- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 6.50
- Peak run
- 1953’84
- 7+ run
- 2 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
Harry by the numbers
Average
6.50
31 rated films
Vote weighted
6.56
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.78
rating spread
Career
73y
1953 to 2025
Total votes
3.36M
across every film
Best
8.2
The Truman Show
Worst
5.4
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Derek Smalls | 6.4 | 10,266 |
| 2019 | Easy Does It | 'Breezy' Bob Mckee | · | 301 |
| 2017 |  Father Figures | Gene | 5.6 | 24,312 |
| 2016 |  Mascots | · | 5.8 | 8,724 |
| 2009 | My Suicide | · | 7.1 | 2,986 |
| 2007 |  The Simpsons Movie | Scratchy | 7.3 | 366K |
| 2006 |  For Your Consideration | Victor Allan Miller | 6.3 | 17,630 |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | · | 6.5 | 3,889 |
| 2005 |  Chicken Little | Dog Announcer | 5.7 | 111K |
| 2005 |  The Aristocrats | · | 6.4 | 17,390 |
| 2003 |  A Mighty Wind | Mark Shubb | 7.2 | 32,501 |
| 2002 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | · | · | 775 |
| 2001 | Teddy Bears' Picnic | · | · | 461 |
| 1999 |  Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | · | 7.5 | 104K |
| 1999 |  Dick | G. Gordon Liddy | 6.2 | 22,944 |
| 1999 |  Edtv | · | 6.1 | 47,059 |
| 1998 |  Small Soldiers | · | 6.3 | 112K |
| 1998 |  The Truman Show | · | 8.2 | 1.41M |
| 1998 |  Almost Heroes | · | 5.8 | 19,139 |
| 1998 |  Godzilla | Charles Caiman | 5.5 | 215K |
Better together?
Harry Shearer's regulars
- Michael McKeanCo-star · 3 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.85
- Christopher GuestCo-star · 3 films · 6.87 avg▲+0.29
- Rob ReinerDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.49
- Rob ReinerWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.42
- Christopher GuestDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.75 avg▲+0.20
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: Michael McKean and Harry Shearer movies · Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer movies · Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer movies · Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer movies
Takes
On Harry Shearer
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.