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
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- 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 2.4
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
Main genres
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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, Frances, Crimes of the Heart, Far North, Country
Randy QuaidActorStreets of Laredo, Purgatory, Curse of the Starving Class, Fool for Love
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, Crimes of the Heart, The Good Old Boys, Raggedy Man
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, See You in My Dreams, Safe Passage
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
Dermot MulroneyActorInhale, Bright Angel, Silent Tongue
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Far North, Country
Denzel WashingtonActorSafe House, The Pelican Brief
Eric RobertsActorPurgatory, Raggedy Man
James SpaderActorBaby Boom, Curtain Call
Movies and TV shows
22010s
2 titles
Buried Child (2016)
Writer
True West (2016)
Writer