Portrait of Sam Firstenberg

Directing

Sam Firstenberg

Career

Active from 1979 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score40/100
Highest rated
Poster for Riverbend
Riverbend
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Firstenberg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Revenge Thriller 3
  • Betrayal 3
  • 80s Action 3
  • Martial Arts 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Martial Arts Action 2
  • 90s Action 2
  • Direct-to-Video Charm 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Racism 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Explosions 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Groove Street
Groove Street (2018)

Producer

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 32
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (2003)

Director

Quicksand
Quicksand (2002)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Spiders II: Breeding Ground
Spiders II: Breeding Ground (2001)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Criss Cross
Criss Cross (2001)

Director

The Alternate
The Alternate (2000)
GoodWatch score 27

Director

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 39
McCinsey's Island
McCinsey's Island (1998)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Operation Delta Force
Operation Delta Force (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Motel Blue
Motel Blue (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Cyborg Cop II
Cyborg Cop II (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

Director, Story

Cyborg Cop
Cyborg Cop (1993)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Blood Warriors
Blood Warriors (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

American Samurai
American Samurai (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

The Day We Met
The Day We Met (1990)

Director

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 46
Riverbend
Riverbend (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Avenging Force
Avenging Force (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

American Ninja
American Ninja (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Ninja III: The Domination
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Revenge of the Ninja
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

One More Chance
One More Chance (1983)

Writer, Director

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 51
For the Sake of the Dog
For the Sake of the Dog (1979)

Writer, Director

Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Grip

The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976)

Grip