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John Waters

Actor · 163 credits · 50 in highly-rated films

Best known for Hairspray (1988)

Frequent collaborators: Mink Stole, Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, George Kuchar, Vincent Peranio

Movies (126 total, ranked by score)

  1. Jingle Bell Rocks!

    2013

    Documentary

    31

  2. Scala!!!

    2024 · ★ 7.8 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    32

  3. The Getting of Wisdom

    1977 · ★ 5.2 (16 votes)

    Drama

    33

  4. Here’s Looking at You, Boy

    2007 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    34

  5. Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

    2006

    Documentary

    35

  6. Return to Nim's Island

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (644 votes)

    Family, Adventure

    36

  7. Captain Johnno

    1988 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Family, Drama

    37

  8. Love Letter to Edie

    1975 · ★ 6.5 (17 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. Totally Gay!

    2003 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    39

  10. Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

    2026 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    40

  11. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (19 votes)

    Mystery, TV Movie, Crime

    41

  12. Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

    2017 · ★ 7.0 (14 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    42

  13. Whatever Happened to Gelitin

    2016 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    43

  14. The Rooster

    2024 · ★ 5.6 (17 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    44

  15. Tell Me Iggy

    2022 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    45

  16. The Book of Harth

    2022 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. The Sugar Factory

    1999 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    47

  18. Edith's Shopping Bag

    1976 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    48

  19. Sickies Making Films

    2018

    Documentary

    49

  20. It Came from Kuchar

    2009 · ★ 7.1 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    50

  21. Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

    2020

    Comedy

    51

  22. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    2010 · ★ 6.5 (31 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Ebbtide

    1994

    Thriller, TV Movie

    53

  24. Mansfield 66/67

    2017 · ★ 5.2 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    54

  25. Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

    2025 · ★ 5.4 (12 votes)

    Comedy

    55

  26. Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

    2006

    Documentary

    56

  27. The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

    2015 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    57

  28. 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    2019 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

    58

  29. The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    59

  30. The Last of the Mohicans

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, TV Movie, Adventure

    60

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