Portrait of Bill Maher

Acting

Bill Maher

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bill Maher: Be More Cynical
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Maher Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Provocative 5
  • Stand-Up Comedy 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Contemporary Issues 4
  • Political Satire 3
  • Observational Humor 3
  • Sharp Wit 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Political Humor 2
  • Observational Comedy 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Current Events 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Executive Producer

Bill Maher: #Adulting
Bill Maher: #Adulting (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer, Writer

The Terminal List
The Terminal List (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Late Night
Late Night (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma
Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Bill Maher: Live from D.C.
Bill Maher: Live from D.C. (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

black-ish
black-ish (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Barn Dance Comedian (uncredited)

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics
Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Campaign
The Campaign (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bill Maher

Bright Day
Bright Day (2012)

as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong
Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Religulous
Religulous (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Producer

True Blood
True Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: The Decider
Bill Maher: The Decider (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: I'm Swiss
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bill Maher

The Boondocks
The Boondocks (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bill Maher (voice)

Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home
Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bill Maher

John Q
John Q (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bill Maher

Tomcats
Tomcats (2001)
GoodWatch score 31

as Carlos (uncredited)

Primetime Glick
Primetime Glick (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: Be More Cynical
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bill Maher

Son of the Beach
Son of the Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 57
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Bill Maher (voice)

EDtv
EDtv (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bill Maher

Snoops
Snoops (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

V.I.P.
V.I.P. (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special
Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special (1997)

Writer

The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show

Spin City
Spin City (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny
Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny (1995)

Writer

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Bill Maher

Charlie Hoover
Charlie Hoover (1991)

TV show ยท as Elliot Weedle

Pizza Man
Pizza Man (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

as Elmo Bunn

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 60
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
GoodWatch score 33

as Jim

Out of Time
Out of Time (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Maxwell Taylor

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

House II: The Second Story
House II: The Second Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

as John

Married... with Children
Married... with Children (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Adam Gold

Max Headroom
Max Headroom (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Haskel

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

as Writer

Club Med
Club Med (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rick

Sara
Sara (1985)

TV show ยท as Marty Lang

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Rick Rivers / Frank Albertson

D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab (1983)
GoodWatch score 36

as Baba

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Norm Murphy

1970s

1 title ยท average score 46
Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show