From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty-one albums and compilations, has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 23, 1956 (70)
- Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
- Actor, also composer, director, producer and writer
- 32 on Motif · 42 credits in all
What are Dwight Yoakam's films like?
Across their 27 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 23
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 17 · Intense 7
Steady 10 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3
Casual 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 7 of 14 analyzed roles.
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- Heraldas Mac Brazel in Roswell (1994)
- Shadowas Bobby in The Little Death (1996)
- Heraldas Skipper in Don't Look Back (1996)
- Shadowas Doyle Hargraves in Sling Blade (1996)
- Tricksteras Brentwood Glasscock in The Newton Boys (1998)
- Threshold guardianas Lt. Colonel in When Trumpets Fade (1998)
- Heroas Valentine Casey in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
- Shadowas Raoul in Panic Room (2002)
- Shadowas Herbert Claremont in Three Way (2004)
- Shadowas Jackson in Bandidas (2006)
- Allyas Doc Miles in Crank: High Voltage (2009)
- Shadowas Reverend Early Pride in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
- Shadowas Boyd Bloodworth in Bloodworth (2010)
- Mentoras John Turner Sr. in Boomtown (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet14
- Ambiguous8
- Other1
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 Dwight Yoakam's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 32 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) · actor · free
- Dirty Girl (2010) · actor · free
- Bloodworth (2010) · actor · free
- The Minus Man (1999) · actor · free
- Hollywood Homicide (2003) · actor · free
- Boomtown (2017) · actor · free
- South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) · actor, director, writer, composer · free
- Three Way (2004) · actor · free
- The Little Death (1996) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Dwight Yoakam's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
42 credits, 32 with a Motif page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Dwight Yoakam: Live at Stagecoach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Cry Macho(2021)
Motif score: 30th percentile of all films
One by One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Logan Lucky(2017)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Boomtown(2017)
Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
Goliath(2016)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
90 Minutes in Heaven(2015)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
Under the Dome(2013)
Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows
Wilfred(2011)
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Dirty Girl(2010)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
Motif score: 10th percentile of all films
Bloodworth(2010)
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
2:13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Crank: High Voltage(2009)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Four Christmases(2008)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Dwight Yoakam: The Grand Tour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Crank(2006)
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Bandidas(2006)
Motif score: 34th percentile of all films
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Squidbillies(2005)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows
Wedding Crashers(2005)
Motif score: 77th percentile of all films
Three Way(2004)
Motif score: 8th percentile of all films
Hollywood Homicide(2003)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Waking Up in Reno(2002)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
Panic Room(2002)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Austin City Limits: Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
The Minus Man(1999)
Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films
When Trumpets Fade(1998)
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
The Newton Boys(1998)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Painted Hero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
King of the Hill(1997)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows
Sling Blade(1996)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Don't Look Back(1996)
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
The Little Death(1996)
Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
Roswell(1994)
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
Chasers(1994)
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
Dwight Yoakam - Pieces of Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Red Rock West(1993)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all filmsHarley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
P.S. I Luv U (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1991 to 2024; peak year 2005.
Biggest box office
Panic Room (2002)
Highest rated
Sling Blade (1996)
Most popular right now
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
Film career
Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 Motif titles. 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.
- 1993Screen debut· Red Rock West
- 1996Breakout· Sling Blade
- 2010First top-billed film· The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
- 2013Career best· Under the Dome
Billing
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Dwight Yoakam's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 32 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Is Dwight Yoakam's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Dwight Yoakam work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dwight Yoakam's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Bob Thornton shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Brian TaylorShared titles: Crank: High Voltage (2009), Crank (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Taylor
- Mark NeveldineShared titles: Crank: High Voltage (2009), Crank (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Neveldine
Writers
- Billy Bob ThorntonShared titles: Waking Up in Reno (2002), South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000), Don't Look Back (1996), Sling Blade (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Billy Bob Thornton
Actors
- J.T. WalshShared titles: Sling Blade (1996), The Little Death (1996), Red Rock West (1993)See all 3 shared titles with J.T. Walsh
- Robert DuvallShared titles: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019), Sling Blade (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Duvall
- Kris KristoffersonShared titles: Bloodworth (2010), The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Kris Kristofferson
- W. Earl BrownShared titles: Bloodworth (2010), The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)See all 2 shared titles with W. Earl Brown
Composers and editors
- Dan LebentalShared titles: Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006), Don't Look Back (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Lebental
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), The Minus Man (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
Producers
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: Dirty Girl (2010), Waking Up in Reno (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Dirty Girl (2010), Waking Up in Reno (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- David Scott RubinShared titles: Crank: High Voltage (2009), Crank (2006)See all 2 shared titles with David Scott Rubin
- Eric ReidShared titles: Crank: High Voltage (2009), Crank (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Reid
Mixed roles
- Brent BriscoeShared titles: Waking Up in Reno (2002), Sling Blade (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Briscoe
- Dennis HopperShared titles: Chasers (1994), Red Rock West (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Hopper
