Sam Levinson

Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American director 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 writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021). In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series is popular with audiences, but has attracted significant criticism and controversy for its explicit content involving teens, particularly its portrayal of teenage sexuality. In 2023, he created the HBO series The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews.

Works

A24 : The American New Wave

The history of the A24 Independent Studio from the beginnings to glory

Release Date:2025-01-27

Character:Self (Archive Footage)

Vote Count:1

Megalopolis

Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

Release Date:2024-09-25

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:682

MaXXXine

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.

Release Date:2024-07-04

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:991

The Idol

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?

Release Date:2023-06-04

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:252

The Weeknd - Double Fantasy

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

Release Date:2023-04-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

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.

Release Date:2022-09-16

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:2095

Breaking

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.

Release Date:2022-08-25

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:185

Irma Vep

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.

Release Date:2022-06-06

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:113

Deep Water

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.

Release Date:2022-03-18

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:1429

X

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.

Release Date:2022-03-17

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:3410

Covidwood

A French documentary on how Covid-19 affected Hollywood and the cinema industry in the United States.

Release Date:2021-04-20

Character:Self - Director

Vote Count:2

Malcolm & Marie

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

Release Date:2021-01-29

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1392

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.

Release Date:2020-12-30

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:1221

Bombshell

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.

Release Date:2019-12-13

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:3011

Assassination Nation

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.

Release Date:2018-09-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:839

The Wizard of Lies

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.

Release Date:2017-05-11

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:589

Another Happy Day

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

Release Date:2011-11-18

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:113

Operation: Endgame

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

Release Date:2010-07-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:209

Hell Naw

The plot is being kept under wraps, but we do know the film is set during Paris Fashion Week and there will be zombies.

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Euphoria

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

Release Date:2019-06-16

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:15

Vote Count:9924

Stoic

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.

Release Date:2009-06-22

Character:Peter Thompson

Vote Count:54

What Just Happened

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.

Release Date:2008-10-17

Character:Carl

Vote Count:449

Bandits

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.

Release Date:2001-10-12

Character:Billy Saunders

Vote Count:1003

Toys

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.

Release Date:1992-12-18

Character:War Room Player

Vote Count:542

Ohio

Based on the debut novel by Stephen Markley, Ohio is equal parts murder mystery and social critique, and will explore a generation that’s come of age knowing only war, recession, racial hostility and partisanship.

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:1