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John Sayles

Directing · Born September 28, 1950 · Schenectady, New York, USA

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

John Sayles movies and shows

  • Square One Television1987
  • Poker Face2023
  • The Alienist2018
  • Baseball1994
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles2008
  • The Gray House2026
  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey2011
  • Malcolm X1992
  • Mimic1997
  • Scene by Scene1997
  • Shannon's Deal1990
  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood2010
  • Piranha1978
  • The Howling1981
  • Alligator1980
  • Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020
  • Something Wild1986
  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot2019
  • Battle Beyond the Stars1980
  • In the Electric Mist2009
  • Matewan1987
  • The Clan of the Cave Bear1986
  • Matinee1993
  • Eight Men Out1988