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  • Co-stars Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal fought for real on Jarhead set - 25 April 2010
    -Jarhead co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard fought for real on the set of the army movie, after a fight scene left the latter with a broken rib.- -Sarsgaard admits he punched Gyllenhaal "as hard as he could in the windpipe" during a bout of "macho crap", intens


  • Sarsgaard heartbroken by Valentine's Day snub - 18 October 2009
    -Actor Peter Sarsgaard once had his heart broken after driving from New York to North Carolina to surprise a girlfriend on Valentine's Day.- -Now happily married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, the Boys Don't Cry star recalls presenting a former love with a short story he


  • Sarsgaard and Miller's late-night karaoke sessions - 8 April 2009
    -Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard became karaoke buddies while shooting new film Mysteries Of Pittsburgh. - -Night shoots in Pennsylvania often left the cast and crew awake in between takes at very unsocial hours, but they found a local bar where they could sing to each

Peter Sarsgaard - what members say


  • Boys Don't Cry
  • Boys Don't Cry review by Kinkyfish from York, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Even boys will cry at this masterpiece! 25 April 2010
    ...rticular the performances given by leading lady Hilary Swank and a very intense Peter Sarsgaard. These two young actors really show what they are capable of in this feature. ...   Read customer review
  • Garden State
  • Garden State review by from west sussex
    Rated - 4.0 stars The State I'm In 8 August 2005
    ...ished it is too. Superb ensemble acting, particularly from Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard, and a wonderful sense of design and locale - plus a brilliant soundtrack. The...   Read customer review
  • Flightplan
  • Flightplan review by wikkidsmyle from Newmarket, Suffolk
    Rated - 0.0 stars Panic Room 2 meets Airplane! 10 April 2007
    ...ged to get it off the ground (an 'Emperor's New Clothes' sales pitch probably). Peter Sarsgaard and Sean Bean look thoroughly bored, although I was having a great time laughin...   Read customer review

Peter Sarsgaard - filmography


  • Green Lantern on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Ryan Reynolds,  Blake Lively,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 20,064 members
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  • Green Lantern - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Ryan Reynolds,  Blake Lively,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A test pilot embraces his destiny as a cosmic superhero in CASINO ROYALE director Martin Campbell's adaptation of the popular DC Comics series. Ever since he saw his fearless father perish in a tragic aviation mishap, all Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) could think about was flying -- it was the only ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 7,841 members
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  • Orphan on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Vera Farmiga,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Isabelle Fuhrman
    Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 14,447 members
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  • Orphan - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman,  Vera Farmiga,  Erik Olsen
    Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    An outwardly angelic little girl displays an unforeseen devilish streak upon moving into the home of her new adoptive parents in this shocker starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga. In the aftermath of a miscarriage, prospective parents Kate (Farmiga) and John (Sarsgaard) find their lives turned ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,304 members
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  • An Education - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Emma Thompson,  Rosamund Pike,  Dominic Cooper
    Director: Lone Scherfig
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    It's 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny is poised on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30- ish David. Urbane and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7,755 members
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  • An Education on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Peter Sarsgaard,  Carey Mulligan,  Alfred Molina
    Director: Lone Scherfig
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. London, 1961: 16-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is smart, attractive, and eager to start her adult ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 44,129 members
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  • Elegy - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Ben Kingsley,  Penelope Cruz,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: Isabel Coixet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Charismatic professor David Kepesh glories in the pursuit of adventurous female students but never lets any woman get too close. When gorgeous Consuela Castillo enters his classroom, however, his protective veneer dissolves. Her raven-haired beauty both captivates and unsettles him. Even if Kepesh ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 247 members
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  • Elegy on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ben Kingsley,  Penelope Cruz,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: Isabel Coixet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Charismatic professor David Kepesh glories in the pursuit of adventurous female students but never lets any woman get too close. When gorgeous Consuela Castillo enters his classroom, however, his protective veneer dissolves. Her raven-haired beauty both captivates and unsettles him. Even if Kepesh ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 6,180 members
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  • The Skeleton Key - HD (2005)
    Starring: Kate Hudson,  Gena Rowlands,  John Hurt
    Director: Iain Softley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After New Orleans hospice worker Caroline (Kate Hudson) answers a help wanted ad, she finds herself working as the live-in caretaker of Ben Devereaux (John Hurt), a stroke victim who has lost his ability to speak. Ben's wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands), presents Caroline with a skeleton key to open any ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 276 members
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  • Flightplan - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Jodie Foster,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Sean Bean
    Director: Robert Schwentke
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    After 2002's Panic Room, Jodie Foster took a three year break before deciding to take another leading role in a major motion picture. Three years is a lifetime in Hollywood, but Foster is one of the few stars who can afford to take such a lengthy hiatus from the industry and still command major ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 2,663 members
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  • The Skeleton Key (2005)
    Starring: Kate Hudson,  Gena Rowlands,  John Hurt
    Director: Iain Softley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A young woman helping care for an invalid in New Orleans finds herself caught in the middle of morbid going-ons centered around a group of Voodoo practitioners.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 41,906 members
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  • The Skeleton Key - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Kate Hudson,  Gena Rowlands,  John Hurt
    Director: Iain Softley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After New Orleans hospice worker Caroline (Kate Hudson) answers a help wanted ad, she finds herself working as the live-in caretaker of Ben Devereaux (John Hurt), a stroke victim who has lost his ability to speak. Ben's wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands), presents Caroline with a skeleton key to open any ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 103 members
    Not available for rental
  • Dying Gaul on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Campbell Scott,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Craig Lucas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In his directorial debut, award-winning playwright and screenwriter Craig Lucas (PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS) has adapted his play THE DYING GAUL into a gripping romantic thriller of love and deception. Set in Hollywood, THE DYING GAUL tells the story of Robert (Peter Sarsgaard),..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 513 members
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  • Flightplan on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Jodie Foster,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Erika Christensen
    Director: Robert Schwentke
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    After 2002's Panic Room, Jodie Foster took a three year break before deciding to take another leading role in a major motion picture. Three years is a lifetime in Hollywood, but Foster is one of the few stars who can afford to take such a lengthy hiatus from the industry and still command major ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 71,758 members
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  • Kinsey on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Liam Neeson,  Laura Linney,  Chris O'Donnell
    Director: Bill Condon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The life story of Alfred Kinsey, a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the nation, and journey into the mystery of human behavior. In 1948, Kinsey irrevocably changed American culture and created a media sensation with his book "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male." Using the technique ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 15,229 members
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  • Garden State on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Zach Braff,  Natalie Portman,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Zach Braff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 54,468 members
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  • Garden State - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Zach Braff,  Natalie Portman,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Zach Braff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 291 members
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  • Shattered Glass on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Hayden Christensen,  Steve Zahn,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Billy Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    SHATTERED GLASS recounts the rise and fall of Stephen Glass, the real-life journalist who ruined his career by writing fictional articles for The New Republic magazine. The film, set in scandal-frenzied Washington D.C. at the end of the Clinton era, portrays Glass (Hayden Christensen) as a mild-..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 7,237 members
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  • K-19: The Widowmaker on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Liam Neeson,  Joss Ackland
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Inspired by a true story that was kept secret until the fall of communism, K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER is a tale of ordinary men who sacrifice everything for their shipmates and their country. In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, an ill-prepared Russian nuclear missile submarine embarks on its maiden ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 7,983 members
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  • Empire on DVD (2002)
    Starring: John Leguizamo,  Denise Richards,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Franc Reyes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    EMPIRE, the debut film from director-writer Frank Reyes is a Latin GOODFELLAS, chronicling the rise and fall of Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo), a Puerto Rican drug-dealer working the violent streets of the South Bronx. With an eye for money and a head for business, Victor dreams of one day achieving ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 683 members
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  • The Salton Sea on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Vincent D'Onofrio,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: D.J. Caruso
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Caught up in the permanent nighttime of the habitual methamphetamine user, Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) and his friends close the curtains so they can't tell what time of day it is. But while his associates revel in their highs, Danny is haunted by his previous life as Tom Van Allen, a trumpet player ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,083 member
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  • The Centre Of The World on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Molly Parker,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Mel Gorham
    Director: Wayne Wang
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Wayne Wang, although known for his personal drama about Chinese-American life, EAT A BOWL OF TEA, and the Hollywood equivalent, THE JOY LUCK CLUB, has always harbored a fascination with the depiction of sex in the movies. The director remarked, "In college I loved movies like LAST TANGO IN PARIS." ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,443 member
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  • Boys Don't Cry on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Brendan Sexton III,  Alicia Goranson,  Alison Folland
    Director: Kimberly Peirce
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Peirce's directorial debut tells the gut-wrenching true story of Teena Brandon, a Midwestern female who disguised herself as a man. Relocating to Falls City, Nebraska, from Lincoln, she managed to convince her newfound group of friends that she was Brandon Teena. The film treats these events with a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 12,922 members
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  • The Man in the Iron Mask on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio,  John Malkovich,  Jeremy Irons
    Director: Randall Wallace
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    With a cry of "All for one and one for all!" the Musketeers return to correct the injustices perpetrated by spoiled monarch Louis XIV, whose misdeeds include imprisoning his twin brother on an island and encasing his visage in the titular mask. Teen idol Di Caprio assays the dual title role, while ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 6,635 members
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Peter Sarsgaard facts

5 most recent films

Green Lantern - 3.0 stars
Green Lantern - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Orphan - 3.5 stars
In the Electric Mist - 2.5 stars
In The Electric Mist - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

An Education - 3.5 stars
An Education - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Orphan - 3.5 stars
Orphan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Boys Don't Cry - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh - 2.5 stars
The Centre Of The World - 2.0 stars
In The Electric Mist - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Year of the Dog - 2.5 stars
Empire - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Justina Machado - 3 times - show films
Joy Bryant - 3 times - show films
Ryan Reynolds - 3 times - show films
Sean Bean - 3 times - show films
Jacob Vargas - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Mendes - 3 times - show films
Iain Softley - 3 times - show films
Robert Schwentke - 3 times - show films
Bertrand Tavernier - 3 times - show films
Martin Campbell - 3 times - show films