Sam Shepard Movies

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Recently estranged from her husband, and mother of seven sons, Mag Singer stands poised to pursue a whole new way of life. But when one of her...

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and...

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his...

Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.

In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger...

Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm...

A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind.

A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.

A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain.

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his...

Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen...

A small-town father is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters.

April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico, where he learns that he became a father in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France...

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an...

A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year...

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances, and politics.

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.