Acting
Sam Shepard
- Titles
- 91movies8TV 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
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.5, 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 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Biographical Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Character Study 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Brotherhood 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Slow Burn 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, Curse of the Starving Class, Fool for Love
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, See You in My Dreams, 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
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
James SpaderActorBaby Boom, Curtain Call
Eric RobertsActorPurgatory, Raggedy Man
Amy MadiganActorShot in the Heart, Buried Child
Movies and TV shows
202010s
7 titles · average score 75
72
Midnight Special (2016)
as Calvin Meyer
True West (2016)
Writer
70
Bloodline (2015)
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
73
Cold in July (2014)
as Russell
73
Klondike (2014)
TV show · as Father Judge
80
Mud (2013)
as Tom
2000s
6 titles · average score 76
79
Ruffian (2007)
as Frank Whiteley
75
True West (2002)
Writer
77
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Garrison
76
Kurosawa (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
77
Hamlet (2000)
as Ghost
1990s
2 titles · average score 71
71
Dash and Lilly (1999)
as Dashiell Hammett
72
Thunderheart (1992)
as Frank Coutelle
1980s
4 titles · average score 82
70
Steel Magnolias (1989)
as Spud Jones
85
Paris, Texas (1984)
Writer
85
True West (1984)
Writer
87
The Right Stuff (1983)
as Chuck Yeager
1970s
1 title · average score 86
86
Days of Heaven (1978)
as The Farmer