- Films
- 71
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 1957’60
- Oscar noms
- 3
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
Kirk by the numbers
Average
6.71
58 rated films
Vote weighted
6.77
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
59y
1946 to 2004
Total votes
924K
across every film
Best
8.4
Paths of Glory
Worst
5.1
Saturn 3
Newest first
Filmography
| 2004 | Illusion | Donald Baines | · | 537 |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Mitchell Gromberg | 5.5 | 5,426 |
| 1999 | Diamonds | Harry Agensky | 5.4 | 1,857 |
| 1994 |  Greedy | Uncle Joe | 6.3 | 15,705 |
| 1986 | Tough Guys | Archie Long | 6.3 | 8,532 |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Carl 'Buster' Marzack | 5.6 | 1,425 |
| 1982 |  The Man from Snowy River | Harrison | 7.2 | 10,943 |
| 1980 |  Saturn 3 | Adam | 5.1 | 11,878 |
| 1980 |  The Final Countdown | Capt. Matthew Yelland | 6.7 | 30,491 |
| 1979 | Home Movies | Dr. Tuttle 'The Maestro' | 5.0 | 1,159 |
| 1979 | The Villain | Cactus Jack | 5.3 | 8,569 |
| 1978 |  The Fury | Peter | 6.3 | 19,331 |
| 1977 | The Chosen | Robert Caine | 5.5 | 1,984 |
| 1975 | Once Is Not Enough | Mike Wayne | · | 987 |
| 1975 | Posse | Howard Nightingale | 6.5 | 2,814 |
| 1973 | Peg Leg, Musket & Sabre | Peg | · | 451 |
| 1972 | The Master Touch | Steve Wallace | · | 763 |
| 1971 | A Gunfight | Will Tenneray | 6.3 | 1,596 |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy | Andrej | · | 485 |
| 1971 | The Light at the Edge of the World | Denton | 6.0 | 2,166 |
Better together?
Kirk Douglas's regulars
- Burt LancasterCo-star · 5 films · 7.02 avg▲+0.20
- Vincente MinnelliDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.28
- Paul StewartCo-star · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.42
- Anthony QuinnCo-star · 3 films · 7.07 avg▲+0.39
- Walter MatthauCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.25
- Robert MitchumCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.29
- John WayneCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.21
- Stanley KubrickDirector and actor · 2 films · 8.15 avg▲+0.93
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.22
- John SturgesDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.51
- Richard FleischerDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.50
- Gottfried ReinhardtDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.26
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Kirk Douglas
4 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 1996Kirk Douglas
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1957Kirk Douglas
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1953Kirk Douglas
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1950Kirk Douglas
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.