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John Sayles
Born
28 September 1950
Place
Schenectady, New York, USA
Directing

John Sayles

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

As director

Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters

2013 · Director
Amigo

Amigo

2011 · Director
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007 · Director
Silver City

Silver City

2004 · Director
Casa de los Babys

Casa de los Babys

2003 · Director
Sunshine State

Sunshine State

2002 · Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001 · Director
Limbo

Limbo

1999 · Director
Men with Guns

Men with Guns

1998 · Director
Lone Star

Lone Star

1996 · Director
The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 · Director
Passion Fish

Passion Fish

1992 · Director
City of Hope

City of Hope

1991 · Director
Mountain View

Mountain View

1989 · Director
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988 · Director
Matewan

Matewan

1987 · Director
The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 · Director
Baby It's You

Baby It's You

1983 · Director
Lianna

Lianna

1983 · Director
Return of the Secaucus Seven

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 · Director

I Passed This Way

Director

As actor

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

2024 · Themself
Algren

Algren

2021 · Self
Texas Red

Texas Red

2021 · Governor Johnson (voice)
Corona Film Club

Corona Film Club

2021 · Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020 · Self
Them That Work

Them That Work

2019 · Self
The Umbrella

The Umbrella

2016 · Pastor Jim
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

2015 · Self
That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

2014 · Self
Casting By

Casting By

2012 · Self
The Normals

The Normals

2012 · Dr. Marx
Corman's World

Corman's World

2011 · Self - Filmmaker
In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

2009 · Michael Goldman
The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

2009 · Cramden
Great Directors

Great Directors

2009 · Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008 · Self
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007 · Zeke

Alligator Author

2007 · Self
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006 · Self
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 · Self
Tell Them Who You Are

Tell Them Who You Are

2004 · Self
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003
Sunshine State

Sunshine State

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

A Constant Forge

2000 · Self
Girlfight

Girlfight

2000 · Science Teacher

When It Was a Game 3

2000 · Self (voice)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 · Self
Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

1997 · Cop #1
My Life's in Turnaround

My Life's in Turnaround

1994 · Marginal producer
Matinee

Matinee

1993 · Bob