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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

Movies (102 total, ranked by score)

  1. Stillwatch

    1987 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, TV Movie

    31

  2. Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    32

  3. House of Abraham

    2025 · ★ 9.5 (3 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    33

  4. Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

    2015 · ★ 5.3 (16 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Horror

    34

  5. A Letter from My Father

    2001

    Drama

    35

  6. VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

    2010

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    36

  7. Remote

    2022

    Horror

    37

  8. Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

    2022 · ★ 6.6 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. The Horror Crowd

    2020 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    39

  10. ManFast

    2003 · ★ 3.7 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    40

  11. Hate Crime

    2005 · ★ 5.7 (32 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    41

  12. Breakfast with Einstein

    1998 · ★ 4.1 (7 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    42

  13. Why Me?

    1984 · ★ 5.4 (6 votes)

    TV Movie

    43

  14. Pines

    2022 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    44

  15. Dead of Nowhere 3D

    —

    Horror

    45

  16. Texas Heart

    2016 · ★ 4.7 (6 votes)

    Drama

    46

  17. 2001 Maniacs

    2005 · ★ 5.4 (286 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    47

  18. Nature of the Beast

    1995 · ★ 5.9 (69 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Mystery

    48

  19. Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

    2015 · ★ 5.8 (14 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Adventure

    49

  20. The Election

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    50

  21. The Almost Guys

    2004 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    51

  22. Waffle Hut

    2012

    Comedy, TV Movie

    52

  23. Driftwood

    2006 · ★ 4.3 (27 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    53

  24. Herbert West: Reanimator

    2018 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Horror

    54

  25. Next Stop Murder

    2010 · ★ 6.6 (6 votes)

    Thriller

    55

  26. The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

    2007

    56

  27. Doggie Heaven

    2008 · ★ 5.1 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy

    57

  28. The Midnight Man

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (442 votes)

    Horror

    58

  29. Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

    2020 · ★ 5.8 (48 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    59

  30. A Secret Space

    1977

    Drama

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.