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John Sayles

81%
67%
71%
N/A
N/A
81 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 31
Fresh: 25  Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7.6/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 31% - 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...]
 
 

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Highest Rated
 
 
Passion Fish (1992)
Passion Fish (1992)
100%
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Lowest Rated
 
 
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (2004)
31%
Rotten
Credit: Director
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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

68%
68%

Honeydripper

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

2

14

N/A

2007

71%
71%

Who Needs Sleep?

Featured

0

0

N/A

2006

31%
31%

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

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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

98%
98%

Secret of Roan Inish

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

0

0

N/A

1995

91%
91%

Matinee

Actor

0

0

N/A

1993

100%
100%

Passion Fish

Director

0

0

N/A

1992

93%
93%

City of Hope

Director, Actor

0

0

N/A

1991

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Little Vegas

Actor

0

0

N/A

1990

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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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