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John Lithgow

Actor · 110 credits · 58 in highly-rated films

Best known for Interstellar (2014)

Frequent collaborators: Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Helen Mirren, Mary Beth Hurt

Movies (110 total, ranked by score)

  1. Harry and the Hendersons

    1987 · ★ 6.1 (752 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Fantasy

    31

  2. Ricochet

    1991 · ★ 6.1 (381 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    32

  3. The Rule of Jenny Pen

    2025 · ★ 6.2 (171 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    33

  4. Shrek Stories

    2013 · ★ 8.1 (39 votes)

    Family

    34

  5. Pet Sematary

    2019 · ★ 5.7 (3,489 votes)

    Horror

    35

  6. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    1984 · ★ 6.0 (506 votes)

    Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure

    36

  7. Baby Girl Scott

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    37

  8. Orange County

    2002 · ★ 6.0 (505 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    38

  9. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    1991 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    39

  10. Jimpa

    2026 · ★ 7.2 (7 votes)

    Drama

    40

  11. Shrek 3-D

    2004 · ★ 5.9 (295 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Comedy

    41

  12. Raising Cain

    1992 · ★ 6.0 (401 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    42

  13. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

    2021 · ★ 7.5 (6 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    43

  14. The Campaign

    2012 · ★ 5.8 (1,892 votes)

    Comedy

    44

  15. Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

    2002 · ★ 8.4 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    45

  16. The Pulitzer At 100

    2017 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Santa Claus: The Movie

    1985 · ★ 6.3 (280 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Adventure

    47

  18. Redwood Curtain

    1995 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    48

  19. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    1982 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Drama

    49

  20. The Oldest Living Graduate

    1980

    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

    50

  21. Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    2016 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Music, TV Movie, Documentary

    51

  22. Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

    2018 · ★ 7.9 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

    1993 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Animation, Family

    53

  24. The Manhattan Project

    1986 · ★ 6.2 (114 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller

    54

  25. Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    1994

    Documentary, TV Movie

    55

  26. Einstein's Big Idea

    2005 · ★ 7.3 (15 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    56

  27. Distant Thunder

    1988 · ★ 5.8 (19 votes)

    Drama

    57

  28. The Amazing Bone

    1987

    Animation, Family, Fantasy

    58

  29. Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

    2024

    Documentary

    59

  30. The Tomorrow Man

    2019 · ★ 5.7 (69 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    60

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