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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
212020s
2 titles · average score 68
60
Seven Veils (2025)
Thanks
75
Women Talking (2022)
Director, Screenplay
2010s
3 titles · average score 75
84
Stories We Tell (2012)
Director, Writer
68
Take This Waltz (2011)
Director, Producer
72
Trigger (2010)
as Hillary
2000s
10 titles · average score 69
70
Mr. Nobody (2009)
as Adult Elise
81
John Adams (2008)
TV show · as Abigail Adams Smith
83
Away from Her (2007)
Director, Writer
62
The Event (2003)
as Dana Shapiro
85
Slings & Arrows (2003)
TV show · as Sophie
45
The Weight of Water (2001)
as Maren Hontvedt
78
The Claim (2000)
as Hope Burn
1990s
5 titles · average score 81
82
Last Night (1998)
as Jennifer Wheeler
82
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
as Nicole Burnell
80
The Hanging Garden (1997)
as Teen Rosemary
76
Exotica (1994)
as Tracey
83
Road to Avonlea (1990)
TV show · as Sara Stanley
1980s
1 title
Heaven On Earth (1987)
as Becky Hawthorne