Christopher Guest films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 15 films on Boxlist

Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and Best in Show.

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This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert...
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The Princess Bride
1987 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But...
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Best in Show
2000 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives...
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Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified...
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A Few Good Men
1992 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
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Waiting for Guffman
1996 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
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A Mighty Wind
2003 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for...
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Mrs Henderson Presents
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests...
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.
Small Soldiers
1998 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
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Death Wish
1974 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
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The Invention of Lying
2009 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
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For Your Consideration
2006 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close...
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