Portrait of Sam Esmail

Directing

Sam Esmail

Career

Active from 2004 to 2027, busiest in 2014 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Esmail Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    0.8, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
The Hole
The Hole

Producer

Tesseract
Tesseract

Producer, Screenplay

Astronaut Down
Astronaut Down

Producer

Famous
Famous

Producer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully (2027)

Producer, Screenplay

Backrooms
Backrooms (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

Thanks

Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Capt. Esmail (uncredited)

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Risk
Risk (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Executive Producer

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Man on Train (uncredited) / Henchman (uncredited)

Comet
Comet (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

Mockingbird
Mockingbird (2014)
GoodWatch score 38

Story

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy (2006)

Editor

Deep Down in Florida
Deep Down in Florida (2004)

Director

The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer