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Bob Balaban

Actor · 79 credits · 45 in highly-rated films

Best known for Isle of Dogs (2018)

Frequent collaborators: Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, Treat Williams, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey

Best Bob Balaban movies by genre

Movies (65 total, ranked by score)

  1. Isle of Dogs

    2018 · ★ 7.8 (5,523 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Animation

    1

  2. Moonrise Kingdom

    2012 · ★ 7.7 (6,440 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977 · ★ 7.4 (4,811 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama

    3

  4. Gosford Park

    2001 · ★ 6.8 (1,274 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    4

  5. Best in Show

    2000 · ★ 6.9 (689 votes)

    Comedy

    5

  6. Ghost World

    2001 · ★ 7.1 (1,624 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    6

  7. Capote

    2005 · ★ 7.0 (1,672 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    7

  8. 2010

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (1,097 votes)

    Thriller, Science Fiction

    8

  9. Deconstructing Harry

    1997 · ★ 7.3 (1,054 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. Waiting for Guffman

    1997 · ★ 7.0 (279 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    10

  11. The Majestic

    2001 · ★ 6.8 (853 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. No Reservations

    2007 · ★ 6.7 (1,523 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    12

  13. Hitchcock/Truffaut

    2015 · ★ 7.2 (256 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Altered States

    1980 · ★ 6.7 (776 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    14

  15. A Mighty Wind

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (273 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    15

  16. Prince of the City

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (184 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    16

  17. The Monuments Men

    2014 · ★ 6.1 (3,859 votes)

    War, Drama, History

    17

  18. Absence of Malice

    1981 · ★ 6.6 (252 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Crime

    18

  19. Jakob the Liar

    1999 · ★ 6.7 (408 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, History

    19

  20. Recount

    2008 · ★ 6.8 (188 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    20

  21. Prince of the City: The Real Story

    2007

    Documentary

    21

  22. Greedy

    1994 · ★ 6.2 (290 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. Howl

    2010 · ★ 6.5 (190 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Girlfriends

    1978 · ★ 6.7 (86 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    24

  25. Thin Ice

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (177 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    25

  26. An L.A. Minute

    2018 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    26

  27. Report to the Commissioner

    1975 · ★ 6.6 (29 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    27

  28. Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

    2000

    Comedy

    28

  29. Funny

    1988

    Documentary

    29

  30. Fantasy Life

    2026 · ★ 6.2 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.