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Christopher Guest

Actor · 50 credits · 25 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Princess Bride (1987)

Frequent collaborators: Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Eugene Levy, Bob Balaban

Best Christopher Guest movies by genre

Movies (38 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Princess Bride

    1987 · ★ 7.7 (5,235 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

    1

  2. A Few Good Men

    1992 · ★ 7.6 (4,281 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. This Is Spinal Tap

    1984 · ★ 7.4 (1,672 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    3

  4. Best in Show

    2000 · ★ 6.9 (689 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Waiting for Guffman

    1997 · ★ 7.0 (279 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    5

  6. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

    2009 · ★ 6.2 (7,378 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Action

    6

  7. A Mighty Wind

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (273 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    7

  8. Mrs. Henderson Presents

    2005 · ★ 6.7 (236 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

    2025 · ★ 6.1 (96 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    9

  10. Girlfriends

    1978 · ★ 6.7 (86 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    10

  11. Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

    1992 · ★ 7.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Partners in Life

    1990 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    12

  13. For Your Consideration

    2006 · ★ 5.8 (180 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

    2001 · ★ 7.6 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

    1985 · ★ 9.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    15

  16. Likely Stories Vol. 1

    1981

    16

  17. The Fortune

    1975 · ★ 5.4 (57 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Romance

    17

  18. A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

    1992 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)

    Comedy, Music, TV Movie

    18

  19. I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

    1989 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

    1979

    Comedy

    20

  21. Lemmings

    1973 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Music, Thriller, Comedy

    21

  22. Haywire

    1980 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    23

  24. A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

    2020 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie

    24

  25. Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

    2009

    Comedy, Music

    25

  26. Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

    2009 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    26

  27. Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

    2009 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    27

  28. Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

    1986 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

    28

  29. Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

    1981 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Sticky Fingers

    1988 · ★ 5.7 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.