- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 6.59
- Peak run
- 1995’98
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
George by the numbers
Average
6.59
20 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
47y
1962 to 2008
Total votes
1.98M
across every film
Best
8.4
Good Will Hunting
Worst
5.4
Shortcut to Happiness
Newest first
Filmography
| 2008 |  The Rocker | · | 6.2 | 41,483 |
| 2006 |  Factory Girl | · | 6.4 | 23,091 |
| 2003 |  Shortcut to Happiness | · | 5.4 | 7,296 |
| 2001 | Sam the Man | George Plimpton | · | 251 |
| 2001 |  Just Visiting | Dr. Brady | 5.7 | 21,405 |
| 1999 |  Edtv | · | 6.1 | 47,059 |
| 1998 |  The Last Days of Disco | · | 6.7 | 15,348 |
| 1997 |  Good Will Hunting | · | 8.4 | 1.25M |
| 1996 |  When We Were Kings | · | 7.9 | 19,283 |
| 1995 |  Nixon | · | 7.0 | 34,895 |
| 1995 |  Just Cause | · | 6.4 | 33,294 |
| 1991 |  Little Man Tate | · | 6.6 | 18,239 |
| 1991 |  L.A. Story | · | 6.7 | 35,028 |
| 1990 |  The Bonfire of the Vanities | · | 5.6 | 27,708 |
| 1989 | A Fool and His Money | God | · | 831 |
| 1985 |  Volunteers | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | 5.5 | 11,865 |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | · | 6.4 | 2,105 |
| 1981 |  Reds | · | 7.3 | 27,111 |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | · | · | 919 |
| 1970 |  Rio Lobo | · | 6.7 | 15,484 |
Takes
On George Plimpton
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.