John Sayles

81 ^%

Movies Counted: 31
Fresh: 25 Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7.6/10

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Range of Movie T-meters: 25% - 100%
Number of Movies: 37

Box Office Since 2001: $98.3M

Bio: John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. Biography Early life Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York. He was raised [More...]

Movie Snapshot

Highest Rated

Passion Fish (1992)

100%

Credit: Director

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Lowest Rated

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

25%

Credit: Screenwriter

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Filmography
Rating	Title	Credit	Trailers	Photos	Box Office	Year
95% 95%	Obscene: A Portrait Of Barney Rosset And Grove Press	Featured	0	2	N/A	2008
79% 79%	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Screenwriter	2	35	$71,148,699	2008
38% 38%	The Toe Tactic	Actor	0	3	N/A	2008
67% 67%	Honeydripper	Director, Screenwriter, Editor	2	14	N/A	2007
71% 71%	Who Needs Sleep?	Featured	0	0	N/A	2006
30% 30%	The Alamo	Director	1	23	$22,367,675	2004
48% 48%	Silver City	Director, Screenwriter	2	9	$872,141	2004
59% 59%	Casa de los Babys	Director, Screenwriter	0	0	$312,136	2003
80% 80%	Sunshine State	Director, Screenwriter	0	0	$2,836,157	2002
—	Bruce Springsteen - Video Anthology 1978-2000	Director	0	0	N/A	2000
88% 88%	Girlfight	Executive Producer	0	5	$778,046	2000
71% 71%	Limbo	Director, Screenwriter	0	0	N/A	1999
87% 87%	Gridlock'd	Actor	0	0	N/A	1997
88% 88%	Men With Guns	Director, Screenwriter, Editor	0	0	N/A	1997
57% 57%	Santitos	Executive Producer	0	0	N/A	1997
92% 92%	Lone Star	Director, Screenwriter	0	0	N/A	1996
86% 86%	My Life's In Turnaround	Actor	0	0	N/A	1995
97% 97%	Secret of Roan Inish	Director, Screenwriter, Editor	0	0	N/A	1995
92% 92%	Matinee	Actor	0	0	N/A	1993
100% 100%	Passion Fish	Director	0	0	N/A	1992
92% 92%	City of Hope	Director, Actor	0	0	N/A	1991
—	Little Vegas	Actor	0	0	N/A	1990
—	Bruce Springsteen - Video Anthology, 1978-1988	Director	0	0	N/A	1989
86% 86%	Eight Men Out	Director, Actor	0	0	N/A	1988
100% 100%	Matewan	Director, Actor	0	0	N/A	1987

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