Acting
Sarah Polley
- Titles
- 61movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 22top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Sweet Hereafter85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Contemporary Realism6.0average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Coming of Age3.6average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
- Crime2.9, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Non-Linear Narrative 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Intimate Storytelling 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Dysfunctional Family 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Don McKellarActorExotica, Last Night, Trigger, Joe's So Mean to Josephine, The Event- LLuc MontpellierCinematographerWomen Talking, Take This Waltz, Away from Her, I Shout Love, Luck
Julian RichingsActorMy Life Without Me, The Claim, Trigger, I Shout Love- DDavid WharnsbyEditorAway from Her, Don't Think Twice, The Best Day of My Life, I Shout Love
- KKristen ThomsonActorAway from Her, The Law of Enclosures, I Shout Love
Stephen ReaActorThe I Inside, The Life Before This, Guinevere
Julie ChristieActorThe Secret Life of Words, Away from Her, No Such Thing
Christopher DonaldsonEditorWomen Talking, Take This Waltz, Luck- SSusan ShiptonEditorMr. Nobody, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter
- JJonathan GoldsmithComposerTake This Waltz, Away from Her, Stories We Tell
Alberta WatsonActorAway from Her, The Sweet Hereafter
John NevilleActorThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Johann's Gift to Christmas
Movies and TV shows
9Upcoming
2 titles
The Bell Jar
Screenplay, Director
The Best Kind of People
Screenplay, Producer
2020s
1 title · average score 75
75
Women Talking (2022)
Screenplay, Director
2010s
2 titles · average score 76
84
Stories We Tell (2012)
Writer, Director
68
Take This Waltz (2011)
Director, Producer
2000s
2 titles · average score 83
83
Away from Her (2007)
Writer, Director
I Shout Love (2002)
Director, Writer
1990s
2 titles
Don't Think Twice (1999)
Producer, Writer
The Best Day of My Life (1999)
Director, Screenplay