Sam Shepard
Actor · 60 credits · 48 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Notebook (2004)
Frequent collaborators: Jessica Lange, Val Kilmer
Movies (58 total, ranked by score)
31Leo
2002 · ★ 6.0 (28 votes)
Drama
32Crimes of the Heart
1986 · ★ 6.1 (73 votes)
Comedy, Drama
33Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · ★ 6.0 (20 votes)
Documentary, Music
34The Accidental Husband
2008 · ★ 5.6 (607 votes)
Comedy, Romance
35The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
2007
Documentary, Music
36Walker Payne
2006 · ★ 4.3 (6 votes)
Drama
37Inhale
2010 · ★ 6.0 (127 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
38Stealth
2005 · ★ 5.5 (1,190 votes)
Science Fiction
39Dear Antonioni
1995
Documentary
40Lily Dale
1996 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
41In Dubious Battle
2016 · ★ 5.8 (159 votes)
Drama
42Made in the USA
1993 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
43Kurosawa
2000 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
44Raggedy Man
1981 · ★ 5.7 (40 votes)
Drama
45Shot in the Heart
2001 · ★ 6.0 (19 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
46The Return
2006 · ★ 6.0 (658 votes)
Horror, Drama, Thriller
47Never Here
2017 · ★ 4.9 (22 votes)
Drama, Thriller
48After the Harvest
2001
Drama
49Savannah
2013 · ★ 6.0 (32 votes)
Romance, History, Drama
50Blind Horizon
2003 · ★ 5.8 (123 votes)
Thriller
51Shepard & Dark
2012 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)
Documentary
52Fool for Love
1985 · ★ 5.6 (49 votes)
Drama
53Ithaca
2015 · ★ 5.2 (111 votes)
Drama
54Bright Angel
1990 · ★ 4.6 (15 votes)
Drama, Thriller
55This So-Called Disaster
2003 · ★ 4.6 (7 votes)
Documentary
56Curtain Call
1998 · ★ 4.9 (25 votes)
Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy
57Defenseless
1991 · ★ 4.9 (27 votes)
Thriller, Mystery
58MaMa's Pushcart
1988
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.