The best Sam Shepard’s movies

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

05/11/1943- 27/07/2017
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The Notebook

The Notebook
7.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/06/2004
  • Character: Frank Calhoun
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Brothers

Brothers
7.1/10
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down
7.7/10
  • Genre: ActionHistoryWar
  • Release: 28/12/2001
  • Character: Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief
6.6/10
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

Safe House

Safe House
6.7/10
  • Genre: ActionThriller
  • Release: 09/02/2012
  • Character: Harlan Whitford
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7.5/10
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web
6.3/10
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/11/1989
  • Character: Spud Jones
This heart wrenching drama is about a beauty shop in Louisiana owned by Truvy and the tragedies of all of her clients.

Bandidas

Bandidas
5.7/10
Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Swordfish

Swordfish
6.5/10
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Stealth

Stealth
5.1/10
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly
6.2/10
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

The Pledge

The Pledge
6.8/10
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

August: Osage County

August: Osage County
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/12/2013
  • Character: Beverly Weston
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband
5.5/10
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancee to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven
7.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 13/09/1978
  • Character: The Farmer
In 1910, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

Fair Game

Fair Game
6.8/10
Wife and mother Valerie Plame has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson, writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq, Then Valerie's secret work and identity is leaked to the press. With her cover blown and other people endangered, Valerie's career and personal life begin to unravel.

Thunderheart

Thunderheart
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 03/04/1992
  • Character: Frank Coutelle
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.

Mud

Mud
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/04/2013
  • Character: Tom Blankenship
Two boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and form a pact to help him reunite with his lover and escape.

Baby Boom

Baby Boom
6.3/10
The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.

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