Lin Shaye
Actor · 102 credits · 64 in highly-rated films
Best known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Frequent collaborators: Richard Riehle, Leigh Whannell, Robert Englund, Ray Wise, Don Keith Opper
Best Lin Shaye movies by genre
- Lin Shaye Horror Movies 41
- Lin Shaye Comedy Movies 33
- Lin Shaye Thriller Movies 33
- Lin Shaye Drama Movies 19
- Lin Shaye Romance Movies 10
- Lin Shaye Action Movies 8
- Lin Shaye Crime Movies 8
- Lin Shaye Adventure Movies 8
- Lin Shaye Mystery Movies 8
- Lin Shaye TV Movie Movies 7
- Lin Shaye Science Fiction Movies 7
- Lin Shaye Family Movies 5
Movies (102 total, ranked by score)
1A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · ★ 7.3 (5,877 votes)
Horror
2Insidious
2011 · ★ 7.0 (7,521 votes)
Horror, Thriller
3The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024 · ★ 8.3 (71 votes)
Action, Adventure, Western
4Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · ★ 6.7 (4,704 votes)
Horror, Thriller
5There's Something About Mary
1998 · ★ 6.6 (5,446 votes)
Romance, Comedy
6Insidious: Out of the Further
2026 · ★ 6.6 (68 votes)
Horror, Thriller
7Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 · ★ 6.3 (3,719 votes)
Horror, Thriller
8A Cinderella Story
2004 · ★ 6.6 (3,429 votes)
Comedy, Family, Romance
9Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · ★ 6.5 (2,066 votes)
Horror, Thriller
10Insidious: The Last Key
2018 · ★ 6.3 (3,239 votes)
Horror, Thriller
11Detroit Rock City
1999 · ★ 6.8 (465 votes)
Comedy, Music, Adventure
12Frank and Penelope
2022 · ★ 7.3 (123 votes)
Thriller, Horror, Crime
13Kingpin
1996 · ★ 6.5 (989 votes)
Comedy
14Critters
1986 · ★ 6.5 (1,094 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
15The Signal
2014 · ★ 6.0 (1,893 votes)
Thriller, Science Fiction
16Critters 2
1988 · ★ 6.2 (534 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
17Dead End
2003 · ★ 6.4 (603 votes)
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
18Chronic Town
2008 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
19Scared to Death
2026 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)
Horror, Comedy
20Mountain Top
2017 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)
Drama, Family, Mystery
21Summer Fantasy
1984 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
22Sedona
2011 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
23Snakes on a Plane
2006 · ★ 5.5 (2,042 votes)
Action, Adventure, Crime
243 Days of Normal
2012 · ★ 4.8 (7 votes)
Comedy, Family, Romance
25Hester Street
1975 · ★ 6.2 (33 votes)
Drama, Romance
26The Voices
2020 · ★ 5.3 (25 votes)
Horror, Thriller
27Buster's Mal Heart
2017 · ★ 6.1 (317 votes)
Mystery, Drama
28Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)
Romance, TV Movie
29Room for Rent
2019 · ★ 6.4 (90 votes)
Thriller, Horror
30The Land of the Astronauts
2010 · ★ 6.3 (15 votes)
Drama, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.