American Masters Pictures Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
American Masters Pictures has made 18 films from 1987 to 2026, earning $1.56M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026), Itzhak (2017) and Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025). Its most frequent directors are Sam Pollard and Sasha Waters Freyer, with 2 films each. Most of its films are documentary films (18 of 18).
- films
- 18
- worldwide box office
- $1.56M
- average score of 1 rated film
- 86
- years active
- 1987–2026
- Main genres
- Documentary, Music, Biography
- Film languages
- English (18)
- Busiest decade
- The 2020s, 8 films
- Frequent directors
- Sam Pollard, Sasha Waters Freyer
What Are American Masters Pictures' Biggest Box Office Hits?
The American Masters Pictures films that earned the most worldwide. Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) leads with $766K, 49% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World 2026 · Documentary $766K - 2
Itzhak 2017 · Documentary $705K - 3
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence 2025 · Documentary $47.7K - 4
Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable 2018 · Documentary $44K
What Are the Latest American Masters Pictures Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026).
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2026 Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World Documentary -
2025 Sun Ra: Do the Impossible Music -
2025 Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Documentary -
2023 Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely Documentary -
2023 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Documentary -
2023 American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci Documentary -
2022 Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands Music -
2021 A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings Documentary
What Kind of Movies Does American Masters Pictures Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are documentary films (18 of 18). The 2020s were its busiest decade, with 8 films.
American Masters Pictures Movies by Genre
- Documentary 18 films
- Music 4 films
- Biography 1 film
- History 1 film
American Masters Pictures Movies by Decade
- 2 1980s
- 1 2000s
- 7 2010s
- 8 2020s
Who Works With American Masters Pictures the Most?
The people credited on the most American Masters Pictures films. Joan Baez appears in 2 of them, and Sam Pollard directed 2.
Directors Who Work With American Masters Pictures
Actors in the Most American Masters Pictures Movies
What Movies Has American Masters Pictures Made?
All 18 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
American Masters Pictures History Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to American Masters Pictures?
The studios with the most English documentary films. American Masters Pictures has made 18 English documentary films, more than any other kind.
- BBC 534 English documentary films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 222 English documentary films
- ONF | NFB 135 English documentary films
- HBO Documentary Films 134 English documentary films
- Netflix 131 English documentary films
- National Geographic 127 English documentary films
- First Run Features 123 English documentary films
- HBO 115 English documentary films
American Masters Pictures: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has American Masters Pictures made?
American Masters Pictures has released 18 films, from 1987 to 2026. Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 8 films.
See every film What is American Masters Pictures' highest-grossing movie?
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) is American Masters Pictures' biggest box office hit, with $766K worldwide, ahead of Itzhak (2017) ($705K).
What is the best-rated American Masters Pictures movie?
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025) is the only rated American Masters Pictures film so far, with a Movie Echo Score of 86.
Which director has made the most films with American Masters Pictures?
Sam Pollard and Sasha Waters Freyer have each directed 2 American Masters Pictures films, the most of anyone.






