Portrait of Sam Pillsbury

Directing

Sam Pillsbury

Career

Active from 1974 to 2009, busiest in 1994 and 2001 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Pillsbury Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Family Bonds 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 57
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer (2009)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Screenplay

Raising Waylon
Raising Waylon (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Author, Director

Audrey's Rain
Audrey's Rain (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Wedding Dress
The Wedding Dress (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Taking Back Our Town
Taking Back Our Town (2001)

Director

Morgan's Ferry
Morgan's Ferry (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Crooked Earth
Crooked Earth (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 51
Secret of Giving
Secret of Giving (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Fifteen and Pregnant
Fifteen and Pregnant (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Thrill
Thrill (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Sins of Silence
Sins of Silence (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

A Mother's Instinct
A Mother's Instinct (1996)

Director, Co-Producer

Between Love and Honor
Between Love and Honor (1995)

Director

Knight Rider 2010
Knight Rider 2010 (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Shadows of Desire
Shadows of Desire (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

The President's Child
The President's Child (1992)

Director

Zandalee
Zandalee (1991)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Starlight Hotel
Starlight Hotel (1987)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Quiet Earth
The Quiet Earth (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Writer

The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1970s

1 title
Ralph Hotere
Ralph Hotere (1974)

Director, Editor