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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. Mugworth

    2018

    Animation, Fantasy, Horror

    91

  2. Weekend of Shadows

    1978

    Crime

    92

  3. Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

    1996

    Documentary

    93

  4. Cass

    1978 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    94

  5. Mansome

    2012 · ★ 4.9 (66 votes)

    Documentary

    95

  6. Singapore Sling: Midnight Orchid

    1995

    Crime, Mystery

    96

  7. Carnivore Reflux

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    97

  8. The Bouncer

    2006

    Comedy, Drama

    98

  9. Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    2008 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    99

  10. Growing Up with John Waters

    1993

    Documentary

    100

  11. The Last Impresario

    2014 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    101

  12. The Junior Defenders

    2007 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    102

  13. Which Way Home

    1991 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    103

  14. Mangus!

    2011 · ★ 1.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    104

  15. Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    —

    Documentary

    105

  16. Sylvester: Mighty Real

    2002

    Documentary

    106

  17. Return to Mortville

    2026

    Documentary

    107

  18. Coven of the Heathenites

    2008

    108

  19. The Brandon Novak Story

    —

    Documentary

    109

  20. Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA

    1982

    Documentary, Comedy

    110

  21. Way USA!

    1988

    111

  22. Baltigore

    —

    Horror

    112

  23. Meet The Kuchar Brothers

    2006

    Documentary

    113

  24. I, of the Cyclops

    2006

    114

  25. Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus

    2025

    Documentary

    115

  26. Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell

    —

    Documentary

    116

  27. As Time Goes By

    2024

    Drama

    117

  28. Jesus Christ Superstar

    1992

    118

  29. My Life with the Waters

    2021

    Documentary

    119

  30. Nothing, Number 2

    —

    120

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.