Portrait of Samuel Fuller

Directing

Samuel Fuller

Career

Active from 1936 to 2025, with a break from 2006 to 2024, busiest in 1990 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Samuel Fuller Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Conflict 3
  • Crime 3
  • Guilt and Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Films to Die For
Films to Die For (2025)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

1 title · average score 65
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Life (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

Book

2000s

2 titles
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction (2005)

as War Correspondent (uncredited)

Necro not(to b)e
Necro not(to b)e (2003)

as Sé stesso

1990s

9 titles · average score 48
The End of Violence
The End of Violence (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Louis

Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison (1994)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer

Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sam Silverman

Golem: The Petrified Garden
Golem: The Petrified Garden (1993)

as Sam

Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

as Elimelek

La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gassot

Sons
Sons (1990)

as Father

The Madonna and the Dragon
The Madonna and the Dragon (1990)

as Chef de bureau Newsweek

The Day of Reckoning
The Day of Reckoning (1990)

Director, Screenplay

1980s

14 titles · average score 56
Street of No Return
Street of No Return (1989)
GoodWatch score 59

as Police Commissioner

David Lansky
David Lansky (1989)

TV show

Falkenau, the Impossible
Falkenau, the Impossible (1988)

as Samuel Fuller

A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
GoodWatch score 38

as Van Meer

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

as Boss

Let's Get Harry
Let's Get Harry (1986)
GoodWatch score 46

Story

Thieves After Dark
Thieves After Dark (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

as Zoltan

White Dog
White Dog (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

as Charlie Felton

Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
GoodWatch score 23

as Colonel Sharp

The State of Things
The State of Things (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joe

Hammett
Hammett (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Old Man in Pool Hall

The Big Red One
The Big Red One (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

as War Correspondent (uncredited)

1970s

10 titles · average score 51
1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as Interceptor Commander

The Meanest Men in the West
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
GoodWatch score 37

Director, Screenplay

Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)

as N°602

The American Friend
The American Friend (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

as The American

Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

as Impresario

The Klansman
The Klansman (1974)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay

The Deadly Trackers
The Deadly Trackers (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Young Nurses
The Young Nurses (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

as Doc Haskell

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

The Last Movie
The Last Movie (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sam

1960s

10 titles · average score 70
Shark
Shark (1969)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Screenplay

Targets
Targets (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

The Cape Town Affair
The Cape Town Affair (1967)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer

Made in U.S.A
Made in U.S.A (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

Cinéastes de notre temps : Samuel Fuller
Cinéastes de notre temps : Samuel Fuller (1967)

as Interviewee

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

as Samuel Fuller (uncredited)

The Naked Kiss
The Naked Kiss (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders (1962)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer, Producer

1950s

16 titles · average score 73
Verboten!
Verboten! (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

The Crimson Kimono
The Crimson Kimono (1959)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Forty Guns
Forty Guns (1957)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Writer

China Gate
China Gate (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Japanese policeman (uncredited)

Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Novel

The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Writer

Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

The Baron of Arizona
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

1940s

9 titles · average score 59
I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Shockproof
Shockproof (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Gangs of the Waterfront
Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)

Story

V-E +1
V-E +1 (1945)

Director

Power of the Press
Power of the Press (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

Margin for Error
Margin for Error (1943)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago (1940)

Screenplay

Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy (1940)

Original Story

1930s

6 titles · average score 49
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop (1939)

Writer

Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Story

Adventure in Sahara
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
GoodWatch score 38

Story

Federal Man-Hunt
Federal Man-Hunt (1938)

Story

It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Hats Off
Hats Off (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

Story, Screenplay