Sam Taylor
Director · 30 credits · 14 in highly-rated films
Best known for Safety Last! (1923)
Frequent collaborators: Fred C. Newmeyer
Best Sam Taylor movies by genre
Directed movies (24 total, ranked by score)
1Safety Last!
1923 · ★ 7.7 (592 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
2The Freshman
1925 · ★ 7.0 (129 votes)
Comedy, Romance
3Girl Shy
1924 · ★ 7.0 (67 votes)
Comedy, Romance
4Skyline
1931
Drama
5Hot Water
1924 · ★ 6.8 (28 votes)
Comedy
6For Heaven's Sake
1926 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)
Comedy, Action
7Exit Smiling
1926 · ★ 7.9 (7 votes)
Comedy
8The Woman Disputed
1928 · ★ 6.2 (2 votes)
History, Drama
9Dr. Jack
1922 · ★ 6.8 (31 votes)
Comedy, Romance
10Why Worry?
1923 · ★ 6.5 (45 votes)
Comedy
11My Best Girl
1927 · ★ 7.0 (19 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
12Ambassador Bill
1931 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Comedy
13Out All Night
1933 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
14Tempest
1928 · ★ 6.2 (17 votes)
Drama, Romance
15The Cat's-Paw
1934 · ★ 6.3 (19 votes)
Comedy
16Coquette
1929 · ★ 5.9 (35 votes)
Drama
17Nothing But Trouble
1944 · ★ 6.3 (24 votes)
Comedy
18Vagabond Lady
1935 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
19Kiki
1931 · ★ 5.2 (5 votes)
Music
20The Taming of the Shrew
1929 · ★ 5.8 (16 votes)
Comedy
21Devil's Lottery
1932 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama
22Everything I Can See From Here
2013 · ★ 3.8 (5 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction
23Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)
Drama, Romance
24A Fontaines D.C. film: Roman Holiday
2022
Music, Action
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.