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John Sayles

John Sayles

American film director
September 28, 1950 (74 years old)
Runtime: 123 min.
U.S. 2010. by John Sayles with Chris Cooper.
U.S. 2007. Musical drama by John Sayles with Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta. In 1950s Alabama, a bar owner tries to escape bankruptcy by hiring a blues legend for a night.
Runtime: 119 min.
U.S. 2004. Crime drama by John Sayles with Danny Huston, Chris Cooper, Maria Bello. While investigating a suspicious death, a private investigator uncovers a scandal that could compromise a prominent politician.
Runtime: 128 min.
U.S. 2003. Social drama by John Sayles with Daryl Hannah, Lili Taylor, Maggie Gyllenhaal. In a hotel in South America, six American women from different backgrounds are waiting to adopt a child.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 2002. Social drama by John Sayles with Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Timothy Hutton. A wave of real estate speculation is affecting the residents of a small Florida town in various ways.
U.S. 1999. Psychological drama by John Sayles with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez. Shipwrecked on an Alaskan island, a fisherman, his new girlfriend, and her daughter learn to survive and grow closer.
Runtime: 126 min.

Men With Guns

V.O.: Hombres armados
U.S. 1997. Social drama by John Sayles with Federico Luppi, Damian Delgado, Dan Rivera Gonzalez. Against the backdrop of civil war, an elderly Latin American doctor sets out on a journey to reconnect with his students who have left to practise in rural areas.
Runtime: 127 min.
U.S. 1995. Crime drama by John Sayles with Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Morton.
Runtime: 134 min.
U.S. 1994. Tale by John Sayles with Jeni Courtney, Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1992. Dramatic comedy by John Sayles with Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn. After an accident that condemns her to a wheelchair, an embittered actress becomes attached to the nurse who takes care of her.
Runtime: 134 min.

City Of Hope

V.O.: City of Hope
U.S. 1991. Social drama by John Sayles with Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton. Various individuals from different backgrounds intersect in a big city plagued by violence and corruption.
Runtime: 130 min.
U.S. 1988. Sports drama by John Sayles with John Cusack, David Strathairn, John Mahoney. During the 1919 baseball finals, various players who are dissatisfied with their salaries agree to be bribed by racketeers.
Runtime: 119 min.
U.S. 1987. Social drama by John Sayles with Chris Cooper, Will Oldham, James Earl Jones. In 1920, a union organizer travels to a Virginia village to help miners involved in a strike.
Runtime: 130 min.
U.S. 1984. Science-fiction by John Sayles with Joe Morton, Tom Wright, Ren Woods. After his plane crashes near New York, an alien who looks like a man of colour tries to escape from bounty hunters.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1982. Dramatic comedy by John Sayles with Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Claudia Sherman. In the 1960s, the uncertain love between the teenage daughter of a doctor and a fellow student of Italian origin.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1980. Horror by Joe Dante with Dee Wallace, Dennis Dugan, Patrick Macnee.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1980. Science-fiction by Jimmy T. Murakami with Richard Thomas, John Saxon, George Peppard.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1979. Mores drama by John Sayles with Adam Lefevre, Bruce MacDonald, Jean Passanante.
Runtime: 110 min.

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