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
182010s
7 titles · average score 62
46
Never Here (2017)
as Paul Stark
66
Cold in July (2014)
as Russell
66
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
65
Safe House (2012)
as Harlan Whitford
61
Killing Them Softly (2012)
as Dillon
66
Fair Game (2010)
as Sam Plame
62
Inhale (2010)
as James Harrison
2000s
7 titles · average score 63
72
Brothers (2009)
as Hank Cahill
72
Felon (2008)
as Gordon
53
The Return (2006)
as Ed Mills
56
Blind Horizon (2003)
as Sheriff Jack Kolb
63
Swordfish (2001)
as Senator Reisman
66
The Pledge (2001)
as Eric Pollack
58
Hamlet (2000)
as Ghost
1990s
4 titles · average score 58
65
The Pelican Brief (1993)
as Thomas Callahan
65
Thunderheart (1992)
as Frank Coutelle
52
Defenseless (1991)
as Det. Beutel
51
Bright Angel (1990)
as Jack Russell