- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 6.51
- Peak run
- 1997’99
- 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
Sarah by the numbers
Average
6.51
26 rated films
Vote weighted
6.58
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.70
rating spread
Career
26y
1985 to 2010
Total votes
1.11M
across every film
Best
7.7
Mr. Nobody
Worst
5.8
The Weight of Water
Newest first
Filmography
| 2010 | Trigger | Hillary | · | 570 |
| 2009 |  Splice | Elsa Kast | 5.8 | 107K |
| 2009 |  Mr. Nobody | Adult Elise | 7.7 | 260K |
| 2005 |  Beowulf & Grendel | · | 5.8 | 19,384 |
| 2005 |  The Secret Life of Words | Hanna | 7.4 | 13,799 |
| 2005 |  Don't Come Knocking | · | 6.6 | 8,445 |
| 2004 | Siblings | Tabby | · | 703 |
| 2004 | Sugar | Pregnant Girl | 5.7 | 2,112 |
| 2004 |  The I Inside | Clair | 6.0 | 11,856 |
| 2004 |  Dawn of the Dead | Ana | 7.2 | 291K |
| 2003 |  My Life Without Me | Ann | 7.4 | 26,775 |
| 2003 | The Event | · | 6.2 | 1,121 |
| 2003 | Luck | Margaret | · | 459 |
| 2001 |  No Such Thing | Beatrice | 6.0 | 4,769 |
| 2000 | The Law of Enclosures | Beatrice | · | 292 |
| 2000 | Love Come Down | Sister Sarah | · | 354 |
| 2000 |  The Weight of Water | Maren Hontvedt | 5.8 | 10,565 |
| 2000 |  The Claim | Hope Dillon | 6.3 | 7,188 |
| 1999 | The Life Before This | Connie | · | 582 |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Harper Sloane | 5.9 | 2,844 |
Better together?
Sarah Polley's regulars
- Don McKellarCo-star · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.67
- Luc MontpellierCinematographer · 3 films · 6.97 avg
- Stephen ReaCo-star · 3 films · 5.95 avg▼−0.39
- Peter WellingtonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Isabel CoixetDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.94
- Jonathan GoldsmithComposer · 2 films · 7.00 avg
- Thom FitzgeraldDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg●−0.02
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: Don McKellar and Sarah Polley movies · Sarah Polley and Luc Montpellier movies · Sarah Polley and Stephen Rea movies · Peter Wellington and Sarah Polley movies
Takes
On Sarah Polley
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2023Screenplay by Sarah Polley
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2008Written by Sarah Polley
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.