- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 4.80
- Peak run
- 1983’86
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Sam by the numbers
Average
4.80
11 rated films
Vote weighted
4.88
bigger films count more
Median
5.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
20y
1983 to 2002
Total votes
62K
across every film
Best
6.1
Revenge of the Ninja
Worst
5.0
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
Newest first
Filmography
| 2002 | Quicksand | · | 269 |
| 2001 | Spiders II: Breeding Ground | 3.3 | 1,863 |
| 2000 | The Alternate | · | 948 |
| 1998 | McCinsey's Island | · | 805 |
| 1994 | Cyborg Cop II | 3.7 | 1,089 |
| 1993 | Blood Warriors | · | 270 |
| 1993 | Cyborg Cop | 4.3 | 1,515 |
| 1992 | American Samurai | 5.0 | 2,371 |
| 1991 | Delta Force 3: The Killing Game | 3.5 | 1,216 |
| 1987 |  American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | 5.0 | 10,874 |
| 1986 | Avenging Force | 5.8 | 3,914 |
| 1985 |  American Ninja | 5.5 | 18,888 |
| 1984 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | 5.2 | 5,276 |
| 1984 | Ninja III: The Domination | 5.4 | 5,964 |
| 1983 | Revenge of the Ninja | 6.1 | 6,718 |
Better together?
Sam Firstenberg's regulars
- Michael DudikoffDirector and actor · 4 films · 5.43 avg▲+0.58
- David BradleyDirector and actor · 4 films · 4.33 avg▼−0.06
- Steve JamesDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.43 avg▲+0.28
- Gideon PorathCinematographer · 3 films · 5.40 avg
- Hanania BaerCinematographer · 3 films · 5.37 avg
- Brooke TheissDirector and actor · 2 films
- Shô KosugiDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.75 avg▲+0.80
- James R. SilkeWriter · 2 films · 5.75 avg▲+0.68
- David GurfinkelCinematographer · 2 films · 5.55 avg
- James BoothWriter · 2 films · 5.40 avg▲+0.44
- George S. ClintonComposer · 2 films · 5.40 avg
- Michael LinnComposer · 2 films · 5.35 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sam Firstenberg
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