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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
37Great
Score 80 to 89
3 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
Good
Score 70 to 79
5 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Garrison
73
Klondike (2014)
TV show · as Father Judge
70
Bloodline (2015)
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
70
Steel Magnolias (1989)
as Spud Jones
Decent
Score 60 to 69
13 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Pledge (2001)
as Eric Pollack
69
Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
68
Resurrection (1980)
as Cal
67
Streets of Laredo (1995)
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
66
The Notebook (2004)
as Frank Calhoun
65
August: Osage County (2013)
as Beverly Weston
65
Frances (1982)
as Harry York
65
Country (1984)
as Gil Ivy
64
Felon (2008)
as Gordon
64
Brothers (2009)
as Hank Cahill
62
Leo (2002)
as Vic
61
Safe Passage (1994)
as Patrick
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
14 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
as Doc Porter
55
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Arthur Chambers
49
Inhale (2010)
as James Harrison
49
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as J.C. Franklin
47
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard
46
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Mr. Anderson
43
Lily Dale (1996)
as Pete Davenport
42
Silent Tongue (1994)
Director, Writer
33
Far North (1988)
Director, Writer
32
Ithaca (2015)
as Willie Grogan
30
Simpatico (1999)
Theatre Play
Not rated yet
2 titles
Not rated yet
Buried Child (2016)
Writer
Tongues (1982)
Writer, Music