Acting
Sarah Polley
- Titles
- 62movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 21top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Guinevere84/100
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 Realism5.9average 5.2
- Coming of Age3.6average 2.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Situational Comedy1.9, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Non-Linear Narrative 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Intimate Storytelling 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Mystery 2
- Dialogue-Heavy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Don McKellarActorExotica, Last Night, Trigger, The Event, Joe's So Mean to Josephine- 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, I Shout Love, The Best Day of My Life, Don't Think Twice
Stephen ReaActorThe I Inside, Guinevere, The Life Before This- KKristen ThomsonActorAway from Her, The Law of Enclosures, I Shout Love
Julie ChristieActorThe Secret Life of Words, Away from Her, No Such Thing- JJonathan GoldsmithComposerTake This Waltz, Away from Her, Stories We Tell
- SSusan ShiptonEditorMr. Nobody, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter
Christopher DonaldsonEditorWomen Talking, Take This Waltz, Luck
David HewlettActorSplice, The Life Before This
Bruce GreenwoodActorExotica, The Sweet Hereafter
Movies and TV shows
10Upcoming
2 titles
The Best Kind of People
Director, Producer
The Bell Jar
Director, Screenplay
2020s
2 titles · average score 56
38
& Sons (2026)
Screenplay
75
Women Talking (2022)
Director, Screenplay
2010s
2 titles · average score 76
84
Stories We Tell (2012)
Director, Writer
68
Take This Waltz (2011)
Director, Producer
2000s
2 titles · average score 83
83
Away from Her (2007)
Director, Writer
I Shout Love (2002)
Director, Writer
1990s
2 titles · average score 72
72Don't Think Twice (1999)
Director, Producer
The Best Day of My Life (1999)
Director, Screenplay