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
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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
84Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
81
Writer
81
Writer
Good
Score 70 to 79
18 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Frank Whiteley
78
as Frank Calhoun
76
as Chuck Yeager
76
as The Farmer
75
as MG William F. Garrison
73
as Dashiell Hammett
72
as Hank Cahill
71
as Tom
70
as Harry York
70
as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
70
as Narrator (voice)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
27 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Screenplay
67
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
66
as Sam Plame
66
as Russell
65
as Thomas Callahan
65
as Harlan Whitford
65
as Frank Coutelle
65
as James Blackthorn
64
as Walter Faber
63
as Dr. Jeff Cooper
63
as Howard
62
as James Harrison
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
26 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Maj. Nelson Gray
59
as Eddie
59
as Mr. Anderson
56
as Sheriff Jack Kolb
55
as Wilder
54
as Reece McHenry
54
as Willie Grogan
52
as Det. Beutel
52
as George Cummings
51
as Jack Russell
49
Director, Writer
46
as Paul Stark
Not rated yet
11 titles
Not rated yet
Short Story, Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
as Rodeo
Music, Writer
Acting Double
as Caleb Gare
Writer
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