Portrait of Sam Dunn

Directing

Sam Dunn

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score79/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Dunn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.6, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Music Documentary 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Subgenre Exploration 2
  • Music History 2
  • Behind-the-Scenes 2
  • Musical Evolution 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 78
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple (2026)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Ballad of Judas Priest
The Ballad of Judas Priest (2026)

Producer, Director

The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black"
The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black" (2025)

Executive Producer

Heavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie
Heavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie (2025)

Executive Producer

Nurture & Nature
Nurture & Nature (2024)

Executive Producer

Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine
Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 78
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Satan Lives
Satan Lives (2015)

Director, Writer

Super Duper Alice Cooper
Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

Story of Metal
Story of Metal (2013)

TV show ยท as Sam Dunn

RUSH: Time Machine
RUSH: Time Machine (2011)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Writer

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 81
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Writer

Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009)

Camera Operator, Director

Global Metal
Global Metal (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer, Director