The Best Sam Shepard Movies, Ranked
57 credits from 1970 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Steel Magnolias (1989) with $96.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sam Shepard Box Office Hits
Sam Shepard's films have made $456M worldwide in total. Steel Magnolias (1989) is the biggest hit at $96.8M, ahead of August: Osage County (2013) ($74.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Steel Magnolias 1989 · Drama $96.8M $84.6M dom. - 2
August: Osage County 2013 · Drama $74.2M $37.7M dom. - 3
Killing Them Softly 2012 · Drama $37.9M $15M dom. - 4
Mud 2013 · Drama $32.6M $21.6M dom. - 5
Baby Boom 1987 · Drama $26.7M $26.7M dom. - 6
Crimes of the Heart 1987 · Drama $22.9M $22.9M dom. - 7
The Accidental Husband 2008 · Comedy $22.7M - 8
Thunderheart 1992 · Mystery $22.7M $22.7M dom. - 9
The Right Stuff 1983 · Adventure $21.2M $21.2M dom. - 10
Bandidas 2006 · Action $18.4M
The Best Sam Shepard Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sam Shepard has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and Never Here (2017) is the pick of them.
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Drama 27 films Never Here 2017 · as Paul Stark Movie Echo Score: 66 -
Biography 3 films Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019 · as The Writer Movie Echo Score: 85 - Comedy 2 films The Accidental Husband 2008
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Thriller 2 films Blind Horizon 2003 · as Sheriff Jack Kolb -
Romance 2 films The Only Thrill 1997 · as Reece McHenry - Adventure 2 films The Right Stuff 1983
- Mystery 2 films Thunderheart 1992
- Action 1 film Bandidas 2006 · as Bill Buck
The Best Sam Shepard Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sam Shepard's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
Most Awarded Sam Shepard Movies
Sam Shepard's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Right Stuff (1983) leads with 4 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Sam Shepard Movies
The most recent films Sam Shepard is credited on, newest first — starting with Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019 · The Writer
- Never Here 2017 · Paul Stark
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In Dubious Battle 2017 · Drama -
Cold in July 2014 · Drama -
Klondike 2014 · Father Judge - August: Osage County 2013 · Drama
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Out of the Furnace 2013 · Drama - Mud 2013 · Drama
- Killing Them Softly 2012 · Drama
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Darling Companion 2012 · Drama -
Inhale 2010 · Drama - The Accidental Husband 2008 · Comedy
The Best Sam Shepard Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sam Shepard films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sam Shepard movie?
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) is the best-rated Sam Shepard film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Never Here (2017) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sam Shepard movie?
Steel Magnolias (1989) made the most at the box office, with $96.8M worldwide, followed by August: Osage County (2013) with $74.2M. Together, Sam Shepard's films with box office figures have made $456M.
Which Sam Shepard movie won the most awards?
The Right Stuff (1983) is the most decorated Sam Shepard film, with 4 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sam Shepard drama movie?
Never Here (2017) is the best-rated of Sam Shepard's drama films, with a score of 66. In other genres: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (biography), The Accidental Husband (comedy) and Blind Horizon (thriller).
What is the newest Sam Shepard movie?
The newest film on Sam Shepard's filmography is Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019), with Sam Shepard as The Writer.
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