John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.018 |
| Birthday | 1950-09-28 |
| Place of Birth | Schenectady, New York, USA |
| Also Known As |
1992
Passion Fish
6.7/48
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nur...
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Passion Fish
1990
Little Vegas
0/0
Quirky serio-comedy about the unusual residents of a desert trailer park that mobsters want to turn into a gambling mecca.
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Little Vegas
1981
The Howling
6.6/762
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they s...
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The Howling
1987
Matewan
7.302/106
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Keneh...
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Matewan
1978
Piranha
5.9/660
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Piranha
1993
Matinee
6.6/284
A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extr...
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Matinee
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
6.6/83
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth p...
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The Brother from Another Planet
1988
Eight Men Out
6.924/236
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching...
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Eight Men Out
2009
In the Electric Mist
6.066/411
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Bal...
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In the Electric Mist
1992
Straight Talk
6/69
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in...
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Straight Talk
2012
Casting By
7.1/39
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...
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Casting By
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
0/0
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1983
Lianna
6.4/31
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage t...
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Lianna
2008
Obscene
5/4
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch"...
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Obscene
2012
The Normals
5.3/3
With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Carted out of New York Ci...
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The Normals
2009
The Toe Tactic
5/3
Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office ass...
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The Toe Tactic
2002
Sunshine State
6.3/36
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estat...
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Sunshine State
1986
Unnatural Causes
6.8/4
Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a...
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Unnatural Causes
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
6.9/20
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...
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That Guy Dick Miller
1989
Untama giru
4.7/3
A magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form an independent Okinawa before the island was return...
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Untama giru
2006
Edge of Outside
5.8/4
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and...
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Edge of Outside
1992
Malcolm X
7.5/1630
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...
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Malcolm X
1985
Hard Choices
3.5/2
A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despi...
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Hard Choices
1986
Something Wild
6.5/324
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.
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Something Wild
2024
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
0/0
“In this conversation, recorded for the Criterion Collection in Los Angeles in 2023, filmmaker Gregory Nava talks with director John Sayles about the...
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John Sayles and Gregory Nava
1980
Return of the Secaucus Seven
6.5/58
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the goo...
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Return of the Secaucus Seven
2009
Great Directors
5.9/16
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Vard...
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Great Directors
2007
Honeydripper
6.2/34
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric gui...
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Honeydripper
1997
Gridlock'd
6.6/213
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are ha...
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Gridlock'd
2016
The Umbrella
0/0
A man uses an imaginary umbrella to protect himself against against life; until he is convinced to use a real umbrella.
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The Umbrella
2000
A Constant Forge
6.5/11
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmma...
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A Constant Forge
1994
My Life's in Turnaround
4.7/3
Two Manhattan slackers want to make a movie about their lives. One drives a cab, the other tends bar; neither has a clue how to make a movie. Things l...
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My Life's in Turnaround
1991
City of Hope
6.7/33
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who...
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City of Hope
2021
Algren
6/1
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren....
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Algren
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
5.778/10
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficu...
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Tell Them Who You Are
2015
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
0/0
Martin Scorsese and other contemporary filmmakers reveal the impact The Third Man had on their careers and why the film is still so relevant today.
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The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2006
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
0/0
An impressive roster of celebrities -- including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles and Wallace Shawn -- lend their voic...
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Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2019
Them That Work
0/0
Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West...
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Them That Work
2011
Corman's World
7.1/76
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...
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Corman's World
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4/5
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking...
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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
1989
La fine della notte
7/1
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La fine della notte
2021
Texas Red
2.7/5
Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African-American man who was hunt...
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Texas Red
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
0/0
Documentary featuring director Joe Dante, screenwriter John Sayles, producer Mike Finnell, stars Dee Wallace Stone, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, and B...
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Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2007
Alligator Author
0/0
A documentary looking back on the making of the 1980 film 'Alligator', featuring an interview with screenwriter John Sayles.
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Alligator Author
2000
Girlfight
6.282/170
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her...
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Girlfight
2021
Corona Film Club
5/3
Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.
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Corona Film Club
Them That Work
0/0
John Sayles came to West Virginia to make his film MATEWAN, about the gun fight over labor in the coal fields. The film has had a lasting impact on lo...
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Them That Work
2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
8/1
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...
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