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Sara Sugarman

Sara Sugarman

Actor, director and writer · Born October 13, 1962 (64) · Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK

Sara Sugarman is a Welsh film actress, director and writer. She's known for directing films like Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Very Annie Mary, Vinyl and Save the Cinema. As an actress she's known for playing Toni in Those Glory Glory Days, a film about girls growing up in London who develop a passion for the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club during the 1960-61 season, and Abby National in Sid and Nancy, Alex Cox's biopic about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1962 (64)
From
Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Sara Sugarman's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
28%
Society
15%
Survival
11%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Joyful
1
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sara Sugarman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sara Sugarman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Save the Cinema(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as 1st Neighbour

  • House of Versace(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Beautifully Esther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Mr. Nice(2010)

    as Edna Marks

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Losing My Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Very Annie Mary(2001)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mad Cows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • Anthrakitis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Valley Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • He-Play She-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Resnick: Lonely Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lee Rosow

  • Dealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Elana

  • Streetwise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 19 episodes · as Angel

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Nastasya

  • Straight to Hell(1987)

    as Chuch

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Sobibor(1987)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sid and Nancy(1986)

    as Abby National

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Kath

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • A Very Peculiar Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Cartwright

  • Happy Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Novice Mary

  • Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Pat

  • A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jo

  • A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jo

  • Prisoners of Incest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Nathalie Carpenter

  • The Fainthearted Feminist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jane

  • Those Glory Glory Days(1983)

    as 'Toni'

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Busted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Roxy

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Zoe

  • Grange Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jessica Samuels

Career shape

Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1978 to 2022; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Save the Cinema (2022)

Midcredits 63rd

Most popular right now

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

Film career

19782022

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Sid and Nancy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 32: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting8 of 32: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting7 of 32: 2 only writing, 5 with another role

32 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s5 · 2 acting · 3 crew2000s2 · crew2010s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sara Sugarman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Straight to Hell (1987)

66th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Escape from Sobibor (1987)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sara Sugarman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sara Sugarman's MovieCove titles; Jonathan Pryce shares the most, 2.