Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

Actor and director. Born 5 February 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.

7

Titles on Fi1m6 acting · 1 directing

77

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Born

5 February 1948, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1982–2009

Frequently works with

Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, John Michael Higgins, Karen Murphy, Michael McKean

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Christopher’s work 6 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films, 1 series
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $747m across 5 films with figures
Active: 1982–2009

Genres

Comedy3
Adventure2
Drama2
Family2
Fantasy2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

This Is Spinal Tap poster

91BestThis Is Spinal Tap1984

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

54WorstNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

181970s

221980s

141990s

122000s

42010s

52020s

Directors most worked with

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner3 titles

Co-stars most worked with

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins2 titles

Michael McKean

Michael McKean2 titles

Producers most worked with

Andrew Scheinman

Andrew Scheinman2 titles

Karen Murphy

Karen Murphy2 titles