John Sayles

Directing · b. 1950 · Schenectady, New York, USA

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

Known for

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Lone Star

1996 · Director

6.8

Eight Men Out

1988 · Director

7.3

Matewan

1987 · Director

6.7

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 · Director

6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 · Director

6.1

Silver City

2004 · Director

6.6

Limbo

1999 · Director

7.0

Passion Fish

1992 · Director

6.5

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 · Director

6.4

Sunshine State

2002 · Director

5.9

Honeydripper

2007 · Director

6.0

Baby It's You

1983 · Director

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6.0

Go for Sisters

2013 · Director

4.9

Amigo

2011 · Director

5.9

Honeydripper

2007 · Director

6.1

Silver City

2004 · Director

5.6

Casa de los Babys

2003 · Director

6.4

Sunshine State

2002 · Director

6.2

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001 · Director

6.6

Limbo

1999 · Director

6.3

Men with Guns

1998 · Director

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Lone Star

1996 · Director

6.7

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 · Director

7.0

Passion Fish

1992 · Director

6.6

City of Hope

1991 · Director

Mountain View

1989 · Director

6.8

Eight Men Out

1988 · Director

7.3

Matewan

1987 · Director

6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 · Director

6.0

Baby It's You

1983 · Director

Created

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The Gray House

2026 · Series · Creator

7.7

Shannon's Deal

1990 · Series · Creator

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John Sayles and Gregory Nava

2024 · Themself

7.4

Poker Face

2023 · Series · Chief Hal

2.7

Texas Red

2021 · Governor Johnson (voice)

The Umbrella

2016 · Pastor Jim

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The Normals

2012 · Dr. Marx

6.1

In the Electric Mist

2009 · Michael Goldman

4.0

The Toe Tactic

2009 · Cramden

5.9

Honeydripper

2007 · Zeke

7.0

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003

6.4

Sunshine State

2002 · Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)

6.6

Girlfight

2000 · Science Teacher

6.6

Gridlock'd

1997 · Cop #1

4.8

My Life's in Turnaround

1994 · Marginal producer

6.7

Matinee

1993 · Bob

7.6

Malcolm X

1992 · FBI Agent

7.0

Passion Fish

1992 · Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

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Straight Talk

1992 · Guy Girardi

6.6

City of Hope

1991 · Carl

In development

An Ode to Mary Jo

I Passed This Way

Director