
John Sayles
Born: 1950-09-28
Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York, USA
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Known For

Malcolm X
1992★ 7.5

Straight Talk
1992★ 6.0

Matewan
1987★ 7.4

Casting By
2012★ 6.9

Hard Choices
1985★ 2.7

Passion Fish
1992★ 6.9

Lianna
1983★ 6.3

Girlfight
2000★ 6.5

Matinee
1993★ 6.6

The Howling
1981★ 6.6

Piranha
1978★ 6.0

Sunshine State
2002★ 6.3

Untamagiru
1989★ 3.8

Honeydripper
2007★ 5.9

Little Vegas
1990★ 1.0

Texas Red
2021★ 2.7

City of Hope
1991★ 6.6

Corman's World
2011★ 7.1

The Normals
2012★ 5.3

Something Wild
1986★ 6.6

In the Electric Mist
2009★ 6.1

Eight Men Out
1988★ 6.9

Gridlock'd
1997★ 6.7

That Guy Dick Miller
2014★ 7.0

Corona Film Club
2021★ 5.0

Them That Work
2019★ 0.0

The Brother from Another Planet
1984★ 6.6

The Umbrella
2016★ 0.0

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022★ 7.5

Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980★ 6.5

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997★ 5.0

Great Directors
2009★ 5.9

A Constant Forge
2000★ 6.6

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020★ 6.4

Edge of Outside
2006★ 5.8

The Toe Tactic
2009★ 4.0

My Life's in Turnaround
1994★ 4.0

Unnatural Causes
1986★ 6.8

Tell Them Who You Are
2004★ 5.9

Algren
2021★ 6.0

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006★ 0.0

John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024★ 0.0

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015★ 0.0

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008★ 4.4

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003★ 0.0

La fine della notte
1989★ 6.5