Jay O. Sanders

April 16, 1953 (age 73) Austin, Texas, USA
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Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

64 titles
Community avg: 7.34 /10
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    2004May 2004 by Roland Emmerich
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 2
    2
    2011June 2011 by Martin Campbell
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    6.19 Decent+
  • 3
    3
    2008December 2008 by Sam Mendes
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.91 Excellent
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    4
    1997September 1997 by Gary Fleder
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    7.48 Good++
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    5
    2001April 2001 by Lee Tamahori
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.31 Good++
  • 6
    6
    JFK
    1991December 1991 by Oliver Stone
    Drama, Thriller, History
    Drama, Thriller, History
    8.52 Masterpiece--
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    7
    2010January 2010 by Martin Campbell
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.38 Good++
  • 8
    8
    1996December 1996 by Rob Cohen
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.10 Good+
  • 9
    9
    1989December 1989 by Edward Zwick
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 10
    10
    1994July 1994 by William Dear
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    7.06 Good
  • 11
    11
    2020January 2020 by Kitty Green
    Drama
    Drama
    7.29 Good+
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    12
    2001–2011 by Dick Wolf
    Drama
    Drama
    8.45 Excellent++
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    1997December 1997 by Bryan Spicer
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.10 Good+
  • 14
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    2024September 2024 by Azazel Jacobs
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.76 Excellent-
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    1988August 1988 by Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama
    Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
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    2006September 2006 by Michael Ian Black
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.73 Good-
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    2022October 2022 by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
    Comedy, Drama, Spanish
    Comedy, Drama, Spanish
    7.75 Excellent-
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    2009June 2009 by Nia Vardalos
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.57 Good--
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    1991July 1991 by Jeff Kanew
    Crime, Mystery
    Crime, Mystery
    6.42 Decent++
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    1990October 1990 by James Orr
    Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.32 Good++
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    1999October 1999 by Wes Craven
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.66 Excellent--
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    1995September 1995 by Holly Goldberg Sloan
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    6.84 Good-
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    2017March 2017 by Onur Tukel
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.79 Good-
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    2023January 2023 by Jesse Eisenberg
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.07 Good
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    1998April 1998 by Howard Deutch
    Adventure, Comedy
    Adventure, Comedy
    7.40 Good++
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    1993August 1993 by Bob Balaban
    Comedy, Romance, Horror
    Comedy, Romance, Horror
    7.11 Good+
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    1995October 1995 by Martha Coolidge
    Fantasy, Family, Drama
    Fantasy, Family, Drama
    7.46 Good++
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    1999April 1999 by John Badham
    Western
    Western
    7.52 Excellent--
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    1997October 1997 by Mark Joffe
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.48 Good++
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    1987July 1987 by Gordon Hessler
    War, Action, Adventure
    War, Action, Adventure
    7.32 Good++
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    1982June 1982 by Sidney Poitier
    Mystery, Action, Comedy
    Mystery, Action, Comedy
    6.94 Good
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    1979October 1979 by Alan J. Pakula
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.57 Excellent--
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    2011March 2011 by Andrea Molaioli
    Drama, Italian
    Drama, Italian
    7.66 Excellent--
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    1986–1988 by Gustave Reininger
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    8.47 Excellent++
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    2002December 2002 by Joseph Sargent
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.52 Excellent--
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    2003October 2003 by Tom McLoughlin
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.69 Excellent--
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    1983March 1983 by Jeff Kanew
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    7.44 Good++
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    1999March 1999 by David Hugh Jones
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.26 Good+
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    2001June 2001 by Dwight H. Little
    Drama
    Drama
    7.45 Good++
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    2007January 2007 by Brent Shields
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.73 Excellent-
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    1999December 1999 by James Lapine
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    7.57 Excellent--
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    1991August 1991 by Martin Campbell
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.17 Good+
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    2023December 2023 by Mathieu Bonzon
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.30 Good++
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    2004April 2004 by Bill Plympton
    Animation, Horror, Comedy
    Animation, Horror, Comedy
    7.65 Excellent--
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    1983September 1983 by Martin Ritt
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.76 Excellent-
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    2001March 2001 by Alan Metzger
    Drama, Mystery
    Drama, Mystery
    7.69 Excellent--
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    1991September 1991 by István Szabó
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.57 Excellent--
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    2001September 2001 by Gregg Champion
    Drama
    Drama
    7.99 Excellent
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    2009January 2009 by Steven Peros
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.62 Excellent--
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    1979
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
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    51
    2007May 2007 by Joyce Draganosky
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Needs more reviews
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    2015January 2015 by Jay Craven
    Drama
    Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
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    2016January 2016 by David Sington
    Documentary, Mystery
    Documentary, Mystery
    Needs more reviews
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    54
    2000April 2000 by Ivan Passer
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.75 Excellent-
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    ATF
    1999September 1999 by Dean Parisot
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
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    2002 by Lynda La Plante
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    2003October 2003 by Ryan R. Williams
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.86 Excellent-
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    2018October 2018 by Roger Weisberg
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
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    2003
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    2018January 2018 by Kieron Barry
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    1981October 1981 by Claude Kerven
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Needs more reviews
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    2027February 2027 by M. Night Shyamalan
    Romance, Thriller
    Romance, Thriller
    Not released yet
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    1993August 1993 by Mimi Leder
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    64
    2017March 2017 by Richard Nelson
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews