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Sam Miller

Sam Miller

Director and producer · Born September 28, 1962 (64) · Saxmundham, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee

Sam Miller is an actor and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1962 (64)
From
Saxmundham, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Sam Miller's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Bonds
25%
Morality
25%
Self
9%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sam Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Miller's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Steal(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • A Gentleman in Moscow(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Surface(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Danny Boy(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I May Destroy You(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Snowpiercer(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Rellik(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Guerrilla(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunt for Ted Bundy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Daredevil(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • American Crime(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • No Good Deed(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Those Who Kill(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Black Sails(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Low Winter Sun(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Good Cop(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Single Father(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tripping Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Quatermass Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Quite Ugly One Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Murder City(2004)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Elephant Juice(1999)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Among Giants(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Nil by Mouth(1997)

    as Club Comic

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • King Leek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • King Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • This Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cardiac Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Prince Andrew, Duke of York

  • Murder East - Murder West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Christian

  • Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Brian

  • Campion(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as P.C. Brimble

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Air Reconnaissance Officer

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Singing Patient

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 104 episodes · as John Maitland

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederick

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Vought Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1972 to 2026.

Biggest box office

No Good Deed (2014)

$54M worldwide

Highest rated

I May Destroy You (2020)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Steal (2026)

Film career

  • 1984Screen debut· The Bill
  • 1997First film· Nil by Mouth

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 46: 9 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting35 of 46: 30 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting2 of 46: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 46: 0 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

46 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s10 · 3 acting · 7 crew2000s9 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2021.

  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sam Miller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Guerrilla (2017)

71st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Daredevil (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sam Miller's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sam Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Atack shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers