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John Sayles

81%
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78%
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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: 25% - 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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Passion Fish (1992)
Passion Fish (1992)
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Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
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Unnatural Causes

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1987

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Hard Choices

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1986

86% 86%

Something Wild

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1986

92% 92%

The Brother From Another Planet

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1984

93% 93%

Baby It's You

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1983

82% 82%

Lianna

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1983

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The Challenge

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1982

60% 60%

The Howling

Screenwriter

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N/A

1981

79% 79%

Return of the Secaucus Seven

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N/A

1981

60% 60%

Alligator

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1980

25% 25%

Battle Beyond the Stars

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1980

64% 64%

Piranha

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1978

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