Portrait of Sam Hobkinson

Directing

Sam Hobkinson

Career

Active from 1967 to 2025, with a break from 1968 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kleptocrats
The Kleptocrats
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Hobkinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • True Crime Documentary 2
  • Suspenseful Narrative 2
  • Educational 2
  • Historical Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 70
A Toxic Love Story
A Toxic Love Story (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer

Murder in Monaco
Murder in Monaco (2025)
GoodWatch score 48

Story Consultant, Writer

Lover, Stalker, Killer
Lover, Stalker, Killer (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Misha and the Wolves
Misha and the Wolves (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

2010s

7 titles · average score 72
The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street
The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street (2019)

Director

The Kleptocrats
The Kleptocrats (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable
Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers
Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

Derrière les portes du Vatican
Derrière les portes du Vatican (2014)

Director, Producer

A Picture of London
A Picture of London (2012)

Producer, Director

The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story
The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story (2011)

Director

2000s

2 titles
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? (2007)

Director, Adaptation

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006)

Adaptation, Director