ohio	William 30's	·	578
2000	Meet the Parents	Bob Banks	7.0	382K

Better together?

Tom McCarthy's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Tom McCarthy

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Director · Academy Awards 2016
Tom McCarthy
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2016
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2010
Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Nominated

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