Portrait of Terry Sanders

Directing

Terry Sanders

Career

Active from 1951 to 2026, busiest in 1966 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Return with Honor
Return with Honor
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Feature Film

    1995 · Won · 67th Academy Awards

    Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Short Subject, Two-reel

    1955 · Won · 27th Academy Awards

    A Time Out of War

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1996 · Nominated · 68th Academy Awards

    Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1991 · Nominated · 63rd Academy Awards

    Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1974 · Nominated · 46th Academy Awards

    Four Stones for Kanemitsu

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Terry Sanders Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Mystery
    1.9, average 3.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
On Rescuing Democracy and the Rule of Law
On Rescuing Democracy and the Rule of Law (2026)

Producer, Director of Photography

2010s

1 title · average score 34
Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey
Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

Producer, Screenplay

2000s

2 titles · average score 64
Fighting for Life
Fighting for Life (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)

Executive Producer

1990s

6 titles · average score 85
Return with Honor
Return with Honor (1999)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Writer

Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott (1999)

Cinematography

Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age (1997)

Director

Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper (1995)

Writer, Producer

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

Additional Camera

Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember (1990)

Producer, Director

1980s

3 titles
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)

Director

Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)

Director, Writer

To Live or Let Die
To Live or Let Die (1982)

Director

1970s

3 titles
Jung Sai, Chinese American
Jung Sai, Chinese American (1977)

Director

Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Four Stones for Kanemitsu (1973)

Director, Cinematography

Plastics
Plastics (1972)

Director

1960s

2 titles · average score 59
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)

Director

War Hunt
War Hunt (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

1950s

4 titles · average score 57
Crime and Punishment USA
Crime and Punishment USA (1959)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer

The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

A Time Out of War
A Time Out of War (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography, Editor

Subject: Narcotics
Subject: Narcotics (1951)

Director