John Sayles Movies

  • 2008
    The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

    6.72008HD

    Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find...

    The Spiderwick Chronicles
  • 1992
    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    7.5421992HD

    A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...

    Malcolm X
  • 2015
    Talents

    Talents

    Talents

    02015HD

    Follows the employees of a dying movie theatre in the San Fernando Valley.

    Talents
  • 1997
    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    01997HD

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

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
  • 2019
    Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

    Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

    Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

    5.8412019HD

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

    Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
  • 2008
    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    52008HD

    A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch"...

    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
  • 2011
    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    7.1472011HD

    A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

    Corman's World
  • 1997
    Mimic

    Mimic

    Mimic

    6.0611997HD

    A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a...

    Mimic
  • 2009
    Great Directors

    Great Directors

    Great Directors

    5.92009HD

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

    Great Directors
  • 1991
    City of Hope

    City of Hope

    City of Hope

    6.71991HD

    This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who...

    City of Hope
  • 2021
    Algren

    Algren

    Algren

    62021HD

    Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson...

    Algren
  • 1980
    Alligator

    Alligator

    Alligator

    6.0791980HD

    A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic...

    Alligator
  • 1978
    Piranha

    Piranha

    Piranha

    5.9561978HD

    When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

    Piranha
  • 2000
    A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

    6.62000HD

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

    A Constant Forge
  • 1987
    Matewan

    Matewan

    Matewan

    7.3541987HD

    Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe...

    Matewan
  • 1980
    Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    5.41980HD

    A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

    Battle Beyond the Stars
  • 2012
    Casting By

    Casting By

    Casting By

    7.052012HD

    This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the...

    Casting By
  • 1982
    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    61982HD

    Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between...

    The Challenge
  • 1994
    The Secret of Roan Inish

    The Secret of Roan Inish

    The Secret of Roan Inish

    6.6541994HD

    Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an...

    The Secret of Roan Inish
  • 1989
    Untamagiru

    Untamagiru

    Untamagiru

    4.71989HD

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

    Untamagiru