Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Sayles
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 102445
IMDb ID: nm0000626
Known for: Directing
Born: September 28, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Schenectady, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q2141212
Also known as
John Thomas Sayles
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Writer (12)Executive Producer (7)Screenplay (7)Editor (3)Story (2)Teleplay (2)Thanks (2)Additional Writing (1)
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Sayles.
6.0
Go for Sisters
Director
2013 Movie
5.9
Honeydripper
Director
2007 Movie
6.1
Silver City
Director
2004 Movie
6.3
Sunshine State
Director
2002 Movie
5.0
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001 Movie
6.5
Limbo
Director
1999 Movie
6.2
Men with Guns
Director
1998 Movie
7.0
Lone Star
Director
1996 Movie
6.7
The Secret of Roan Inish
Director
1994 Movie
6.9
Passion Fish
Director
1992 Movie
Mountain View
Director
1989 Movie
7.4
Matewan
Director
1987 Movie
6.6
The Brother from Another Planet
Director
1984 Movie
5.8
Baby It's You
Director
1983 Movie
6.3
Lianna
Director
1983 Movie
6.5
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Director
1980 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Sayles.
7.5
Malcolm X
as FBI Agent
1992 Movie
7.4
Matewan
Director
1987 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
7.0
Lone Star
Director
1996 Movie
6.9
Eight Men Out
Writer
1988 Movie
6.7
The Secret of Roan Inish
Director
1994 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.7
Gridlock'd
as Cop #1
1997 Movie
6.6
Something Wild
as Motorcycle Cop
1986 Movie
6.6
Matinee
as Bob
1993 Movie
6.6
The Brother from Another Planet
Director
1984 Movie
6.6
The Howling
Screenplay
1981 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Sayles.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Sayles.
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Screenplay
2008 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
as FBI Agent
1992 Movie
6.1
Mimic
Additional Writing
1997 Movie
6.1
Alligator
Screenplay
1980 Movie
7.0
Lone Star
Director
1996 Movie
6.6
The Howling
Screenplay
1981 Movie
6.0
Piranha
Screenplay
1978 Movie
6.9
Eight Men Out
Writer
1988 Movie
6.7
Gridlock'd
as Cop #1
1997 Movie
5.2
Men of War
Screenplay
1994 Movie
6.9
Passion Fish
Director
1992 Movie
6.6
Matinee
as Bob
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Sayles.
7.5
Poker Face
as Chief Hal • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.5
The Alienist
Teleplay • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.4
Baseball
as Self • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self • 7 eps
2010 Series
6.0
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
4.1
The Gray House
Writer • 8 eps
2026 Series
8.0
Shannon's Deal
Writer • 2 eps
1990 Series
5.3
Square One Television
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs • 231 eps
1987 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Sayles.
Them That Work
Thanks
2019 Movie
6.0
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Writer
2019 Movie
5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
6.8
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Thanks
2016 Movie
Elsie Hooper
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Dr. Del
Writer
2016 Movie
Talents
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
4.8
Amigo
Editor
2011 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.1
My Mexican Shivah
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
5.4
Casa de los Babys
Editor
2003 Movie
6.5
Girlfight
Executive Producer
2000 Movie
4.9
Little Saints
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
6.1
Mimic
Additional Writing
1997 Movie
4.7
Piranha
Story
1995 Movie
5.2
Men of War
Screenplay
1994 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Sayles.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Sayles.
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
as Themself
2024 Movie
6.0
Algren
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Corona Film Club
as Self
2021 Movie
2.7
Texas Red
as Governor Johnson (voice)
2021 Movie
6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020 Movie
Them That Work
as Self
2019 Movie
The Umbrella
as Pastor Jim
2016 Movie
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
as Self
2015 Movie
7.0
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2014 Movie
6.0
The Normals
as Dr. Marx
2012 Movie
6.9
Casting By
as Self
2012 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Sayles.
7.5
Poker Face
as Chief Hal • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self • 7 eps
2010 Series
6.0
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.4
Baseball
as Self • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Shannon's Deal
as Ronnie Nash • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.3
Square One Television
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs • 231 eps
1987 Series