DIRECTOR · FROM SCHENECTADY, USA
John Sayles
Born 1950 · 76 years old78 credits since 19784 coming up
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ABOUT JOHN
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 September 1950
BirthplaceSchenectady, USA
Known forDirecting
On Cineora42 of 64 titles
Known for
The titles people know John from.
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What John is working on next.
- An Ode to Mary JoDate to be announced
Django Lives!WriterDate to be announced
GrendelExecutive ProducerDate to be announced- I Passed This WayDirector · WriterDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 42
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- MatewanIMDb 7.9
- Working since
- 1978
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 6.7 on average
SeriesWriter · Creator · 8 episodes
The 2010s
7 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
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The 2000s
8 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
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The 1990s
10 titles · IMDb 6.7 on averageMovieDirector · Writer
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The 1980s
18 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
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The ChuckleHounds
Not on CineoraWriter · 13 episodes
The 1970s
2 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.
Mason DaringComposer · Lone Star, Eight Men Out and 14 more
David StrathairnThe Spiderwick Chronicles, Eight Men Out and 5 more
Haskell WexlerMatewan, The Secret of Roan Inish and 3 more
Angela BassettMalcolm X, Passion Fish and 2 more
Chris CooperLone Star, Matewan and 2 more
Joe DanteThe Howling, Piranha and 2 more
Joe MortonLone Star, The Brother from Another Planet and 1 more
Daryl HannahThe Clan of the Cave Bear, Silver City and 1 more
