Portrait of Sam Mendes

Directing

Sam Mendes

Titles
42movies11TV shows
Career

Active from 1991 to 2025, busiest in 2024 with 3 main titles.

Directed
24
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Mendes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.2
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Darkly Humorous 3
  • British Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Hollywood Satire 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
TypeAllMovies30TV shows2
RoleAnyDirecting21Appearances18Production16Other crew2Acting2Writing2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1990s32000s72010s92020s8Upcoming5
GenreAnyDrama22Music7Romance6Comedy5Thriller4Documentary3Action3War3History2Adventure2Crime2News1Talk1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

6 titles
GoodWatch80
Poster for 1917

Director, Screenplay

Good

Score 70 to 79

9 titles
GoodWatch78
Poster for Toast of London

TV show · as Sam Mendes

GoodWatch75
Poster for Road to Perdition

Producer, Director

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Kite Runner

Executive Producer

GoodWatch71
Poster for Revolutionary Road

Director, Producer

GoodWatch71
Poster for Out of the Ashes

Executive Producer

Decent

Score 60 to 69

7 titles
GoodWatch66
Poster for Empire of Light

Director, Producer

GoodWatch65
Poster for Starter for 10

Executive Producer

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

1 title
GoodWatch51
Poster for The End

Executive Producer

Not rated yet

9 titles
Poster for The Beatles: John

Producer, Director

Poster for The Beatles: Ringo

Director, Producer

Poster for The Beatles: George

Producer, Director

Poster for The Beatles: Paul

Director, Producer

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