John Sayles Movies

The tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his side of the riveting story.

Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage...

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as...

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real...

The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking...

The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a...

Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned...

Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.

1931, a year of nationalisms and excesses: The Chinese are expelled from Sonora; the US deports Mexicans and closes its borders. Twelve desperate...

Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.

A magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form an independent Okinawa before the island was...

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three...

In 1898, cowboy Ross McEwen impulsively robs a bank and flees across the arid New Mexico Territory. As famed lawman Pat Garrett and his ambitious...

A group of women, including Skipper, the wealthy young Jennifer and the domineering Nan, journey from the United States to South America in hopes of...

One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The...

Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes...

Mary Jo, a single mother navigating the most pivotal day of her life, confronts a series of escalating challenges that could reshape her...

Two Manhattan slackers want to make a movie about their lives. One drives a cab, the other tends bar; neither has a clue how to make a movie. Things...

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

Del Canyon reluctantly returns to his small hometown to run his family's apothecary, the only source for medical attention for hundreds of miles. The...