Head to headJohn Lithgow against Eddie Murphy Both careers by TMDB ratingJohn LithgowEddie Murphy
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Lithgow vs Eddie Murphy
John Lithgow averages 6.46 across 58 rated films as an actor, ahead of Eddie Murphy at 6.12.
- 68 (58 rated)
- Films acted
- 44
- ◀6.46
- Average
- 6.12
- ◀6.56
- Weighted
- 6.18
- ◀Interstellar 8.5
- Best film
- Mulan 7.9
- ◀7.35, 2014 to 2016
- Peak five
- 6.61, 2010 to 2019
- ◀3 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 2 films
- ◀7.01 (+0.55)
- Current form
- 6.18 (+0.07)
- ◀141K
- TMDB votes
- 126K
- 1972 to 2026
- Career
- 1982 to 2025
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom
- $4.58B
- Box office
- $7.38B▶
Rows won
8 to 1
John Lithgow ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.26
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 Shrek | 2001 | 7.8 | as Lord Farquaad (voice) | as Donkey (voice) |
 Dreamgirls | 2006 | 6.7 | as Jerry Harris | as James 'Thunder' Early |