Acting
Sam Shepard
- Titles
- 92movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1969 to 2017, busiest in 2001 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Right Stuff87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Brotherhood 3
- Intense Character Study 3
- Character-Driven Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jessica LangeActorDon't Come Knocking, Crimes of the Heart, Frances, Country, Far North
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Randy QuaidActorStreets of Laredo, Purgatory, Curse of the Starving Class, Fool for Love
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara
Dermot MulroneyActorInhale, Silent Tongue, Bright Angel
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, Safe Passage, See You in My Dreams- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
Robert PatrickActorSafe House, The Only Thrill
Sheila TouseyActorThunderheart, Silent Tongue
David AndrewsActorStealth, Fair Game
Movies and TV shows
252000s
25 titles · average score 58
64
Brothers (2009)
as Hank Cahill
24
The Accidental Husband (2008)
as Wilder
64
Felon (2008)
as Gordon
76
Ruffian (2007)
as Frank Whiteley
54
Bandidas (2006)
as Bill Buck
37
The Return (2006)
as Ed Mills
69
Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
51
Walker Payne (2006)
as Syrus
47
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard
36
Stealth (2005)
as George Cummings
See You in My Dreams (2004)
Writer, Short Story
66
The Notebook (2004)
as Frank Calhoun
48
Blind Horizon (2003)
as Sheriff Jack Kolb
75
True West (2002)
Writer
62
Leo (2002)
as Vic
77
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Garrison
45
Swordfish (2001)
as Senator Reisman
69
The Pledge (2001)
as Eric Pollack
39
After the Harvest (2001)
as Caleb Gare
63
Shot in the Heart (2001)
as Frank Gilmore, Sr.
76
Kurosawa (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
64
One Kill (2000)
as Maj. Nelson Gray
49
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as J.C. Franklin
66
Hamlet (2000)
as Ghost