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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
212010s
21 titles · average score 63
46
Never Here (2017)
as Paul Stark
59
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Mr. Anderson
64
Midnight Special (2016)
as Calvin Meyer
True West (2016)
Writer
Buried Child (2016)
Writer
54
Ithaca (2015)
as Willie Grogan
71
Bloodline (2015)
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
66
Cold in July (2014)
as Russell
72
Klondike (2014)
TV show · as Father Judge
71
Mud (2013)
as Tom
66
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
59
Savannah (2013)
as Mr. Stubbs
70
August: Osage County (2013)
as Beverly Weston
The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
Acting Double
65
Safe House (2012)
as Harlan Whitford
61
Killing Them Softly (2012)
as Dillon
51
Darling Companion (2012)
as Sheriff Morris
65
Blackthorn (2011)
as James Blackthorn
66
Fair Game (2010)
as Sam Plame
62
Inhale (2010)
as James Harrison