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Sam Mendes

Titles: 42movies11TV shows

Career: Active from 1991 to 2028, busiest in 2028 with 4 main titles.

Directed: 22
titles as director

Average score: 74/100

Highest rated: American Beauty
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Sam Mendes Catalog average

Historical
5.3average 2.6
Politics
4.6average 2.6
Pathos
7.1average 5.2
Wit & Wordplay
5.4average 3.7
Melancholy
6.3average 4.7
Psychological
6.8average 5.6
Class & Capitalism
4.5average 3.3
Social Commentary
6.0average 4.9

Rarely in their work

Mystery
2.9, average 4.1
Contemporary Realism
4.3, average 5.4
Fantasy
0.8, average 1.7
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

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Drama 18
Music 5
Romance 4
Comedy 3
Thriller 3
Documentary 2
War 2
Action 2

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 3
Darkly Humorous 2
Character Study 2
High-Octane Spy Thriller 2
Sophisticated Espionage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31

Type

RoleAny Appearances19 Directing19 Production15 Acting3 Other crew3 Writing2

ScoreAny 60+70+80+

DecadeAny 1990s3 2000s8 2010s8 2020s12

GenreAny Drama23 Comedy6 Music6 Romance6 Documentary3 Thriller3 Action3 Crime2 War2 Adventure2 History2 TV Movie1 News1 Talk1

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2020s

12 titles · average score 69

The Beatles: George

Director, Producer

The Beatles: Paul

Director, Producer

The Beatles: Ringo

Producer, Director

The Beatles: John

Producer, Director

Digger

Thanks

Hamnet

Producer

What They Found

Director

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

Director

The End

Executive Producer

Empire of Light

Director, Producer

Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes

Creator, Executive Producer

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

TV show

2010s

8 titles · average score 79

1917

Director, Producer

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

Director, Stage Director

Baby Driver

Thanks

Spectre

Director

National Theatre Live: King Lear

Stage Director, Director

Toast of London

TV show · as Sam Mendes

Skyfall

Director

Out of the Ashes

Executive Producer

2000s

8 titles · average score 68

Away We Go

Director

Revolutionary Road

Producer, Director

The Kite Runner

Executive Producer

Things We Lost in the Fire

Producer

Starter for 10

Executive Producer

Jarhead

Director

Unscripted

TV show · as Sam Mendes

Road to Perdition

Producer, Director

1990s

3 titles · average score 83

American Beauty

Director

Company

Director

Cabaret

Director