Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Birthday:Mar 7, 1971
Place of birth:Belleville, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2009
Orphan

Orphan

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Domestic Thriller
7.0

20092h 2min

United States

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

2005
Jarhead

Jarhead

Drama War Psychological Drama Modern Conflicts
7.0

20052h 3min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sam Mendes

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.


Flightplan

Flightplan

Thriller Drama Mystery Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Whodunit
6.3

20051h 38min

United States

Director: Robert Schwentke

Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.


The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror
6.5

20051h 44min

Germany, United States

Director: Iain Softley

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

2004
Kinsey

Kinsey

Drama Historical Drama
7.1

20041h 58min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Bill Condon

Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.


Garden State

Garden State

Comedy Drama Romance Bittersweet Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
7.4

20041h 42min

United States

Director: Zach Braff

Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

2003
Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

Drama History Professional Drama Biographical History
7.1

20031h 34min

Canada, United States

Director: Billy Ray

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.

2002
K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

Drama History Thriller Mystery War
6.7

20022h 18min

Canada, Germany

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.


The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Narcotics Crime
7.0

20021h 43min

United States

Director: D.J. Caruso

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

1999
Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

Crime Drama
7.5

19991h 58min

United States

Director: Kimberly Peirce

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.