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 - Narrative Structure Analysis
John Sayles's filmography, stretching across 8 years from 1988 to 1996, exhibits consistent understanding of classical narrative structure. Across 3 films analyzed on Arcplot, the average structural score of 7.0 shows sophisticated plot point execution.
Structurally, the director's strongest examples are Eight Men Out (7.3), Lone Star (7.2), and The Secret of Roan Inish (6.5).
Thematic Territory
John Sayles's filmography frequently engages with Drama (3 films), History (1 film), Mystery (1 film), showing consistent generic focus.
At an average runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes, John Sayles practices economical storytelling.
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