Directing

Sam Levinson

Born January 8, 1985 · USA (age 41)

Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film Operation Endgame. The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writin…

Known For

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Deep Water

Deep Water · 2022

MovieDramaMystery

A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

Pearl

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

MaXXXine

MaXXXine · 2024

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Euphoria: A Look Back

Euphoria: A Look Back · 2026

Euphoria: A Look Back

MovieDocumentary

The cast and crew of HBO's Euphoria take an exclusive look back at the critically acclaimed series' origins, evolution, and influences.

Bombshell

Bombshell · 2019

Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Megalopolis

Megalopolis · 2024

MovieScience FictionDrama

In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit. Between them stands Julia, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar forces her to choose between loyalty, ambition, and the fate of humanity.

The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies · 2017

The Wizard of Lies

MovieCrimeDrama

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

Filmography

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In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Executive Producer

Deep Water

Deep Water · 2022

MovieDramaMystery

A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

Screenplay

Pearl

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

Executive Producer

MaXXXine

MaXXXine · 2024

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Executive Producer

Euphoria: A Look Back

Euphoria: A Look Back · 2026

Euphoria: A Look Back

MovieDocumentary

The cast and crew of HBO's Euphoria take an exclusive look back at the critically acclaimed series' origins, evolution, and influences.

Director

Bombshell

Bombshell · 2019

Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Thanks

Megalopolis

Megalopolis · 2024

MovieScience FictionDrama

In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit. Between them stands Julia, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar forces her to choose between loyalty, ambition, and the fate of humanity.

Thanks

The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies · 2017

The Wizard of Lies

MovieCrimeDrama

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

Screenplay

Bandits

Bandits · 2001

MovieComedyCrime

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.

Billy Saunders

Assassination Nation

Assassination Nation · 2018

Assassination Nation

MovieThrillerHorror

After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.

Director

Toys

MovieComedyDrama

Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.

War Room Player

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman · 2020

Pieces of a Woman

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.

Executive Producer

Breaking

Breaking · 2022

MovieCrimeDrama

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

Executive Producer

Malcolm & Marie

Malcolm & Marie · 2021

Malcolm & Marie

MovieDramaRomance

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.

Director

What Just Happened

What Just Happened · 2008

What Just Happened

MovieComedyDrama

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

Carl

Operation: Endgame

Operation: Endgame · 2010

Operation: Endgame

MovieAdventureAction

A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Writer

Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day · 2011

Another Happy Day

MovieComedyDrama

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

Director

Place to Be

Place to Be · 2026

No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.

Executive Producer

Stoic

MovieCrimeDrama

A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.

Peter Thompson

The Weeknd - Double Fantasy

The Weeknd - Double Fantasy · 2023

The Weeknd - Double Fantasy

MovieMusicRomance

Music video by The Weeknd performing "Double Fantasy", theme song from the series "The Idol".

Director

Euphoria

Euphoria · 2019

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

Director

The Idol

The Idol · 2023

After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn's last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros, a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul?

Executive Producer

Irma Vep

Irma Vep · 2022

SeriesComedyDrama

Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.

Executive Producer