Sam Mendes Filmography

Born:: August 1, 1965 in Reading, England
Occupation:: Director, Executive Producer, Producer
Biography:: Director Sam Mendes was already a veteran of the Broadway and London stage when he made one of the most auspicious feature film debuts in recent memory with American Beauty, a dark, satirical, and ultimately revelatory vision of suburban discontent. The low-budget Hollywood production struck a...Read More

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Revolutionary Road

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Kathy Bates

Synopsis: Titanic shipmates Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kate Winslet step onboard for director Sam Mendes' tale of suburban malaise in 1950s-era Connecticut. Adapted from the classic 1961 novel by author Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road tells the tale of a young couple whose once-healthy Read More

12/26/08
Untitled Sam Mendes Comedy

Crew: Director

Actors: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines

Synopsis: Authors Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida provide the script for Sam Mendes' (Revolutionary Road) untitled comedy focusing on a married couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) searching for a place to live before their baby is born in this Focus Features production. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Curb Your Enthusiasm Read More

1/1/08
The Kite Runner

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Zekiria Ebrahimi, Shaun Toub

Synopsis: Finding Neverland director Marc Forster adapts author Khaled Hosseini's critically acclaimed novel about two childhood best friends forever torn apart as their country is ravaged by endless war and bitter strife. As children, Amir (Khalid Abdalla) and Hassan were inseparable; their long days under Read More

12/14/07
Things We Lost in the Fire

Crew: Producer

Actors: Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alison Lohman, Omar Benson Miller

Synopsis: A woman who lost her husband in a random act of violence and a heroin addict who was a lifelong friend of the dearly departed discover that the beloved husband and friend's unfortunate passing is actually a blessing in disguise in Open Hearts director Susanne Bier's Dogme-style drama. When Read More

10/19/07
Starter for Ten

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Tate, Dominic Cooper

Synopsis: A working-class English boy who has been fortunate enough to be accepted into a posh private university struggles to realize his lifelong dream while simultaneously winning the heart of the girl he loves in a romantic, bittersweet comedy directed by Tom Vaughan and starring James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall Read More

2006
Jarhead

Crew: Director

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, Brian Gberaghty, Jacob Vargas

Synopsis: A young man gets a crash course in the madness of war in this fact-based drama from director Sam Mendes. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) decides to join the Marines, just like his father and his father before him, and signs on just in time to be sent to Iraq to fight in the Gulf War in Read More

11/4/05
Road to Perdition

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci

Synopsis: The acclaimed graphic novel from crime writer Max Allan Collins becomes this big budget Dreamworks drama from director Sam Mendes and screenwriter David Self. Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a morally conflicted Depression-era hit man committing murder in the name of his employer, John Rooney Read More

7/12/02
American Beauty

Crew: Director

Actors: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper

Synopsis: Noted theater director Sam Mendes, who was responsible for the acclaimed 1998 revival of Cabaret and Nicole Kidman's turn in The Blue Room, made his motion picture debut with this film about the dark side of an American family, and about the nature and price of beauty in a culture obsessed with Read More

9/15/99