Portrait of Sarah Polley

Acting

Sarah Polley

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sarah Polley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Non-Linear Narrative 3
  • Complex Relationships 3
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Coming-of-Age Drama 2
  • Psychological Trauma 2
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Best Kind of People
The Best Kind of People

Director, Screenplay

The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar

Director, Screenplay

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 65
& Sons
& Sons (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Sarah Polley

Seven Veils
Seven Veils (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

Thanks

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity (2024)

Executive Producer

Women Talking
Women Talking (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 71
The Secret Path
The Secret Path (2016)

Executive Producer

Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Splice
Splice (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Elsa

Trigger
Trigger (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hillary

2000s

21 titles ยท average score 60
Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as Adult Elise

John Adams
John Adams (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Abigail Adams Smith

Away from Her
Away from Her (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hanna

Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sky

Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ana

The I Inside
The I Inside (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

as Clair

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ann

No Such Thing
No Such Thing (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Beatrice

I Shout Love
I Shout Love (2002)

Director, Writer

The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Maren Hontvedt

The Law of Enclosures
The Law of Enclosures (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

as Beatty 'Beatrice'

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 70
Go
Go (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ronna Martin

Guinevere
Guinevere (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harper Sloane

The Life Before This
The Life Before This (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Connie

Don't Think Twice
Don't Think Twice (1999)

Producer, Director

Last Night
Last Night (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jennifer Wheeler

White Lies
White Lies (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Catherine

The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Nicole Burnell

Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Josephine

The Planet of Junior Brown
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Butter

Exotica
Exotica (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tracey

Johann's Gift to Christmas
Johann's Gift to Christmas (1992)

as The Angel

Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea (1990)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Sara Stanley

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 59
Lantern Hill
Lantern Hill (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jody Turner

Babar: The Movie
Babar: The Movie (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Young Celeste

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sally Salt

Ramona
Ramona (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Ramona

Heaven On Earth
Heaven On Earth (1987)

as Becky Hawthorne

Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mary

The Big Town
The Big Town (1987)
GoodWatch score 43

as Christy Donaldson

Blue Monkey
Blue Monkey (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

as Ellen

Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Suzie Hearn

Pretty Kill
Pretty Kill (1987)
GoodWatch score 25

as Karla

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Becky Hawthorne

One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Molly Monaghan