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John Sayles

Director

John Sayles

Directing
1980 — present · 16 films
Born
28 September 1950 · age 75
From
Schenectady, New York, USA

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

Career Signature

How John Sayles’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

bittersweet
naturalistic performance
heavy emotional
working-class realism
ensemble mosaic

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Martin RittMartin Ritt18 filmsRobert GuédiguianRobert Guédiguian7 filmsBruce BeresfordBruce Beresford25 filmsWalter SallesWalter Salles10 filmsClaude BerriClaude Berri9 filmsFatih AkinFatih Akin13 filmsRobert BentonRobert Benton11 filmsLal JoseLal Jose10 films

Filmography

Honeydripper

2007

Silver City

2004

Casa de los Babys

2003

Sunshine State

2002

Limbo

1999

Men with Guns

1998

Lone Star

1996

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

Passion Fish

1992

City of Hope

1991

Eight Men Out

1988

Matewan

1987

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Baby It's You

1983

Lianna

1983

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980