Sam Bain

Writer and producer. Born 3 August 1971 in London, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

Born

3 August 1971, London, England, UK

Active

2003–present

Frequently works with

Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Sam’s work 10 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 1 film, 4 series
Screen time: 2 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6m across 1 film with figures
Active: 2003–present

Genres

Comedy5
Drama2
Action & Adventure1
Crime1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

94BestFour Lions2010

62WorstTime Bandits2024

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41990s

82000s

92010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Tony Roche2 titles

Producers most worked with

Jesse Armstrong4 titles