Charles Bukowski: movies and TV shows
Charles Bukowski has 51 credits in the archive: 50 films and 1 TV series, from 1970 to 2024. Highest rated: Apostrophes (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1970 – 2024 · busiest year: 2016 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Daedalus | Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 103 |
| 2024 | The Pleasures of the Damned | Film | — | 103 | |
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 101 |
| 2022 | Metamorphosis | Film | — | 101 | |
| 2021 | Death is Smoking My Cigars | Film | — | 100 | |
| 2021 | No Leaders, Please | Film | 6.6 | 100 | |
| 2021 | On Life | Himself ( voice ) | Film | — | 100 |
| 2019 | Bluebird | Film | — | 98 | |
| 2018 | Love, He Said | Himself | Film | 6.7 | 97 |
| 2018 | Love, He Said | Film | 6.7 | 97 | |
| 2018 | On The Tragedies Of Ordinary Life | himself ( voice ) | Film | — | 97 |
| 2017 | Charles Bukowski's Crappy Life | Film | — | 96 | |
| 2016 | Women | Film | — | 95 | |
| 2016 | Girl on the Escalator | Film | 8.0 | 95 | |
| 2016 | You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski | Himself | Film | 8.3 | 95 |
| 2016 | Beer | Film | — | 95 | |
| 2015 | Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs | Film | — | 94 | |
| 2014 | Girl with a Flag | Film | — | 93 | |
| 2013 | Skoro úplně vymyšlený film | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2013 | The Laughing Heart | Film | 5.0 | 92 | |
| 2011 | Violent Youth | Film | — | 90 | |
| 2011 | Dr Nazi | Film | 2.7 | 90 | |
| 2009 | Decline and Fall | Film | — | 88 | |
| 2008 | Il falso bugiardo | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2008 | Bukowski: The Last Straw | Film | 2.0 | 87 | |
| 2008 | Charles Bukowski: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here | Film | 5.2 | 87 | |
| 2005 | Factotum | Film | 6.1 | 84 | |
| 2004 | My Old Man | Film | 8.0 | 83 | |
| 2004 | Son of Satan | Film | 7.7 | 83 | |
| 2003 | Bukowski: Born Into This | Self | Film | 6.8 | 82 |
| 1999 | The Man with the Beautiful Eyes | Film | 6.6 | 78 | |
| 1995 | An Evil Town | Film | 5.4 | 74 | |
| 1995 | The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski | Himself | Film | 4.2 | 74 |
| 1994 | Walls in the City | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 1991 | Cold Moon | Film | 6.3 | 70 | |
| 1991 | All Women Are Named Kiki | Film | — | 70 | |
| 1990 | The Best Hotel on Skid Row | Narrator | Film | 7.3 | 69 |
| 1988 | Lune Froide | Film | 5.0 | 67 | |
| 1987 | Barfly | Bar Patron (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1987 | Barfly | Film | 6.9 | 66 | |
| 1987 | Crazy Love | Film | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 1985 | The Charles Bukowski Tapes | Himself | Film | 8.6 | 64 |
| 1982 | Poetry in Motion | Self | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Film | 6.0 | 60 | |
| 1978 | Charles Bukowski in Hamburg | Film | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 1977 | Supervan | Cameo | Film | 3.5 | 56 |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self | TV | 8.5 | 54 |
| 1973 | Bukowski | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 1970 | Bukowski at Bellevue | Charles Bukowski | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1970 | Bukowski at Bellevue | Film | 8.0 | 49 | |
| Let It Enfold You | Film | — | — |