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  • 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


  • Shattered Glass
  • Shattered Glass review by from Derbyshire
    Rated - 4 stars All The President's Men In Reverse! 21 November 2004
    ... With wonderful support from Hank Azaria as Mike Kelly. And a great turn from Peter Sarsgaard as Charles Lane. All in all a really good film that offers a good insight in...  
  • Garden State
  • Garden State review by from west sussex
    Rated - 4 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...  
  • Kinsey
  • Kinsey review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 4 stars Kinsey 26 March 2007
    ...ars usualy ignore and she's all the better for it. Completeing the main cast is Peter Sarsgaard as research assistant Clyde Martin (who, in the course of the film beds both Mr...  

Peter Sarsgaard - filmography


  • Orphan - BLU-RAY Version (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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 13 members
    Due for release on 30th November 2009
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  • Education, An - BLU-RAY Version (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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 8th March 2010
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  • An Education (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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 73 members
    Due for release on 8th March 2010
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  • Orphan (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 ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 123 members
    Due for release on 30th November 2009
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  • In the Electric Mist (2009)
    Starring: Tommy Lee Jones,  John Goodman,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Bertrand Tavernier
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke. While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 16 members
    Due for release on 8th February 2010
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  • Elegy on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Penelope Cruz,  Penelope Cruz,  Ben Kingsley
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,111 members
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  • 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 340 members
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  • Flightplan on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Jodie Foster,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Sean Bean
    Director: Robert Schwentke
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 65,084 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 14,394 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 48,256 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
    Watch now: £2.49
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 7,237 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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 643 members
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Peter Sarsgaard - watch online


  • K19 The Widowmaker to Watch Now (2002)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Liam Neeson,  Peter Sarsgaard
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 138 minutes
    Inspired by a true story, "K-19: The Widowmaker" follows Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) who, at the height of the Cold War, is ordered to take over command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19, pride of the Soviet Navy. His assignment: prepare the K-19 for sea and take her out on patrol -..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 44 members
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Peter Sarsgaard facts

5 most recent films

In The Electric Mist - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
Orphan - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Education, An - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
An Education - 3.5 stars
Orphan - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Orphan - 3.5 stars
An Education - 3.5 stars
Boys Don't Cry - 3.5 stars
Jarhead - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Garden State - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

In The Electric Mist - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
Mysteries of Pittsburgh,The - 3.0 stars
Orphan - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
In the Electric Mist - 3.0 stars
Elegy - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mike Akrawi - 3 times - show films
Matthew Atherton - 3 times - show films
Liam Neeson - 3 times - show films
Jake Gyllenhaal - 3 times - show films
Jacob Vargas - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Mendes - 3 times - show films
Isabel Coixet - 2 times - show films
Kathryn Bigelow - 2 times - show films
Iain Softley - 2 times - show films
Bertrand Tavernier - 2 times - show films