Bob Balaban

Actor

Bob Balaban's films ranked by rating: 4 of 26 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .154 batting average.

Batting average
.154
Hits
4 of 26 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 14% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1977–2018

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
  2. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — 85/100 · hit
  3. Isle of Dogs (2018) — 85/100 · hit
  4. Ghost World (2001) — 80/100 · hit
  5. Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — 79/100
  6. Capote (2005) — 78/100
  7. Gosford Park (2001) — 77/100
  8. Best in Show (2000) — 77/100
  9. A Mighty Wind (2003) — 76/100
  10. Waiting for Guffman (1997) — 76/100
  11. Deconstructing Harry (1997) — 71/100
  12. Altered States (1980) — 70/100
  13. Absence of Malice (1981) — 70/100
  14. Howl (2010) — 65/100
  15. 2010 (1984) — 64/100
  16. Fading Gigolo (2014) — 58/100
  17. No Reservations (2007) — 57/100
  18. The Mexican (2001) — 56/100
  19. The Majestic (2001) — 55/100
  20. Jakob the Liar (1999) — 54/100
  21. The Monuments Men (2014) — 53/100
  22. I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) — 53/100
  23. Greedy (1994) — 51/100
  24. Three to Tango (1999) — 48/100
  25. Lady in the Water (2006) — 46/100
  26. Girl Most Likely (2013) — 46/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
  2. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — 85/100 · hit
  3. Isle of Dogs (2018) — 85/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Girl Most Likely (2013) — 46/100
  2. Lady in the Water (2006) — 46/100
  3. Three to Tango (1999) — 48/100

How these numbers work: Methodology