Paul Giamatti

Biography: Paul Giamatti is the son of A. Bartlett Giamatti, the youngest president of Yale University and later, the 7th Commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Smith, was a teacher at Hopkins School. Before his career took off, he attended Choate Rosemary Hall (a boarding school), was an English major at Yale, and received a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. Afterwards, his career received a boost when Howard Stern praised Giamatti's performance often on his radio program, calling for him to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton in his film "Private Parts". Although that would never happen, he would later go on to appear in supporting roles in big-budget films such as The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, The Negotiator, and others. His most acclaimed performances to date include his lead roles in American Splendor and Sideways. He has won a SAG award for Best Supporting Actor for Cinderella Man but lost the Academy Award and Golden Globe to George Clooney. He has also been nominated for and won several critics' awards. Expand

Paul Giamatti's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 59
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 94
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 33
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 38
  2. Negative: 4 out of 38
38 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 65
The Congress
TBA Cast / Dr. Barker tbd
Metascore: tbd
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
May 2, 2014 Aleksei Sytsevich/The Rhino / Aleksei Sytsevich/The Rhino tbd
Metascore: tbd
Saving Mr. Banks
Dec 13, 2013 Ralph tbd
Metascore: 92
12 Years a Slave
Oct 18, 2013 Theophilus Freeman / Theophilus Freeman tbd
Metascore: 41
Romeo & Juliet
Oct 11, 2013 Friar Laurence 3.2
Metascore: 51
Parkland
Oct 4, 2013 Abraham Zapruder / Abraham Zapruder 5.3
Metascore: 54
All Is Bright
Oct 4, 2013 Executive Producer / Dennis / Dennis 5.5
Metascore: 58
Turbo
Jul 17, 2013 Cast / Principal Cast / Chet 6.1
Metascore: 53
John Dies at the End
Jan 25, 2013 Executive Producer / Arnie / Arnie Blondestone 6.9
Metascore: 51
Love, Marilyn
Nov 30, 2012 Cast / Himself 10
Metascore: 58
Cosmopolis
Aug 17, 2012 Benno Levin 4.7
Metascore: 67
The Ides of March
Oct 7, 2011 Tom Duffy 7.1
Metascore: 42
Ironclad
Jul 8, 2011 King John 6.6
Metascore: 44
The Hangover Part II
May 26, 2011 Kingsley 5.6
Metascore: 75
Win Win
Mar 18, 2011 Mike Flaherty 7.7
Metascore: 67
Barney's Version
Jan 14, 2011 Barney Panofsky 6.5
Metascore: 76
The Last Station
Dec 4, 2009 Vladimir Chertkov 7.9
Metascore: 69
Cold Souls
Aug 7, 2009 Giamatti - Paul 5.8
Metascore: 69
Duplicity
Mar 20, 2009 Richard Garsik 4.9
Metascore: 71
Trumbo
Jun 27, 2008 Himself 7.0
Metascore: 42
Fred Claus
Nov 9, 2007 Nick 'Santa' Claus 4.6
Metascore: 49
Shoot 'Em Up
Sep 7, 2007 Hertz 7.1
Metascore: 48
The Hawk Is Dying
Mar 30, 2007 George Gattling 7.2
Metascore: 68
The Illusionist
Aug 18, 2006 Inspector Uhl 7.9
Metascore: 59
The Ant Bully
Jul 28, 2006 Stan Beals 5.6
Metascore: 36
Lady in the Water
Jul 21, 2006 Cleveland Heep 6.6
Metascore: 69
Cinderella Man
Jun 3, 2005 Joe Gould 7.9
Metascore: 64
Robots
Mar 11, 2005 Tim The Gate Guard 6.4
Metascore: 94
Sideways
Oct 22, 2004 Miles 6.5
Metascore: 43
Paycheck
Dec 25, 2003 Shorty 5.8