Films directed by Sam Mendes

Empire of Light

By David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Colman and Michael Ward for this mawkish tale of seafront woes and the healing power of movies.

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1917

By Greg Wetherall

Sam Mendes’ gripping World War One drama is light on plot but displays plenty of technical panache.

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Spectre

By Adam Woodward

Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

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