Sam Mendes

Director and producer. Born 1 August 1965 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 7 directing · 4 producing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscar1 won · 5 nominated

Born

1 August 1965, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Active

1999–present

Frequently works with

Daniel Craig, Pippa Harris, Barbara Broccoli, John Logan, Michael G. Wilson, Neal Purvis, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Wade

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Sam’s work 3 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.1bn across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1999–present

Genres

Drama5
Thriller3
Action2
Adventure2
Romance2
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestSkyfall2012

54WorstEmpire of Light2022

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51990s

82000s

102010s

122020s

Co-stars most worked with

Daniel Craig3 titles

Ralph Fiennes2 titles

Producers most worked with

Pippa Harris3 titles

Barbara Broccoli2 titles

Michael G. Wilson2 titles