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Sam Mendes

Highest Rated: 100% Out of the Ashes (2010)

Lowest Rated: 45% Empire of Light (2022)

Birthday: Aug 1, 1965

Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Because of his highly technical and visual theater productions in London and on Broadway, Sam Mendes made a smooth transition to film with "American Beauty" (1999), which earned him an Academy Award for his directing debut. Previous to his Oscar triumph, Mendes enjoyed a long and very successful career in theater, directing acclaimed and visually stunning productions of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," and Lionel Bart's popular musical "Oliver!" But it was his 1998 revival of "Cabaret" that attracted the attention of Hollywood - specifically Mendes fan Steven Spielberg, which led to the stage veteran directing his first feature. Following a few aborted film efforts and a triumphant return to theatre, Mendes returned to celluloid with the elaborate, lavish "Road to Perdition" (2002), which displayed some of the promise of his sterling debut, but ultimately failed to warm many hearts. Nonetheless, he maintained a steady output on stage and on screen, directing the Iraq War drama "Jarhead" (2005) and '50s period piece "Revolutionary Road" (2008), which starred his then-wife, Kate Winslet. Mendes took a huge commercial leap forward as the director of the 23rd and 24th James Bond films, "Skyfall" (2012) and "Spectre" (2015), which brought new emotional depth to the long-running series while confirming his status as an intelligent and deliberate filmmaker capable of crafting deeply resonant films.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 75% Out of the Ashes
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92% 86% Skyfall Watchlist
90% 66% Starter for 10
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88% 88% 1917 Watchlist 87% 93% American Beauty Watchlist 82% 86% Road to Perdition Watchlist 67% 71% Revolutionary Road Watchlist
67% 74% Away We Go
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65% 73% Things We Lost in the Fire
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65% 84% The Kite Runner
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Filmography

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Hamnet 2025 Producer National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue 2024 Director Empire of Light 45% 74% 2022 Director, Screenwriter, Producer The Sound of 007 80% 2022 Self 1917 88% 88% 2019 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Keepers of the Magic 100% 2016 Self Spectre 63% 61% 2015 Director NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage 52% 47% 2014 Actor Skyfall 92% 86% 2012 Director Out of the Ashes 100% 75% 2010 Executive Producer Away We Go 67% 74% 2009 Director Revolutionary Road 67% 71% 2008 Director, Producer The Kite Runner 65% 84% 2007 Executive Producer Things We Lost in the Fire 65% 73% 2007 Producer Starter for 10 90% 66% 2006 Executive Producer Jarhead 60% 68% 2005 Director, Producer Road to Perdition 82% 86% 2002 Director, Producer American Beauty 87% 93% 1999 Director
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