Portrait of Sam Peckinpah

Directing

Sam Peckinpah

Career

Active from 1952 to 1983, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1970 ยท Nominated ยท 42nd Academy Awards

    The Wild Bunch

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Peckinpah Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Episodic Storytelling 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Western 3
  • Warfare 3
  • Classic Western Drama 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Revisionist Western 2
  • Iconic Soundtrack 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 48
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (2011)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Film Writer

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (2011)

In Memory Of

1980s

1 title ยท average score 49
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Maxwell Danforth's Aide (uncredited)

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 68
The Visitor
The Visitor (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Sam Collins

Convoy
Convoy (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as News Crew Director (uncredited)

China 9, Liberty 37
China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Wilbur Olsen

Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron (1977)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

Story, Screenplay

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as Will (uncredited)

The Getaway
The Getaway (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Man in Palace Bar (uncredited)

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 70
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Screenplay

Villa Rides
Villa Rides (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Noon Wine
Noon Wine (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Major Dundee
Major Dundee (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

The Losers
The Losers (1963)

Story, Director

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country (1962)
GoodWatch score 84

Additional Writing, Director

The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

Additional Writing

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 78
Tom Tit Tot
Tom Tit Tot (1958)

Director, Writer

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Charlie the Meter Reader

Wichita
Wichita (1955)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

An Annapolis Story
An Annapolis Story (1955)

as Pilot (uncredited)

Dial Red O
Dial Red O (1955)

as Cook in Diner (uncredited)

Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36 (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Dialogue

Portrait of a Madonna
Portrait of a Madonna (1952)

Writer, Director