Directing
Sam Pollard
- Titles
- 82movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 43titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.7average 1.0
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Politics5.8average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Documentary Series 4
- Historical Documentary 4
- Biographical Documentary 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Educational 4
- Civil Rights 3
- Social Justice 3
- Archival Footage 2
- Social Impact 2
- Investigative Journalism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
QuestloveActorMr. SOUL!, I Was Born This Way, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerMaynard, The League, Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Harry BelafonteActorMr. SOUL!, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Quincy JonesActorSammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Laurence FishburneActorAugust Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Slavery by Another Name- RRussell GreeneEditorSouth to Black Power, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
- BBenjamin HedinWriterTwo Trains Runnin', MLK/FBI
- LLlewellyn M. SmithDirectorSouth to Black Power, Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
Movies and TV shows
80Type
Upcoming
3 titles
Director
Director
2020s
29 titles · average score 70
Director
Executive Producer
Director
Supervising Editor, Director
Director
Director
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Director
Director
2010s
15 titles · average score 76
Director
Consulting Producer
Director, Producer
Writer, Director
Director
Director
Director
Editor
2000s
15 titles · average score 67
Director
Director, Writer
Additional Editing
Co-Producer
Director, Producer
Editor
1990s
8 titles · average score 66
Producer, Editor
Editor
Editor
Producer, Director
Editor
Editor
1980s
9 titles · average score 48
Editor
Editor
Editor
Editor
Editor
1970s
1 title · average score 75
Assistant Editor