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Portrait of Sam Yates

Directing

Sam Yates

Career

Active from 2016 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: Vanya
National Theatre Live: Vanya
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 78
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (2026)

Director

Magpie
Magpie (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

National Theatre Live: Vanya
National Theatre Live: Vanya (2024)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace (2020)

Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 58
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Hope Rooms
The Hope Rooms (2016)

Director, Producer

The Complete Walk: Cymbeline
The Complete Walk: Cymbeline (2016)

Screenplay, Director

The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost
The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost (2016)

Director, Screenplay