Bob Dylan: movies and TV shows
Bob Dylan has 187 credits in the archive: 171 films and 16 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: The Grammys (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2024 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker | Himself (archival footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Singer (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 84 |
| 2025 | One to One: John & Yoko | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 84 |
| 2025 | I understand | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2025 | Highway 99: A Double Album | Self [Archival] | Film | — | 84 |
| 2025 | Newport and the Great Folk Dream | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 84 |
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | Film | 7.1 | 83 | |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.9 | 83 |
| 2024 | The Partners | Film | — | 83 | |
| 2024 | The Beach Boys | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 83 |
| 2024 | Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 83 |
| 2024 | Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 83 |
| 2024 | Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan | Film | — | 83 | |
| 2024 | Girl From the North Country | Film | 6.9 | 83 | |
| 2024 | Girl from the North Country | Film | 7.0 | 83 | |
| 2024 | Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western | Film | — | 83 | |
| 2024 | Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center | Film | — | 83 | |
| 2023 | Joan Baez: I Am a Noise | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 82 |
| 2023 | jeat? | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.2 | 81 |
| 2022 | Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song | Self | Film | 7.4 | 81 |
| 2022 | Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 81 |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 80 |
| 2021 | The Magic Voices of Pop | Self (archive) | Film | 2.0 | 80 |
| 2021 | The Dancing Man of L.A. | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 2021 | Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 2021 | Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 80 |
| 2021 | Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres | Self (archival footage) | Film | 7.3 | 80 |
| 2021 | Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom | Self | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 2021 | Karen Dalton: In My Own Time | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 80 |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 79 |
| 2020 | Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 79 |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Self | Film | 6.9 | 79 |
| 2020 | Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2020 | Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999 | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2020 | Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2019 | Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2019 | Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese | Film | 7.0 | 78 | |
| 2019 | Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2019 | Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2019 | The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 78 |
| 2019 | Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2018 | The Top Ten Revealed | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.0 | 77 |
| 2018 | Elvis Presley: The Searcher | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 2018 | Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 77 |
| 2018 | Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2017 | Bob Dylan: Trouble No More | Self | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 2017 | Popular Voices at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 76 |
| 2016 | The Discreet Françoise Hardy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 75 |
| 2016 | Året var 1966 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 75 |
| 2015 | Mavis! | Self | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2015 | Johnny Cash: American Rebel | Self (archive photos/footage) | Film | 8.2 | 74 |
| 2015 | Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965 | Self | Film | 9.5 | 74 |
| 2015 | Snapshots from the Tour | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2013 | Born In Chicago | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2013 | Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2013 | Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2013 | Legend of Lead Belly | Self | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 2012 | Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood | Self | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2012 | John Mellencamp: It's About You | Self | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 2011 | YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 70 |
| 2011 | Bob Dylan Revealed | Self | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 2011 | Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2011 | Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative | Self | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Film | 6.2 | 69 | |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Self | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2009 | O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2009 | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound | Self | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 2009 | Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize | Self | Film | 10.0 | 68 |
| 2009 | Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey | Self | Film | 10.0 | 68 |
| 2008 | Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965 | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 67 |
| 2008 | Johnny Cash: Live On Air | Self | Film | 9.3 | 67 |
| 2008 | Johnny Cash's America | Self | Film | 8.5 | 67 |
| 2008 | Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow | Self | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2008 | Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again! | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2007 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | Self | Film | 7.6 | 66 |
| 2007 | The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival | Self | Film | 8.1 | 66 |
| 2007 | The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 | Self | Film | 8.8 | 66 |
| 2007 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | Self | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2007 | 65 Revisited | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.4 | 66 |
| 2007 | The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys | Self | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2007 | The Bob Dylan Phenomenon | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2006 | Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down | Film | 9.3 | 65 | |
| 2006 | Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan | self - archival footage | Film | — | 65 |
| 2006 | Folk Britannia | Self (archival footage) | TV | — | 65 |
| 2006 | The Ballad of AJ Weberman | Self (archive sound) | Film | 4.0 | 65 |
| 2006 | Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film | Self | Film | 8.2 | 65 |
| 2006 | Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2006 | Bob Dylan: The Folk Years | Himself (archive footage) | Film | — | 65 |
| 2006 | Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 2005 | Prisoners of Beckett | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2005 | No Direction Home: Bob Dylan | Self | Film | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2005 | George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited | Self | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2005 | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2005 | Seattle Supersonic | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2005 | Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2005 | Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 9.2 | 63 |
| 2004 | Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2004 | Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels | Self | Film | 8.3 | 63 |
| 2004 | Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein | Self | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2004 | Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 63 |
| 2004 | Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2004 | Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 | Film | 10.0 | 63 | |
| 2004 | Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 63 |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Jack Fate | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 2003 | Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 62 |
| 2003 | The Best Of Beat | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 62 |
| 2003 | World Tour 1966: The Home Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 62 |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Film | 6.8 | 59 | |
| 1999 | Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert | Self - Guest star | Film | 8.3 | 58 |
| 1999 | Paradise Cove | Alfred - Chauffeur | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1998 | The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Self | TV | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1995 | Robbie Robertson: Going Home | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My Way | Self - Performer | Film | — | 54 |
| 1995 | My Generation: The Animals | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 54 |
| 1994 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg | Film | 5.7 | 53 | |
| 1994 | Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged | Self | Film | 9.4 | 53 |
| 1994 | Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1994 | The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 | Self | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 1994 | Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame | Himself | Film | — | 53 |
| 1993 | Daniel Lanois "Rocky World" | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1993 | Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O | Self | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1993 | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Self | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1993 | Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms | Self | Film | — | 52 |
| 1991 | Van Morrison: One Irish Rover | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 1991 | Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 1990 | Catchfire | Artist (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1990 | Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged | Self | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1988 | The Power of Speech | Film | 5.9 | 47 | |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Billy Parker | Film | 4.1 | 46 |
| 1987 | Getting to Dylan | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1987 | Taj Mahal and Friends | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1986 | Band of the Hand | Film | 6.2 | 45 | |
| 1986 | Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert | Self | Film | 9.5 | 45 |
| 1986 | Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert | Film | 9.5 | 45 | |
| 1986 | Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company | Film | 6.3 | 45 | |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 7.9 | 44 |
| 1985 | The Making of Sun City | Self | Film | 9.5 | 44 |
| 1985 | We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song | Self | Film | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1984 | Bob Dylan: Jokerman | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1983 | The Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem | Self | Film | — | 42 |
| 1979 | Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1978 | The Last Waltz | Self | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | Renaldo | Film | 7.9 | 37 |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | Film | 7.9 | 37 | |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | Film | 7.9 | 37 | |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | Film | 7.9 | 37 | |
| 1977 | Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977 | Film | 10.0 | 36 | |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976 | Self | Film | — | 35 |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan: Hard Rain | Self | Film | 9.5 | 35 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Alias | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Film | 7.2 | 32 | |
| 1972 | Eat the Document | Self | Film | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1972 | Eat the Document | Film | 6.9 | 31 | |
| 1972 | Eat the Document | Film | 6.9 | 31 | |
| 1972 | The Concert for Bangladesh | Self | Film | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1972 | Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here | Self | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1972 | Scruggs: A Festival of Music | Self | Film | — | 31 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1971 | Disco | Self | TV | — | 30 |
| 1971 | Diary Films I - V | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1970 | Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks | Self | Film | — | 29 |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show | Self | TV | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1969 | Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music | Self | Film | 8.2 | 28 |
| 1967 | Titel, Thesen, Temperamente | Self | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1967 | Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back | Self | Film | 7.4 | 26 |
| 1967 | Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back | Film | 7.4 | 26 | |
| 1967 | Festival | Self | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1965 | Dylan Speaks | Self | Film | — | 24 |
| 1965 | Andy Warhol Screen Tests | Self | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1965 | Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan | Self | Film | — | 24 |
| 1964 | Bob Dylan Quest Television Special | Self | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1963 | The Madhouse on Castle Street | Bobby | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 18 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 12 |
| Calico Joe | Film | — | — | ||
| The Wild West Bank Sound | Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage) | Film | — | — | |
| Blood on the Tracks | Film | — | — |