Acting
Sam Shepard
- Titles
- 91movies8TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19692017
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
True West81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Historical3.4average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Character Study 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Intense Character Study 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Crime Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jessica LangeActorDon't Come Knocking, Frances, Crimes of the Heart, Country, Far North
Randy QuaidActorStreets of Laredo, Purgatory, Fool for Love, Curse of the Starving Class
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
Marcia Gay HardenActorSee You in My Dreams, Curtain Call, Safe Passage
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara
Dermot MulroneyActorSilent Tongue, Inhale, Bright Angel
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
Mary Stuart MastersonActorLily Dale, Leo
Michael ShannonActorMud, Midnight Special
Tracey WalterActorRaggedy Man, Savannah
Movies and TV shows
171990s
17 titles · average score 58
70
Purgatory (1999)
as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
73
Dash and Lilly (1999)
as Dashiell Hammett
48
Simpatico (1999)
Theatre Play
64
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Arthur Chambers
53
Curtain Call (1998)
as Will Dodge
54
The Only Thrill (1997)
as Reece McHenry
36
Lily Dale (1996)
as Pete Davenport
67
Streets of Laredo (1995)
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
66
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as Tarnell
61
Safe Passage (1994)
as Patrick
65
The Pelican Brief (1993)
as Thomas Callahan
49
Silent Tongue (1993)
Director, Writer
65
Thunderheart (1992)
as Frank Coutelle
64
Voyager (1991)
as Walter Faber
52
Defenseless (1991)
as Det. Beutel
51
Bright Angel (1990)
as Jack Russell