David Paymer - Metacritic

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Career Overview in TV Shows

61 Avg. Career score

Metascore Distribution

positive

38 (59%)

mixed

20 (31%)

negative

6 (9%)

Highest Metascore

95

The Larry Sanders Show

Lowest Metascore

13

TV Shows Scores

Quiz Show

Actor (as Dan Enright)

1994

• 2 h 13 m

• PG-13

92

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Actor (as Kalev)

1993

• 1 h 49 m

• PG

89

Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

Actor (as Mr. Jacks)

2009

• 1 h 39 m

• PG-13

83

Get Shorty

Actor (as Leo Devoe)

1995

• 1 h 45 m

• R

82

No Way Out

Actor (as Technician)

1987

• 1 h 54 m

• R

77

State and Main

Actor (as Marty Rossen)

2000

• 1 h 45 m

• R

75

The Hurricane

Actor (as Myron Bedlock)

1999

• 2 h 25 m

• R

74

City Slickers

Actor (as Ira Shalowitz)

1991

• 1 h 53 m

• PG-13

70

The In-Laws

Actor (as Cab Driver)

1979

• 1 h 43 m

• PG

69

Redbelt

Actor (as Richard)

2008

• 1 h 39 m

• R

69

The American President

The American President

Actor (as Leon Kodak)

1995

• 1 h 54 m

• PG-13

67

Nixon

Actor (as Ron Ziegler)

1995

• 3 h 12 m

• R

66

In Good Company

In Good Company

Actor (as Morty)

2004

• 1 h 49 m

• PG-13

66

Amistad

Actor (as Secretary John Forsyth)

1997

• 2 h 35 m

• R

63

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

Actor (as Pete Solomon)

2012

• 2 h 4 m

• R

62

Mumford

Actor (as Dr. Ernest Delbanco)

1999

• 1 h 52 m

• R

62

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Actor (as The V.U.P.)

2007

• 2 h 2 m

• PG-13

62

City Hall

Actor (as Abe Goodman)

1996

• 1 h 51 m

• R

62

Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

Actor (as Young Scientist)

1986

• 1 h 28 m

• R

62

Horse Girl

Actor (as Doctor)

2020

• 1 h 44 m

• R

61

Spartan

Actor (as TV News Anchor)

2004

• 1 h 46 m

• R

60

Lemon

Actor (as Dr. Gold)

2017

• 1 h 23 m

• Not Rated

59

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Actor (as Ambassador Dixon Lewis)

2014

• 1 h 45 m

• PG-13

57

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

Actor (as Hal the Bus Driver)

1993

• 1 h 44 m

• PG-13

56

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

Actor (as Whitley)

2007

• 1 h 52 m

• PG-13

55

Focus

Actor (as Mr. Finkelstein)

2001

• 1 h 46 m

• PG-13

53

The Burial Society

The Burial Society

Actor (as Morry Zimmer)

2002

• 1 h 34 m

•

53

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

Actor (as Alan Sluiser)

1984

• 1 h 53 m

• PG

52

Bounce

Actor (as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel)

2000

• 1 h 46 m

• PG-13

52

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Actor (as Harry Ruben)

1998

• 1 h 54 m

• PG

51

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Actor (as Jay Ross)

2019

• 1 h 49 m

• PG-13

51

Gang Related

Actor (as Elliot Goff)

1997

• 1 h 56 m

• R

49

Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

Actor (as Court Photographer)

1982

• 1 h 25 m

• PG

48

Bartleby

Actor (as The Boss)

2001

• 1 h 23 m

• PG-13

48

Bad Teacher

Actor (as Doctor Vogel)

2011

• 1 h 32 m

• R

47

The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night

Actor (as Levi)

2019

• 1 h 46 m

•

47

Enemies of Laughter

Enemies of Laughter

Actor (as Paul)

2000

• 1 h 30 m

• Not Rated

47

Perfect

Actor (as Managing Editor)

1985

• 1 h 55 m

• Approved

46

Payback

Actor (as Arthur Stegman)

1999

• 1 h 40 m

• R

46

Checking Out

Actor (as Ted Applebaum)

2005

• 1 h 34 m

• PG-13

44

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Actor (as Ira Shalowitz)

1994

• 1 h 56 m

• PG-13

43

Crazy People

Actor (as George)

1990

• 1 h 30 m

• R

42

Bad Therapy

Actor (as Dr. Edward Kingsley)

2020

• 1 h 37 m

•

41

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Actor (as Rafael Horowitz)

2005

• 1 h 43 m

• PG-13

40

Twixt

Actor (as Sam)

2011

• 1 h 28 m

• R

40

Bait

Actor (as Agent Wooly)

2000

• 1 h 59 m

• R

39

The Pickle Recipe

The Pickle Recipe

Actor (as Uncle Morty)

2016

• 1 h 37 m

• PG-13

39

Chill Factor

Actor (as Dr. Richard Long)

1999

• 1 h 42 m

• R

33

Alex & Emma

Actor (as John Shaw)

2003

• 1 h 36 m

• PG-13

32

No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred

Actor (as Unger)

1989

• 1 h 33 m

• PG-13

31

Best Defense

Actor (as Kurly)

1984

• 1 h 34 m

• R

29

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck

Actor (as Larry, Scientist)

1986

• 1 h 50 m

• PG

28

Carpool

Actor (as Daniel Miller)

1996

• 1 h 29 m

• PG

15

Two-Bit Waltz

Actor (as The Lawyer)

2014

• 1 h 21 m

• R

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