Directing
Sam Pollard
- Titles
- 79movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 42titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.7average 0.9
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Politics5.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Pop Culture3.4average 2.2
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Uncanny0.8, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 7
- Historical Documentary 5
- Educational 5
- Documentary Series 4
- Biographical Documentary 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Civil Rights 3
- Archival Footage 3
- Social Justice 3
- American History 3
- Social Impact 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
QuestloveActorI Was Born This Way, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. SOUL!- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerMaynard, Black Art: In the Absence of Light, The League
Laurence FishburneActorAugust Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Slavery by Another Name
Quincy JonesActorSammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Harry BelafonteActorMax Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. SOUL!- BBenjamin HedinWriterTwo Trains Runnin', MLK/FBI
- LLlewellyn M. SmithDirectorSouth to Black Power, Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
- RRussell GreeneEditorSouth to Black Power, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Movies and TV shows
77Excellent
Score 90 to 100
2 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Wrestle (2018)
Consulting Producer
Great
Score 80 to 89
8 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
4 Little Girls (1997)
Producer, Editor
86
A Crime on the Bayou (2021)
Consulting Producer
84
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Director
83
The League (2023)
Director
83
Carlos (2023)
Producer
82
MLK/FBI (2020)
Director
81
Style Wars (1984)
Editor
Good
Score 70 to 79
14 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
Director, Producer
79
Inside Man (2006)
Additional Editing
76
Natchez (2026)
Executive Producer
73
Citizen Ashe (2021)
Director
73
Slavery by Another Name (2012)
Director
73
Juice (1992)
Editor
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
Editor
72
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
Executive Producer
71
Clockers (1995)
Editor
Decent
Score 60 to 69
4 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
8 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Bamboozled (2000)
Editor
56
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
Executive Producer
52
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Supervising Editor, Director
45
Girl 6 (1996)
Editor
45
Body and Soul (1981)
Editor
30
Private Resort (1985)
Editor
Not rated yet
41 titles
Not rated yet
The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)
Director, Producer
Acorn and the Firestorm (2017)
Producer, Writer
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Producer, Director
Maynard (2017)
Writer, Director
Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)
Producer, Director
The Sound of Philadelphia
Director
I Was Born This Way (2025)
Director
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
Director
Tutu (2026)
Director