---
title: 'John Sayles'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film actor'
  - 'film editor'
  - 'director'
  - 'film director'
  - 'writer'
born: '1950-09-28'
birthplace: 'Schenectady'
films_in_library: 37
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles'
updated: '2026-07-30'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles'
wikidata: 'Q2141212'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Sayles

film actor, film editor, director, film director, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2013 · [Go for Sisters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/go-for-sisters-2013) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Amigo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amigo-2010) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 2009 · [In the Electric Mist](https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-electric-mist-2009) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [The Spiderwick Chronicles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spiderwick-chronicles-2008) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 2007 · [Honeydripper](https://cinepixo.com/movies/honeydripper-2007) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Silver City](https://cinepixo.com/movies/silver-city-2004) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 2003 · [Casa de los Babys](https://cinepixo.com/movies/casa-de-los-babys-2003) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Sunshine State](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunshine-state-2002) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Girlfight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/girlfight-2000) — Producer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Limbo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/limbo-1999) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Gridlock'd](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gridlockd-1997) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Mimic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mimic-1997) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Men with Guns](https://cinepixo.com/movies/men-with-guns-1997) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Lone Star](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lone-star-1996) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [Men of War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/men-of-war-1994) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [The Secret of Roan Inish](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-of-roan-inish-1994) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Matinee](https://cinepixo.com/movies/matinee-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Straight Talk](https://cinepixo.com/movies/straight-talk-1992) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Passion Fish](https://cinepixo.com/movies/passion-fish-1992) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [City of Hope](https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-hope-1991) — actor, Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [The End of the Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-end-of-the-night-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Untamagiru](https://cinepixo.com/movies/untamagiru-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Breaking In](https://cinepixo.com/movies/breaking-in-1989) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Eight Men Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/eight-men-out-1988) — actor, Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Matewan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/matewan-1987) — actor, Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Wild Thing](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wild-thing-1987) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Something Wild](https://cinepixo.com/movies/something-wild-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [The Brother from Another Planet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brother-from-another-planet-1984) — actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Lianna](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lianna-1983) — actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Baby It's You](https://cinepixo.com/movies/baby-its-you-1983) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [The Challenge](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-challenge-1982) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [The Howling](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-howling-1981) — actor, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Alligator](https://cinepixo.com/movies/alligator-1980) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Battle Beyond the Stars](https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-beyond-the-stars-1980) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Return of the Secaucus 7](https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-of-the-secaucus-7-1980) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [The Lady in Red](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lady-in-red-1979) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Piranha](https://cinepixo.com/movies/piranha-1978) — actor, Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles
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