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
64/100
- Highest rated
Paris, Texas90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
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 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Intense Character Study 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Character Study 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Class Conflict 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
Marcia Gay HardenActorSee You in My Dreams, Curtain Call, Safe Passage
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
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
Wilford BrimleyActorThe Good Old Boys, Country
Amy MadiganActorShot in the Heart, Buried Child
James SpaderActorBaby Boom, Curtain Call
Movies and TV shows
342010s
8 titles · average score 61
46
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Mr. Anderson
Buried Child (2016)
Writer
46
Ithaca (2015)
as Willie Grogan
70
Bloodline (2015)
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
72
Klondike (2014)
TV show · as Father Judge
80
Mud (2013)
as Tom
74
August: Osage County (2013)
as Beverly Weston
38
Darling Companion (2012)
as Sheriff Morris
2000s
12 titles · average score 71
80
Brothers (2009)
as Hank Cahill
64
Felon (2008)
as Gordon
77
Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
50
Walker Payne (2006)
as Syrus
63
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard
75
The Notebook (2004)
as Frank Calhoun
65
Leo (2002)
as Vic
84
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Garrison
70
The Pledge (2001)
as Eric Pollack
84
Hamlet (2000)
as Ghost
49
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as J.C. Franklin
1990s
7 titles · average score 49
35
Simpatico (1999)
Theatre Play
68
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Arthur Chambers
35
Lily Dale (1996)
as Pete Davenport
67
Streets of Laredo (1995)
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
59
Safe Passage (1994)
as Patrick
42
Silent Tongue (1993)
Director, Writer
1980s
6 titles · average score 75
81
Steel Magnolias (1989)
as Spud Jones
69
Far North (1988)
Director, Writer
66
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
as Doc Porter
90
Paris, Texas (1984)
Writer
76
Frances (1982)
as Harry York
68
Resurrection (1980)
as Cal
1970s
1 title · average score 87
87
Days of Heaven (1978)
as The Farmer