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Sam Spiegel

Sam Spiegel

Composer

Works as
Composer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Sam Spiegel's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Ideas
19%
Self
16%
Survival
11%
Society
11%
Power
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 6

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Absurd
5
Manic
5
Tense
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Spiegel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Spiegel'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

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bad Grandpa.5(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • To Die By Your Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Jackass 3.5(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Jackass 3D(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • I'm Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • We Were Once a Fairytale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Jackass 2.5(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Work of Director Spike Jonze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Sky Blue(2003)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Yeah Right!(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Jackass: The Movie(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2002 to 2014.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 13: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleMusic11 of 13: 11 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s7 · 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.

How do Sam Spiegel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Reviewers score the sound and music 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Spiegel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles66–87 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sam Spiegel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Spiegel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Spike Jonze shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers