Portrait of Sam Shepard

Acting

Sam Shepard

Titles
91movies8TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for True West
True West
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 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

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.

Movies and TV shows

2
TypeAllMovies2
RoleAnyActing66Writing19Appearances14Directing2Other crew2Sound1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s1
GenreAnyDrama2Western1Horror1Romance1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

1 title · average score 49
GoodWatch49
Poster for Silent Tongue

Director, Writer

1980s

1 title · average score 56
GoodWatch56
Poster for Far North

Director, Writer

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