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 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.7average 1.0
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.0average 4.9
- Politics5.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.7
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Biographical Documentary 4
- Educational 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Documentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Documentary Series 4
- Civil Rights 3
- Social Justice 3
- Sports History 2
- American History 2
- Social Impact 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
QuestloveActorI Was Born This Way, Mr. SOUL!, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerBlack Art: In the Absence of Light, The League, Maynard
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. SmithDirectorMurder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till, South to Black Power
Movies and TV shows
32020s
2 titles · average score 64
56
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Director, Producer
72
Citizen Ashe (2021)
Director
2010s
1 title · average score 84
84
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Director