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Actor · age 75

Joel Polis

Best rated (acting): The Thing (8.1)

Acting films
9
Acting avg
6.27
Peak run
1990’01
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The career

Joel Polis, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1990 to 2001, 6.3245678198519901995200020052010201520202025The Thing 8.1The Rookie 5.9Career avg 6.27

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

Joel Polis's career barcodecoolhot
198210 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.32 vs career 6.27 (+0.05)
  1. LMy Blue Heaven1990 · 6.1−0.2
  2. LThe Rookie1990 · 5.9−0.4
  3. WIt's My Party1996 · 6.30.0
  4. WTumbleweeds1999 · 6.4+0.1
  5. WAttraction2001 · 6.9+0.6
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Joel by the numbers

Average
6.27
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.42
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±1.05
rating spread
Career
26y
1982 to 2007
Total votes
9.72K
across every film
Best
8.1
The Thing
Worst
5.9
The Rookie
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Thing ExpandedSelf·5
2007Fallen AngelsHorace Millhouse·10
2001AttractionWilliam6.9102
1999Tumbleweeds posterTumbleweedsVice Principal6.450
1996It's My Party posterIt's My PartyTim Bergen6.342
1990The Rookie posterThe RookieLance5.9647
1990My Blue Heaven posterMy Blue HeavenU.S. Attorney6.1281
1989True Believer posterTrue BelieverDean Rabin6.2123
1984Best Defense posterBest DefenseFirst Agent4.3131
1982The Thing posterThe ThingFuchs8.18,336
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On Joel Polis

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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