John Lurie: movies and TV shows
John Lurie has 72 credits in the archive: 60 films and 12 TV series, from 1978 to 2021. Highest rated: Paris, Texas (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1978 – 2021 · busiest year: 1991 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Painting With John | Self | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2021 | Painting With John | TV | 7.6 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Painting With John | TV | 7.6 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Painting With John | TV | 7.6 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Painting With John | TV | 7.6 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain | Self - Artist / Friend | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2021 | Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain | Film | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 2011 | Blank City | Self | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 2009 | No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York | Self | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | Mobsters | Narrator | TV | — | 54 |
| 2005 | TV Party | Self | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2005 | Face Addict | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2004 | 5 Sides of a Coin | Film | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 2004 | Tortured by Joy | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 2001 | Downtown '81 | Self | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 2001 | Some Days in January, 1984 | Film | — | 48 | |
| 2000 | Animal Factory | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 2000 | Sleepwalk | Frank | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Fisherman | TV | 7.7 | 46 |
| 1999 | New Rose Hotel | Distinguished Man | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1998 | Clay Pigeons | Film | 6.2 | 45 | |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge | Film | 5.9 | 45 | |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Film | 6.1 | 44 | |
| 1997 | Wrong Guys | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1996 | Manny & Lo | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Coker | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Film | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Saxophone player | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Film | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 1993 | Figaro Story | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1993 | Brace Up! | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1992 | John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 | Alto & Soprano Saxophone | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | Self | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | TV | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | TV | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | TV | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | TV | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Keep It for Yourself | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Death By Unnatural Causes | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Sparky | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1990 | John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | James, Apostle | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1988 | The Little Devil | Cusatelli | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1988 | Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ | Self | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1986 | Down by Law | Jack | Film | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1986 | Down by Law | Film | 7.3 | 33 | |
| 1986 | The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Neighbor Saxophonist | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1985 | Variety | Film | 5.4 | 32 | |
| 1985 | The Ballad of Sexual Dependency | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | 'Slater' | Film | 8.1 | 31 |
| 1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Willie | Film | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Film | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Film | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch | Interviewee | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1983 | Stranger Than Paradise | Willie | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1981 | Subway Riders | The Saxophonist | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1981 | Subway Riders | Film | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Sax Player | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Film | 5.9 | 28 | |
| 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Film | 5.9 | 28 | |
| 1980 | The Offenders | The Lizard | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1980 | Underground U.S.A. | Jack Smith | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 1979 | Red Italy | Film | 4.0 | 26 | |
| 1979 | Sleepless Nights | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1979 | Sleepless Nights | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1979 | Men in Orbit | Astronaut | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1979 | Men in Orbit | Film | 6.5 | 26 | |
| 1979 | Men in Orbit | Film | 6.5 | 26 | |
| 1978 | Rome '78 | Film | 6.4 | 25 |