Tom McCarthy - All His Movies Ranked

Short Biography:

Tom McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order etc.

McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work for the independent films The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.
Here are his movies ranked by averaged scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Letterboxd, along with financial data for each movie.

Here is a rundown of his movies, with the score based on the average from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes (public votes only) and Letterboxd, from lowest ranked to highest:

Number of Qualifying Films:

Career Average Rating:

7.51

Total Career Box Office:

$ 151,844,439

Total Combined Budgets:

$ 54,500,000

Total Career Profit or [Loss]:

$ 97,344,439

Average Career Return on Every $1 Spent:

$ 4.55

7 – The Cobbler (2014)

IMDb:

5.8

RT Users:

3.6

Letterboxd:

4.56

4.65

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Top Billed Cast:

Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi, Dustin Hoffman, Ellen Barkin, Dascha Polanco

SYNOPSIS:

A frustrated shoemaker (Adam Sandler) finds a magical sewing machine that allows him to see the world in a new way by stepping into the lives of his customers.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 6,501,058

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 10,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ -3,498,942

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 0.65

6 – Timmy Failure (2020)

IMDb:

6.0

RT Users:

6.0

Letterboxd:

5.70

5.90

Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Top Billed Cast:

Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Wallace Shawn, Craig Robinson, Kyle Bornheimer, Ai-chan Carrier,

SYNOPSIS:

Timmy Failure, who, along with his 1,500-pound polar bear partner Total, operates Total Failure Inc., a Portland detective agency. An elementary school oddball, the clueless but confident Timmy must navigate the world of adults around him.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

STREAMING

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

N/A

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

N/A

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

N/A

5 – Stillwater (2021)

IMDb:

6.6

RT Users:

7.2

Letterboxd:

6.58

6.79

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Top Billed Cast:

Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Moussa Maaskri

SYNOPSIS:

An American oil-rig roughneck travels to Marseille, France, to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences and a complicated legal system, he soon builds a new life for himself as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate her.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 19,754,272

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 20,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ -245,728

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 0.99

4 – Win Win (2011)

IMDb:

7.1

RT Users:

8.5

Letterboxd:

6.94

7.51

Comedy, Drama

Top Billed Cast:

Paul Giamatti, Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan, Melanie Lynskey, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor

SYNOPSIS:

Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is a struggling, though not overly ambitious, lawyer. As the court-appointed attorney of Leo Poplar (Burt Young), an old man afflicted with dementia, Mike sees an opportunity to take things easy for awhile by volunteering to become Leo’s legal guardian and thereby gain control of the man’s monthly stipend. The unexpected arrival of Leo’s grandson complicates Mike’s plans, until he learns that the youth is a champion wrestler who can help the team Mike coaches.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 11,789,613

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 5,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 6,789,613

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 2.36

3 – The Visitor (2007)

IMDb:

7.6

RT Users:

8.4

Letterboxd:

7.24

7.75

Crime, Drama, Musical

Top Billed Cast:

Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore

SYNOPSIS:

When professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) travels to New York for a lecture, he’s stunned to find illegal immigrants Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira) living in his apartment. It comes out that it was rented to them by a swindler, and Vale feels sufficiently sorry for them that he invites them to stay. They get on well until Tarek is accused of jumping a subway turnstile and lands in a detention center. He risks being deported, and Vale does everything he can to prevent it.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 18,197,518

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 4,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 14,197,518

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 4.55

2 – The Station Agent (2003)

IMDb:

7.6

RT Users:

8.9

Letterboxd:

7.48

7.99

Comedy, Drama

Top Billed Cast:

Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Raven Goodwin, John Slattery

SYNOPSIS:

The life of train aficionado and downcast little person Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) takes an unexpected turn when his boss dies and wills him a railroad depot in New Jersey. He decides to relocate to the small town, where he befriends talkative food vendor Joe Oramas (Bobby Cannavale) and unhappy wife Olivia Harris (Patricia Clarkson). As the trio’s interactions deepen, quirky conversations and outcomes ensue. McBride also gains insight from librarian Emily.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 8,701,337

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 500,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 8,201,337

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 17.40

1 – Spotlight (2015)

IMDb:

8.1

RT Users:

9.3

Letterboxd:

7.98

8.46

Drama, History

Top Billed Cast:

Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci

SYNOPSIS:

In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter “Robby” Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 98,690,254

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 20,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 78,690,254

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 4.93