
Peter Sarsgaard
Filmography

Orphan
Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Domestic Thriller2009•2h 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.

Jarhead
Drama War Psychological Drama Modern Conflicts2005•2h 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
Thriller Drama Mystery Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Whodunit2005•1h 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
Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror2005•1h 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.

Garden State
Comedy Drama Romance Bittersweet Romance Coming-of-Age Drama2004•1h 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.

Shattered Glass
Drama History Professional Drama Biographical History2003•1h 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.

The Salton Sea
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Narcotics Crime2002•1h 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.
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.


