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Portrait of Sam Shepard

Acting

Sam Shepard

Titles
92movies8TV shows
Career

Active from 1969 to 2017, busiest in 2001 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Shepard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Redemption 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Dysfunctional Family 4
  • Brotherhood 3
  • Intense Character Study 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Class Conflict 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

9
TypeAllMovies7TV shows2
RoleAnyActing8Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s81990s72000s122010s9
GenreAnyDrama9Comedy2Western1Romance1Action1Thriller1
Trait💔 Strong Pathos (remove)
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DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

9 titles · average score 57
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Poster for Ithaca

as Willie Grogan

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Poster for Bloodline

TV show · as Robert Rayburn

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Poster for Klondike

TV show · as Father Judge

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Poster for Inhale

as James Harrison