Directing
Sam Mendes
- Titles
- 41movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2025, busiest in 2024 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
American Beauty89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.2
- Mystery3.2, average 4.1
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Crime3.0, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Darkly Humorous 3
- British Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Visually Stunning 2
- Hollywood Satire 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Thomas NewmanComposer1917, Skyfall, American Beauty, Spectre, Road to Perdition, +2 more
Jez ButterworthWriterSpectre, The Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Jack ThorneWriterThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue, The Beatles: Ringo
Roger DeakinsCinematographer1917, Skyfall, Revolutionary Road, Jarhead, Empire of Light
Barry KeoghanActorThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Harris DickinsonActorThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Paul MescalActorThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Joseph QuinnActorThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Peter StraughanWriterThe Beatles: George, The Beatles: John, The Beatles: Paul, The Beatles: Ringo
Daniel CraigActorSkyfall, Spectre, Road to Perdition
Lee SmithEditor1917, Spectre, Empire of Light
Simon Russell BealeActorNational Theatre Live: King Lear, National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Movies and TV shows
242020s
5 titles · average score 76
85
Hamnet (2025)
Producer
79
What They Found (2025)
Director
68
Empire of Light (2022)
Director, Producer
69
Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes (2022)
Executive Producer, Creator
2010s
9 titles · average score 81
88
1917 (2019)
Director, Producer
87
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
Director, Stage Director
87
Baby Driver (2017)
Thanks
73
Spectre (2015)
Director
73
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
Stage Director, Director
82
Toast of London (2013)
TV show · as Sam Mendes
87
Skyfall (2012)
Director
86
Out of the Ashes (2010)
Executive Producer
2000s
7 titles · average score 77
76
Away We Go (2009)
Director
77
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Director, Producer
87
The Kite Runner (2007)
Executive Producer
68
Starter for 10 (2006)
Executive Producer
79
Jarhead (2005)
Director
84
Road to Perdition (2002)
Producer, Director
