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  • The Right Stuff
  • The Right Stuff review by from UK
    Rated - 5 stars Reach for the Stars 18 June 2004
    ...with a mature and intellgient approach and with an all star cast (Ed Harris and Sam Shepard are both excellent but Dennis Quaid's cocky pilot steals the show) Featuring...  
  • Days Of Heaven
  • Days Of Heaven review by from Reading
    Rated - 3 stars superb photography, stilted story 13 August 2004
    ...avelling around the country pretending to be siblings and end up harvesting for Sam Shepard. Shepard has less than a year to live and when he declares his love to Adams, s...  
  • Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford review by Northernsky from Halifax
    Rated - 5 stars A gorgeous hypnotic odyssey 14 July 2008
    ...Ross)are either dead or in prison but the two remaining James brothers Frank (Sam Shepard) and Jesse(Brad Pitt) are leading the heist. Also part of the gang are the Ford...  

Sam Shepard - filmography


  • Felon on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Stephen Dorff,  Harold Perrineau
    Director: Ric Roman Waugh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau, Jr. and Sam Shepard star in this prison drama, the story of a family man who is convicted of murder for killing an intruder who enters his home, threatening the lives of his wife and son. As he struggles to survive the violent penal system which includes ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7,315 members
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  • Leo on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Joseph Fiennes,  Elisabeth Shue,  Justin Chambers
    Director: Mehdi Norowzian
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A young boy who's been alienated by his mother comes into contact with a gifted writer who is released from prison after serving a 15 year sentence. An incredible bond is formed between man and boy as the ex convict is forced to face his past mistakes and make the choices that will save his new ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 45 members
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  • Swordfish on DVD (2001)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Hugh Jackman,  Halle Berry
    Director: Dominic Sena
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Star John Travolta revisits the grinning villain territory he explored in BROKEN ARROW and FACE/OFF with this stylish, supercharged techno-thriller. He plays Gabriel, a charismatic, fast-living mystery man who, with help from his right-hand woman, Ginger (Halle Berry), recruits ex-con and former ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 20,561 members
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  • The Pledge on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Helen Mirren,  Michael O'Keefe
    Director: Sean Penn
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 2,676 members
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  • Swordfish - HD DVD Version (2001)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Hugh Jackman,  Halle Berry
    Director: Dominic Sena
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Star John Travolta revisits the grinning villain territory he explored in BROKEN ARROW and FACE/OFF with this stylish, supercharged techno-thriller. He plays Gabriel, a charismatic, fast-living mystery man who, with help from his right-hand woman, Ginger (Halle Berry), recruits ex-con and former ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 648 members
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  • All The Pretty Horses on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Penelope Cruz,  Penelope Cruz
    Director: Billy Bob Thornton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Billy Bob Thornton's ALL THE PRETTY HORSES is about John Grady Cole (Matt Damon), a young rancher growing up just after WWII. After his mother sells the family ranch, John convinces his best friend, Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas), to accompany him to Mexico, where ranching is still a big part of life...read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,245 member
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  • Hamlet on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Kyle MacLachlan,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Michael Almereyda
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Ethan Hawke stars in this modern update of Shakespeare's classic play. He portrays a young filmmaker in New York City who struggles to gain power of his deceased father's company, even as the new boss (Kyle MacLachlan) manages to take total control of the proceedings. Michael Almereyda's (NADJA) ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 817 members
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  • The Only Thrill on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Sam Shepard,  Diane Lane
    Director: Peter Masterson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Academy Award winner Diane Keaton (The First Wives Club, Annie Hall) and Sam Shepard (Steel Magnolias) are paired as two ill-fated lovers who risk a chance at happiness for fear of commitment. Reece McHenry (Shepard) runs a clothing store where he meets Carol (Keaton), a seamstress and single ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 26 members
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  • Silent Tongue on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Sheila Tousey,  Alan Bates
    Director: Sam Shepard
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Silent Tongue was the last River Phoenix film to be released - a year after his premature death - and has never been out before on UK DVD. Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, the film is a haunting Western about a plainsman who will do anything to help his son get over the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 565 members
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  • Steel Magnolias on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Sally Field,  Dolly Parton
    Director: Herbert Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on a true incident of screenwriter Harling's mother and sister. The story is set in a small-town beauty shop near New Orleans, and spans several years in the lives of the shop's owner and her customers.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 7,139 members
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  • Baby Boom on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Harold Ramis,  Zoe Wanamaker
    Director: Charles Shyer
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When J.C. Wiatt, a total workaholic in charge of her life and career, inherits a 13-month-old baby girl, she finds her life is no longer her own. Fleeing the city and moving to the country, J.C. and Elizabeth market their own applesauce, which becomes a nationwide success. But do they return to the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 2,180 members
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  • Crimes Of The Heart on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Jessica Lange,  Sissy Spacek
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Crimes of the Heart tells the story of three eccentric southern sisters - Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek), whose lives reunite after a long separation. Lenny, the eldest has never married and cares for her ailing grandfather. Meg has had a string of boyfriends and ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 198 members
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  • The Right Stuff on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Sam Shepard,  Scott Glenn,  Dennis Quaid
    Director: Philip Kaufman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This epic chronicle of the seven pilots chosen to become astronauts for Project Mercury is based on the novel by Tom Wolfe (THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES) and directed by visionary filmmaker Philip Kaufman (QUILLS, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING).Deep in the desert during the 1950s, army test ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,640 members
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  • Frances on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Jessica Lange,  Sam Shepard,  Kim Stanley
    Director: Graeme Clifford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This is the true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood, and her later downfall and ill health which were the result of blacklisting. An inspirational account of the life and career of a woman of courage.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 381 members
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  • Days Of Heaven on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Richard Gere,  Sam Shepard,  Brooke Adams
    Director: Terrence Malick
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Terrence Malick's follow-up to BADLANDS is an exquisitely photographed story of a group of early-20th-century itinerant workers who find themselves entangled in a deadly love triangle. Bill (Richard Gere) and Abby (Brooke Adams) are lovers who are forced to flee Chicago after Bill accidentally ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,171 members
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  • Bronco Bullfrog (1969)
    Starring: Del Walker,  Ann Gooding,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Barney Platts-Mills
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set in the East End of London at the tail end of the 60s; BRONCO BULLFROG is the story of a young couple who decide to run away when their parents disapprove of their growing love for each other. They decide to hole up with Joe 'Bronco Bullfrog' who is in hiding after going on the run from Borstal. ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 34% from 9 members
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  • Blind Horizon on DVD
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Neve Campbell,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Michael Haussman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A thriller that resurrects the Hollywood trope of a protagonist with amnesia, BLIND HORIZON injects the cliche with new life by asking pertinent questions about the nature of personal responsibilty. Frank (Val Kilmer, THE MISSING) awakens in the desert with a severe head wound, and no memory of how ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 4,612 members
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Sam Shepard - watch online


  • Days of Heaven to Watch Now (1979)
    Starring: Richard Gere,  Sam Shepard,  Brooke Adams
    Director: Terrence Malick
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 93 minutes
    Terrence Malick's follow-up to BADLANDS is an exquisitely photographed story of a group of early-20th-century itinerant workers who find themselves entangled in a deadly love triangle. Bill (Richard Gere) and Abby (Brooke Adams) are lovers who are forced to flee Chicago after Bill accidentally ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 9 members
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Sam Shepard facts

5 most recent films

The Accidental Husband - 3.0 stars
Felon - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Felon - 3.5 stars
Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, The - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Ruffian - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Black Hawk Down - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Felon - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Felon - 3.5 stars
Swordfish - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Swordfish - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Bronco Bullfrog - 2.0 stars
Ruffian - 2.0 stars
Purgatory - 2.0 stars
The Only Thrill - 2.5 stars
Leo - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Halle Berry - 3 times - show films
Zach Grenier - 3 times - show films
Sam Rockwell - 3 times - show films
Brad Pitt - 3 times - show films
Hugh Jackman - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Andrew Dominik - 3 times - show films
Dominic Sena - 3 times - show films
Alan J. Pakula - 2 times - show films
Ric Roman Waugh - 2 times - show films
Terrence Malick - 2 times - show films