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
362010s
10 titles · average score 65
59
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Mr. Anderson
Buried Child (2016)
Writer
54
Ithaca (2015)
as Willie Grogan
71
Bloodline (2015)
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
71
Mud (2013)
as Tom
66
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
70
August: Osage County (2013)
as Beverly Weston
61
Killing Them Softly (2012)
as Dillon
65
Blackthorn (2011)
as James Blackthorn
2000s
11 titles · average score 64
72
Brothers (2009)
as Hank Cahill
53
The Return (2006)
as Ed Mills
51
Walker Payne (2006)
as Syrus
63
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard
78
The Notebook (2004)
as Frank Calhoun
63
Leo (2002)
as Vic
75
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as MG William F. Garrison
66
The Pledge (2001)
as Eric Pollack
58
Hamlet (2000)
as Ghost
57
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as J.C. Franklin
1990s
8 titles · average score 55
48
Simpatico (1999)
Theatre Play
64
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Arthur Chambers
36
Lily Dale (1996)
as Pete Davenport
67
Streets of Laredo (1995)
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
61
Safe Passage (1994)
as Patrick
49
Silent Tongue (1993)
Director, Writer
64
Voyager (1991)
as Walter Faber
1980s
5 titles · average score 68
72
Steel Magnolias (1989)
as Spud Jones
56
Far North (1988)
Director, Writer
61
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
as Doc Porter
81
Paris, Texas (1984)
Writer
70
Frances (1982)
as Harry York
1970s
2 titles · average score 72
76
Days of Heaven (1978)
as The Farmer
69
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Screenplay