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John Sayles
Known for
Directing
Born
1950-09-28 · 75 years old
Place of birth
Schenectady, New York, USA

John Sayles

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Known for · 90 titles

Poker Face
7.5

Poker Face

2023

The Alienist
7.5

The Alienist

2018

The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994

Square One Television
5.6

Square One Television

1987

The Gray House
4.3

The Gray House

2026

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

Shannon's Deal
7.7

Shannon's Deal

1990

Malcolm X
7.6

Malcolm X

1992

Piranha
6.0

Piranha

1978

Mimic
6.1

Mimic

1997

Scene by Scene
6.0

Scene by Scene

1997

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
5.4

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010

Alligator
6.1

Alligator

1980

Untamagiru
4.6

Untamagiru

1989

The Howling
6.6

The Howling

1981

Straight Talk
6.0

Straight Talk

1992

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
7.2

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020

In the Electric Mist
6.1

In the Electric Mist

2009

Battle Beyond the Stars
5.4

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

Something Wild
6.6

Something Wild

1986

Lone Star
7.0

Lone Star

1996

Baby It's You
6.0

Baby It's You

1983

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
5.4

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019

Corman's World
7.1

Corman's World

2011

Eight Men Out
6.9

Eight Men Out

1988

Passion Fish
7.0

Passion Fish

1992

Piranha
4.7

Piranha

1995

Lianna
6.4

Lianna

1983

Limbo
6.6

Limbo

1999

Girlfight
6.5

Girlfight

2000

The Clan of the Cave Bear
5.3

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986

Matinee
6.7

Matinee

1993

City of Hope
6.8

City of Hope

1991

The Challenge
5.9

The Challenge

1982

Men of War
5.2

Men of War

1994

Hard Choices
3.8

Hard Choices

1985

Little Vegas
5.0

Little Vegas

1990

Breaking In
5.7

Breaking In

1989

Gridlock'd
6.6

Gridlock'd

1997

Honeydripper
5.9

Honeydripper

2007

Matewan
7.4

Matewan

1987

Sunshine State
6.4

Sunshine State

2002

Casting By
6.9

Casting By

2012

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
6.8

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

The Lady in Red
5.7

The Lady in Red

1979

Casa de los Babys
5.5

Casa de los Babys

2003

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

The Brother from Another Planet
6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Elsie Hooper

Elsie Hooper

2016

A Constant Forge
6.8

A Constant Forge

2000

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

2006

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
7.0

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003

Edge of Outside
5.8

Edge of Outside

2006

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020

Silver City
6.1

Silver City

2004

Go for Sisters
6.0

Go for Sisters

2013

The Secret of Roan Inish
6.7

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
4.6

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Men with Guns
6.3

Men with Guns

1998

The Toe Tactic
4.0

The Toe Tactic

2009

Amigo
4.9

Amigo

2011

Little Saints
5.0

Little Saints

1999

My Life's in Turnaround
4.8

My Life's in Turnaround

1994

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
6.2

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001

That Guy Dick Miller
7.0

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

A Perfect Match
7.0

A Perfect Match

1980

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

2015

Wild Thing
5.7

Wild Thing

1987

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
6.2

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

2019

Algren
6.0

Algren

2021

Mountain View

Mountain View

1989

Grendel

Grendel

Dr. Del

Dr. Del

2016

Return of the Secaucus Seven
6.5

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

Unnatural Causes
7.4

Unnatural Causes

1986

Texas Red
2.7

Texas Red

2021

My Mexican Shivah
6.6

My Mexican Shivah

2007

Tell Them Who You Are
6.1

Tell Them Who You Are

2004

Great Directors
6.1

Great Directors

2009

The Normals
6.0

The Normals

2012

Shannon's Deal
9.0

Shannon's Deal

1989

Corona Film Club
5.0

Corona Film Club

2021

Talents

Talents

2015

Them That Work

Them That Work

2019

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
4.4

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008

Django Lives!

Django Lives!

La fine della notte
7.0

La fine della notte

1989

The Umbrella

The Umbrella

2016

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

2024