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Actor · age 83

Ben Kingsley

Best rated (acting): Schindler's List (8.6)

Acting films
96
Acting avg
6.32
Peak run
1992’94
Oscar wins
1 of 4
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Ben Kingsley, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1992 to 1994, 7.2745678919801990200020102020Schindler's List 8.6The Love Guru 4.1Career avg 6.32

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Ben Kingsley's career barcodecoolhot
197299 films2026
Current formLast 5: 7.22 vs career 6.32 (+0.90)
  1. WThe King of Kings2025 · 8.3+2.0
  2. WThe Thursday Murder Club2025 · 6.6+0.3
  3. LDesert Warrior2026 · 6.0−0.3
  4. WDeep Water2026 · 7.4+1.1
  5. WYoung Washington2026 · 7.8+1.5
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Ben by the numbers

Average
6.32
85 rated films
Vote weighted
6.42
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
55y
1972 to 2026
Total votes
184K
across every film
Best
8.6
Schindler's List
Worst
4.1
The Love Guru
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Young Washington posterYoung WashingtonRobert Dinwiddie7.8132
2026Deep Water posterDeep WaterRich7.4674
2026Desert Warrior posterDesert WarriorEmperor Kisra II6.051
2025The Thursday Murder Club posterThe Thursday Murder ClubIbrahim6.61,164
2025The King of Kings posterThe King of KingsHigh Priest Caiaphas (voice)8.3217
2025William Tell posterWilliam TellKing Albrecht6.2269
2024The Killer's Game posterThe Killer's GameZvi Rabinowitz6.4605
2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar posterThe Wonderful Story of Henry SugarImdad Khan / Croupier7.31,524
2023Jules posterJulesMilton Robinson7.1423
2022Dalíland posterDalílandDalí5.987
2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings posterShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsTrevor Slattery7.510,823
2021Locked Down posterLocked DownMalcolm5.2324
2019Night Hunter posterNight HunterCooper6.61,115
2019Spider in the Web posterSpider in the WebAdereth5.0126
2019The Red Sea Diving Resort posterThe Red Sea Diving ResortEthan Levin6.8883
2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéSelf7.242
2018Intrigo: Death of an Author posterIntrigo: Death of an AuthorHenderson5.358
2018Operation Finale posterOperation FinaleAdolf Eichmann6.71,138
2018Backstabbing for Beginners posterBackstabbing for BeginnersPasha6.2223
2017An Ordinary Man posterAn Ordinary ManThe General6.2171
Better together?

Ben Kingsley's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Alfred Molina and Ben Kingsley movies · Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley movies · Roman Polanski and Ben Kingsley movies · Brad Anderson and Ben Kingsley movies

Takes

On Ben Kingsley

5 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2004
    Ben Kingsley
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2002
    Ben Kingsley
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2002
    Ben Kingsley
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1992
    Ben Kingsley
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1983
    Ben Kingsley
    Won

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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