John Sayles Films
Pattern Statistics
3
Movies
7.0
Avg Arcplot
119
Avg Runtime
1988-1996
Year Range
7.3
Avg IMDb
91%
Avg RT
77
Avg Metacritic
$25M
Total Box Office
15.0
Avg Plot Points
John Sayles - Structural Approach
John Sayles's filmography, stretching across 8 years from 1988 to 1996, demonstrates proven facility with classical narrative structure. Among 3 works examined on Arcplot, the average structural score of 7.0 shows sophisticated plot point execution.
Regarding plot point precision, the director's strongest examples are Eight Men Out (7.3), Lone Star (7.2), and The Secret of Roan Inish (6.5).
Genre Distribution
John Sayles's work frequently engages with Drama (3 films), History (1 film), Mystery (1 film), showing strong genre specialization.
With an average runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes, John Sayles practices economical storytelling.
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