Kurt Cobain: movies and TV shows
Kurt Cobain has 72 credits in the archive: 64 films and 8 TV series, from 1984 to 2025. Highest rated: MTV Video Music Awards (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1984 – 2025 · busiest year: 1991 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 58 |
| 2025 | BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2024 | Hippo | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 2023 | I Hate Myself and I Want to Die | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2023 | The Teacher | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2022 | Foo Fighters: One Less Hero | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2021 | Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2021 | Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 54 |
| 2021 | Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2021 | When Nirvana Came to Britain | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 2020 | 70 Years of Youth Revolt | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2019 | The UnXplained | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2019 | Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 52 |
| 2018 | Kurt Everywhere | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2018 | 27: Gone Too Soon | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 2015 | Cobain: Montage of Heck | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 48 |
| 2015 | Soaked in Bleach | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2012 | Too Young to Die | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 2012 | Hit So Hard | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 2011 | Nirvana: Live at the Paramount | Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar | Film | 8.1 | 44 |
| 2011 | Nirvana: Live at the Paramount | Film | 8.1 | 44 | |
| 2011 | Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2010 | Nirvana: Live On Air | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2009 | Nirvana: Live at Reading | Self - Vocals, Guitar | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 2009 | Loki: Arnaldo Baptista | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 2007 | Welcome to My Castle! | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2007 | Kurt Cobain: About a Son | Self | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 2007 | The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 2006 | The Devil and Daniel Johnston | Self (Archival footage) | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 2006 | Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2006 | All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On | Self | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 2006 | Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero | Self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2006 | Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 2005 | Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 2005 | The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 38 |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box") | Film | 7.8 | 38 |
| 2004 | (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale | Self | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 2004 | Nirvana: With the Lights Out | Film | 7.4 | 37 | |
| 2004 | Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend | Self | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 2001 | VH1 News Special: Grunge | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 34 |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1998 | Kurt & Courtney | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1997 | Classic Albums | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 1996 | Hype! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 29 |
| 1994 | Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! | Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 27 |
| 1994 | Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos | Self | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1994 | Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Unplugged In New York | Self - Vocals, Guitar | Film | 8.6 | 26 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Unplugged In New York | Film | 8.6 | 26 | |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Unplugged In New York | Film | 8.6 | 26 | |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Live and Loud | Self - Vocals, Guitar | Film | 8.9 | 26 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal | Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1993 | MTV Unplugged: Nirvana | Self | Film | 8.7 | 26 |
| 1993 | RuPaul's Christmas Ball | Self | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival | Self | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1992 | 1991: The Year Punk Broke | Self | Film | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991 | Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars | Film | 7.8 | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit | Kurt Cobain | Film | 7.7 | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit | Film | 7.7 | 24 | |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit | Film | 7.7 | 24 | |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy | Self | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Live in Dallas | Self | Film | — | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso | Self | Film | 8.3 | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Astoria Theater London | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1991 | Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1990 | The Word | TV | 6.0 | 23 | |
| 1990 | Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990 | Self - Vocals, Guitar | Film | — | 23 |
| 1989 | Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989 | Self | Film | — | 22 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 17 |
| The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All | TV | — | — |