John Sayles

Explore John Sayles’s films. Browse credits and ratings, see where to watch, and find your next movie with ReelBot.

Directing

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

Filmography

• John Sayles and Gregory Nava (2024)
• Algren (2021)
• Corona Film Club (2021)
• Texas Red (2021)
• Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
• Them That Work (2019)
• Sonora: The Devil’s Highway (2019)
• The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)
• The Umbrella (2016)
• Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
• Elsie Hooper (2016)
• Dr. Del (2016)
• Talents (2015)
• The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence (2015)
• That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
• Go for Sisters (2013)
• The Normals (2012)
• Casting By (2012)
• Corman's World (2011)
• Amigo (2011)
• Great Directors (2009)
• In the Electric Mist (2009)
• The Toe Tactic (2009)
• Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
• My Mexican Shivah (2007)
• Alligator Author (2007)
• Honeydripper (2007)
• Edge of Outside (2006)
• Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States (2006)
• Silver City (2004)
• Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
• Casa de los Babys (2003)
• Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)
• Sunshine State (2002)
• Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001)
• A Constant Forge (2000)
• Girlfight (2000)
• When It Was a Game 3 (2000)
• Limbo (1999)
• Little Saints (1999)
• Men with Guns (1998)
• Mimic (1997)
• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
• Gridlock'd (1997)
• Lone Star (1996)
• Piranha (1995)
• Men of War (1994)
• My Life's in Turnaround (1994)
• The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
• Matinee (1993)
• Passion Fish (1992)
• Malcolm X (1992)
• Straight Talk (1992)
• City of Hope (1991)
• Little Vegas (1990)
• Breaking In (1989)
• Untamagiru (1989)
• La fine della notte (1989)
• Mountain View (1989)
• Shannon's Deal (1989)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Matewan (1987)
• Wild Thing (1987)
• Unnatural Causes (1986)
• Something Wild (1986)
• The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
• Hard Choices (1985)
• The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
• Baby It's You (1983)
• Lianna (1983)
• Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
• The Challenge (1982)
• The Howling (1981)
• Alligator (1980)
• A Perfect Match (1980)
• Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
• Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
• The Lady in Red (1979)
• Piranha (1978)
• I Passed This Way
• An Ode to Mary Jo
• Django Lives!
• Grendel