Sam Rockwell

November 5, 1968 (age 57) Daly City, California, USA
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Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated in the same category for portraying in Adam McKay's political satire Vice (2018). In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, and in 2022, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo. Rockwell's other films include The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Moon (2009), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Jojo Rabbit (2019), and See How They Run (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Rockwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

79 titles
Community avg: 8.10 /10
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    2010April 2010 by Jon Favreau
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    7.79 Excellent-
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    1999December 1999 by Frank Darabont
    Fantasy, Drama, Crime
    Fantasy, Drama, Crime
    9.44 Masterpiece++
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    2017December 2017 by Martin McDonagh
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.98 Masterpiece
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    2009June 2009 by Duncan Jones
    Science Fiction, Drama
    Science Fiction, Drama
    8.49 Excellent++
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    2019October 2019 by Taika Waititi
    Comedy, War, Drama
    Comedy, War, Drama
    8.93 Masterpiece
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    2012October 2012 by Martin McDonagh
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.75 Excellent-
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    2011July 2011 by Jon Favreau
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    6.64 Good--
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    2022March 2022 by Pierre Perifel
    Action, Animation, Comedy
    Action, Animation, Comedy
    8.45 Excellent++
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    2015May 2015 by Gil Kenan
    Horror
    Horror
    6.25 Decent+
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    2005April 2005 by Garth Jennings
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
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    2000November 2000 by McG
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    6.82 Good-
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    2009July 2009 by Hoyt Yeatman
    Family, Fantasy, Action
    Family, Fantasy, Action
    6.49 Decent++
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    2018December 2018 by Adam McKay
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.95 Excellent
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    2007September 2007 by Andrew Dominik
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.99 Excellent
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    2016February 2016 by Paco Cabezas
    Comedy, Romance, Crime
    Comedy, Romance, Crime
    7.45 Good++
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    2003September 2003 by Ridley Scott
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
    7.93 Excellent
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    2019December 2019 by Clint Eastwood
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.34 Excellent++
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    2022September 2022 by Tom George
    Mystery, Comedy, Crime
    Mystery, Comedy, Crime
    7.31 Good++
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    2002December 2002 by George Clooney
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    7.63 Excellent--
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    1999December 1999 by Dean Parisot
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure
    8.01 Excellent
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    2024January 2024 by Matthew Vaughn
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    6.96 Good
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    2013June 2013 by Nat Faxon
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.06 Excellent
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    2020March 2020 by Walt Dohrn
    Family, Animation, Comedy
    Family, Animation, Comedy
    8.12 Excellent+
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    2025July 2025 by Pierre Perifel
    Family, Comedy, Crime
    Family, Comedy, Crime
    8.54 Masterpiece--
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    2014September 2014 by Lynn Shelton
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.08 Good
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    2009December 2009 by Kirk Jones
    Drama
    Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
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    2026February 2026 by Gore Verbinski
    Science Fiction, Action, Comedy
    Science Fiction, Action, Comedy
    7.81 Excellent-
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    2010October 2010 by Tony Goldwyn
    Drama
    Drama
    7.99 Excellent
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    2008October 2008 by Ron Howard
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.21 Excellent+
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    2020August 2020 by Thea Sharrock
    Family, Comedy, Drama
    Family, Comedy, Drama
    8.26 Excellent+
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    2008September 2008 by Clark Gregg
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.13 Good+
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    2011December 2011 by David Gordon Green
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.63 Good--
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    2018February 2018 by Duncan Jones
    Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
    6.59 Good--
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    2019April 2019 by Robin Bissell
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.27 Excellent+
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    2014March 2014 by Geoff Moore
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    6.99 Good
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    2001November 2001 by David Mamet
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.31 Good++
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    2014February 2014 by Drew Pearce
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    7.65 Excellent--
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    2007January 2007 by George Ratliff
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    6.78 Good-
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    2013September 2013 by David M. Rosenthal
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    6.84 Good-
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    2002October 2002 by Anthony Russo
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.21 Good+
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    2015–2021 by Michael Price
    Comedy, Animation
    Comedy, Animation
    8.27 Excellent+
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    2009January 2009 by Jim Strouse
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.40 Good++
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    2009September 2009 by Jared Hess
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
    6.90 Good
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    2015December 2015 by Jared Hess
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.45 Decent++
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    2018June 2018 by Susanna White
    Drama, History, Western
    Drama, History, Western
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2007March 2007 by David Gordon Green
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    7.54 Excellent--
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    2018August 2018 by Hadi Hajaig
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.06 Good
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    2013November 2013 by Kat Coiro
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.71 Good-
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    1997November 1997 by John Duigan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.98 Excellent
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    1999May 1999 by Michael Hoffman
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    7.40 Good++
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    1990April 1990 by Victor Salva
    Horror
    Horror
    7.23 Good+
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    1992August 1992 by Paul Schrader
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.68 Excellent--
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    2019 by Steven Levenson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.93 Excellent
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    1998August 1998 by John Hamburg
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.14 Good+
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    1996August 1996 by Tom DiCillo
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
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    2001July 2001 by Jon Favreau
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    6.98 Good
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    2015August 2015 by Joe Swanberg
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.60 Good--
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    1995October 1995 by Rich Wilkes
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.01 Good
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    1992October 1992 by Alexandre Rockwell
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
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    2013April 2013 by Clark Gregg
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.19 Good+
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    1989July 1989 by Uli Edel
    Drama
    Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
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    2025January 2025 by Liron Topaz
    Animation, Comedy, Crime
    Animation, Comedy, Crime
    7.86 Excellent-
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    1998December 1998 by Saul Rubinek
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
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    2009January 2009 by Richard Shepard
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.91 Excellent
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    2004November 2004 by John McKay
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.79 Excellent-
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    1991November 1991 by Kevin Hooks
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.22 Good+
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    2018August 2018 by Ethan Hawke
    Drama, Music, History
    Drama, Music, History
    7.53 Excellent--
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    2019November 2019 by Jack Bennett
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.07 Excellent
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    2014April 2014 by Adam Rapp
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.08 Good
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    2002August 2002 by Alexandre Rockwell
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.39 Good++
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    1994November 1994 by Sam Henry Kass
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.38 Good++
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    1997March 1997 by Peter Cohn
    Drama
    Drama
    7.29 Good+
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    2014February 2014 by Riad Galayini
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.00 Excellent
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    2017April 2017 by Aisha Tyler
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.68 Excellent--
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    1997
    Drama
    Drama
    7.97 Excellent
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    by Brad Bird
    Animation, Crime, Mystery
    Animation, Crime, Mystery
    Needs more reviews
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    2026November 2026 by Martin McDonagh
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Not released yet
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    78
    2014December 2014 by Constantine Nasr
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews