Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

April 16, 1953 · 73 years old

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 Shake…

Known For

42 titles
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The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004 · 2h 4m · Movie

Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

6.5
2
Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011 · 1h 54m · Movie

Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.

5.5
3
Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008 · 1h 59m · Movie

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.

7.3
4
JFK

JFK

1991 · 3h 9m · Movie

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

8.0
5
His Three Daughters

His Three Daughters

2024 · 1h 41m · Movie

This tense, touching and funny portrait of family dynamics follows three estranged sisters as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another.

7.6
6
Glory

Glory

1989 · 2h 2m · Movie

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

7.8
7
The Assistant

The Assistant

2020 · 1h 27m · Movie

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

6.8
8
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

2010 · 1h 57m · Movie

As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

6.6
9
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001 · 1h 44m · Movie

When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.

6.4
10
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997 · 1h 55m · Movie

Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

6.6
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Daylight

Daylight

1996 · 1h 54m · Movie

Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.

6.0
12
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1994 · 1h 42m · Movie

When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.

6.2
13
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988 · 1h 50m · Movie

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

6.9
14
Catfight

Catfight

2016 · 1h 35m · Movie

The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.

6.1
15
Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze

2006 · 1h 30m · Movie

A guy proposes to his girlfriend, who drops dead. His BFF tries to get him to date other women but he only talks about his dead big love. At a diner he proposes to a cute waitress just to get his BFF off his back. She says yes.

5.6
16
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022 · 2h 39m · Movie

An acclaimed documentarian goes on an introspective journey through surreal dreamscapes to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.

7.0
17
Mr. Destiny

Mr. Destiny

1990 · 1h 56m · Movie

Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could have been like if he had made that winning home run as a teenager.

6.4
18
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999 · 2h 4m · Movie

After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.

6.7
19
For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

1997 · 1h 55m · Movie

An unhappily-married Manhattan socialite couple flee from the IRS and end up in Amish country, where they pretend to be visiting relatives.

5.8
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The Big Green

The Big Green

1995 · 1h 40m · Movie

A teacher on exchange from England is placed in an underachieving Texas school, where she coaches the students in soccer, improving their self-esteem and leading to unexpected success.

5.5
21
The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

1998 · 1h 37m · Movie

Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.

6.4
22
I Hate Valentine's Day

I Hate Valentine's Day

2009 · 1h 38m · Movie

A florist, who abides by a strict five-date limit with any man, finds herself wanting more with the new restaurateur in town.

4.7
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The MatchMaker

The MatchMaker

1997 · 1h 37m · Movie

Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy ar...

6.5
24
When You Finish Saving the World

When You Finish Saving the World

2023 · 1h 28m · Movie

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other as Evelyn desperately tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, while Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

5.5
25
V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski

1991 · 1h 29m · Movie

A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.

5.0
26
My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

1993 · 1h 25m · Movie

A teenage boy comes back from the dead because he is determined to win the most beautiful girl in school.

5.5
27
Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999 · 1h 42m · Movie

A woman and her daughter have been constantly moving from town to town for years, but their newest home might be different from all the others.

6.7
28
Three Wishes

Three Wishes

1995 · 1h 55m · Movie

In an unexplained act of charity, Jeanne Holman, picks up an injured, apparent tramp and takes him home to care for him little realizing who he was, or the effect he would have on her life and those of her family.

6.1
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Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982 · 1h 50m · Movie

Completely innocent man, Michael Jordon, is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.

5.6
30
Starting Over

Starting Over

1979 · 1h 45m · Movie

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.

6.4
31
The Confession

The Confession

1999 · 1h 54m · Movie

A NY litigator, hired to defend a murderer avenging his son's death, grapples with his own ambitions and the moral imperative of his client's truth-seeking.

6.0
32
The Misfit Brigade

The Misfit Brigade

1987 · 1h 39m · Movie

War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet train that's carrying fuel for the Red Army.

5.7
33
Cross Creek

Cross Creek

1983 · 2h 7m · Movie

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American li...

6.9
34
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

2003 · 1h 25m · Movie

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a serial killing spree in October 2002 in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

6.0
35
Boss of Bosses

Boss of Bosses

2001 · 1h 33m · Movie

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

6.4
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Defenseless

Defenseless

1991 · 1h 44m · Movie

A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.

5.5