Walter Matthau

Actor

Walter Matthau's films ranked by rating: 5 of 19 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .263 batting average.

Batting average
.263
Hits
5 of 19 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 5% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1957–2000

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Charade (1963) — 82/100 · hit
  2. The Odd Couple (1968) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Fail Safe (1964) — 81/100 · hit
  4. A New Leaf (1971) — 81/100 · hit
  5. A Face in the Crowd (1957) — 80/100 · hit
  6. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — 79/100
  7. The Bad News Bears (1976) — 79/100
  8. Charley Varrick (1973) — 76/100
  9. The Fortune Cookie (1966) — 75/100
  10. Cactus Flower (1969) — 74/100
  11. The Front Page (1974) — 68/100
  12. The Little Devil (1988) — 68/100
  13. Grumpy Old Men (1993) — 65/100
  14. Hello, Dolly! (1969) — 61/100
  15. I.Q. (1994) — 58/100
  16. Grumpier Old Men (1995) — 53/100
  17. Dennis the Menace (1993) — 50/100
  18. Pirates (1986) — 48/100
  19. Hanging Up (2000) — 40/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Charade (1963) — 82/100 · hit
  2. The Odd Couple (1968) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Fail Safe (1964) — 81/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Hanging Up (2000) — 40/100
  2. Pirates (1986) — 48/100
  3. Dennis the Menace (1993) — 50/100

How these numbers work: Methodology