John Sayles

7.7

TV

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Self

2011

7.6

Movie

Malcolm X

FBI Agent

1992

7.5

TV

The Alienist

Teleplay · Consulting Producer

2018

7.5

TV

Baseball

Self

1994

7.5

TV

Poker Face

Chief Hal

2023

7.4

Movie

Matewan

Hardshell Preacher · Director · Writer

1987

7.1

Movie

Corman's World

Self - Filmmaker

2011

7.0

Movie

Lone Star

Director · Editor · Writer

1996

7.0

Movie

That Guy Dick Miller

Self

2014

7.0

Movie

Passion Fish

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Editor

1992

6.9

Movie

Eight Men Out

Ring Lardner · Writer · Director

1988

6.9

Movie

Casting By

Self

2012

6.8

Movie

A Constant Forge

Self

2000

6.8

Movie

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Thanks

2016

6.8

Movie

City of Hope

Carl · Editor · Director · Writer

1991

6.7

Movie

The Secret of Roan Inish

Director · Screenplay · Editor

1994

6.7

Movie

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Screenplay

2008

6.7

Movie

Matinee

Bob

1993

6.7

Movie

The Brother from Another Planet

Man in Black · Director · Screenplay · Editor

1984

6.6

Movie

Gridlock'd

Cop #1

1997

6.6

Movie

Something Wild

Motorcycle Cop

1986

6.6

Movie

Limbo

Director · Writer · Editor

1999

6.6

Movie

The Howling

Morgue Attendant (uncredited) · Screenplay

1981

6.5

Movie

Return of the Secaucus Seven

Howie · Director · Writer · Editor

1980

6.5

Movie

Girlfight

Science Teacher · Executive Producer

2000

6.4

Movie

Sunshine State

Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Editor

2002

6.4

Movie

Lianna

Jerry · Director · Writer · Editor

1983

6.3

Movie

Men with Guns

Director · Writer · Editor

1998

6.2

Movie

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

Writer

2019

6.1

Movie

Silver City

Director · Writer · Editor

2004

6.1

Movie

Great Directors

Self

2009

6.1

Movie

Tell Them Who You Are

Self

2004

6.1

Movie

Mimic

Additional Writing

1997

6.1

Movie

Alligator

Screenplay · Story

1980

6.1

Movie

In the Electric Mist

Michael Goldman

2009

6.0

Movie

Straight Talk

Guy Girardi

1992

6.0

Movie

Go for Sisters

Director · Writer · Editor

2013

6.0

Movie

Baby It's You

Director · Screenplay

1983

6.0

Movie

Piranha

Army Sentry (uncredited) · Screenplay · Story

1978

5.9

Movie

The Challenge

Writer

1982

5.9

Movie

Honeydripper

Zeke · Director · Writer · Editor

2007

5.7

Movie

The Lady in Red

Writer

1979

5.7

Movie

Breaking In

Writer

1989

5.7

Movie

Wild Thing

Screenplay · Story

1987

5.5

Movie

Casa de los Babys

Editor · Director · Writer

2003

5.4

Movie

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Executive Producer

2019

5.4

Movie

Battle Beyond the Stars

Story · Screenplay

1980

5.3

Movie

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Screenplay

1986

5.2

Movie

Men of War

Screenplay

1994

5.0

Movie

Little Saints

Executive Producer

1999

4.9

Movie

Amigo

Editor · Director · Writer

2011

4.7

Movie

Piranha

Story

1995

4.3

TV

The Gray House

Writer · Creator

2026

When It Was a Game 3

Self (voice)

2000

9.0

Movie

Shannon's Deal

Writer

1989

7.7

TV

Shannon's Deal

Ronnie Nash · Writer · Creator

1990

7.4

Movie

Unnatural Causes

Lloyd · Writer · Teleplay

1986

7.2

TV

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Self

2020

7.0

Movie

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997

The ChuckleHounds

Writer

1986