John Sayles

Writer 33 / Director 19 / Actor 17 · 1978 – 2026 · 🎬 69 📺 2 📖 2 · 🇺🇸 United States

John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), Men with Guns (1997), Sunshine State (2002), and Silver City (2004).

All · 73 🎬 Movies · 69 📺 TV · 2 📖 Books · 2

Drama Comedy Romance Adventure Thriller

Highlights

Great Directors

Great Directors

2009

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

2009

The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

2009

Frequent Collaborators

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

12 shared

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

10 shared

Maggie Renzi

10 shared

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

9 shared

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

7 shared

Daryl Edwards

Daryl Edwards

7 shared

All decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

Great Directors

Great Directors

actor

2009

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

actor

2009

The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

actor

2009

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

writer

2008

Honeydripper

Honeydripper

director

2007

Honeydripper

Honeydripper

writer

2007

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

actor

2006

Silver City

Silver City

writer

2004

Silver City

Silver City

director

2004

Casa de los Babys

Casa de los Babys

writer

2003

Casa de los Babys

Casa de los Babys

director

2003

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

actor

2003

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

writer

2002

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

director

2002

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

director

2001

A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

actor

2000

Girlfight

Girlfight

actor

2000

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