- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 5.68
- Peak run
- 1985’87
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
Nick by the numbers
Average
5.68
12 rated films
Vote weighted
5.78
bigger films count more
Median
5.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.17
rating spread
Career
21y
1980 to 2000
Total votes
724K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Goonies
Worst
3.4
Mac and Me
Newest first
Filmography
| 2000 | The Last Producer | · | 381 |
| 1995 | The Maddening | 4.8 | 1,052 |
| 1988 |  Mac and Me | 3.4 | 15,904 |
| 1987 |  Spaceballs | 7.1 | 229K |
| 1986 |  Short Circuit | 6.6 | 71,703 |
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime | 6.4 | 1,785 |
| 1985 |  The Goonies | 7.7 | 331K |
| 1985 | Stick | 5.7 | 2,549 |
| 1984 |  City Heat | 5.5 | 11,967 |
| 1984 |  Cannonball Run II | 5.1 | 19,148 |
| 1983 |  Staying Alive | 4.8 | 19,038 |
| 1983 |  Stroker Ace | 5.0 | 4,812 |
| 1980 |  Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | 6.0 | 14,737 |
Better together?
Nick McLean'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: Burt Reynolds and Nick McLean movies · Hal Needham and Nick McLean movies
Takes
On Nick McLean
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