Tom Waits

Actor

Tom Waits's films ranked by rating: 1 of 12 was a hit (80/100 or higher), a .083 batting average.

Batting average
.083
Hits
1 of 12 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 38% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1986–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Short Cuts (1993) — 83/100 · hit
  2. Down by Law (1986) — 78/100
  3. Licorice Pizza (2021) — 78/100
  4. The Old Man & the Gun (2018) — 74/100
  5. Seven Psychopaths (2012) — 71/100
  6. Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) — 71/100
  7. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) — 70/100
  8. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — 67/100
  9. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — 65/100
  10. The Book of Eli (2010) — 61/100
  11. The Dead Don't Die (2019) — 54/100
  12. The Tiger and the Snow (2005) — 50/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Short Cuts (1993) — 83/100 · hit
  2. Down by Law (1986) — 78/100
  3. Licorice Pizza (2021) — 78/100

Lowest rated

  1. The Tiger and the Snow (2005) — 50/100
  2. The Dead Don't Die (2019) — 54/100
  3. The Book of Eli (2010) — 61/100

How these numbers work: Methodology