Michael Stipe: movies and TV shows

Michael Stipe has 114 credits in the archive: 85 films and 29 TV series, from 1974 to 2026. Highest rated: Rockpalast (10.0/10).

Career timeline

1974 – 2026 · busiest year: 1999 (8 credits)

Full filmography

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2026	TFI Unplugged	Self (Archive Footage)	TV	—	66
2026	Antiheroine	Self	Film	—	66
2026	Little, Big, and Far		Film	8.0	66
2024	Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight	Self	Film	—	64
2023	Louder Than You Think	Self (archive footage)	Film	6.0	63
2020	Beastie Boys Story	Self (archive footage)	Film	7.5	60
2020	Song Exploder	Self	TV	7.4	60
2019	R.E.M. - Monster	Himself	Film	7.0	59
2019	Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine	Self - R.E.M.	Film	6.7	59
2018	On the Seventh Day		Film	6.8	58
2018	Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90	Self	Film	7.6	58
2017	Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond	Self	Film	7.5	57
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed		Film	8.0	57
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic for the People	Lead vocals	Film	8.0	57
2017	Jeremy Dance		Film	—	57
2017	Jeremy Dance		Film	—	57
2016	What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt	Self	Film	—	56
2016	R.E.M. - Out Of Time	Sänger	Film	10.0	56
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest/Musical Guest	TV	6.1	55
2014	Trailblazer Honors	Self	TV	7.5	54
2014	R.E.M. by MTV	Himself	Film	6.6	54
2014	R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions		Film	—	54
2012	12-12-12 \| The Concert for Sandy Relief	Self	Film	6.8	52
2012	Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars	Self	Film	—	52
2012	Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS		Film	—	52
2012	R.E.M. at the BBC	Self/Performer	Film	5.0	52
2010	R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX		Film	8.0	50
2009	The Cleveland Show		TV	5.9	49
2009	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Self - Guest	TV	6.0	49
2009	R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin		Film	—	49
2009	Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn	Self	Film	7.0	49
2008	Patti Smith: Dream of Life	Self	Film	6.1	48
2008	6 Days		Film	—	48
2008	R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008		Film	8.0	48
2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self	TV	9.2	47
2007	Slacker Uprising	Self	Film	5.3	47
2007	R.E.M. Live	Vocals	Film	8.0	47
2006	The One Show	Self	TV	4.4	46
2006	R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine		Film	—	46
2005	The Colbert Report	Self	TV	6.9	45
2005	The Colbert Report	Self (uncredited)	TV	6.9	45
2005	Iconoclasts	Self	TV	7.5	45
2005	Room		Film	4.3	45
2005	Johnny Berlin		Film	8.0	45
2005	R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring		Film	8.0	45
2004	Sarah Kuttner – Die Show	self - guest	TV	7.7	44
2004	Saved!		Film	6.4	44
2004	Everyday People		Film	6.2	44
2004	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Film	7.6	44
2004	R.E.M. : Perfect Square	Vocals	Film	7.2	44
2004	Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers	Michael Stipe	Film	—	44
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	TV	6.1	43
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self - Musical Guest	TV	5.3	43
2003	Anderson Cooper 360°		TV	5.4	43
2003	R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)	Himself	Film	5.0	43
2002	1 Giant Leap	Self	Film	5.3	42
2002	R.E.M.	Himself	Film	0.5	42
2001	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing		Film	6.3	41
2001	The Sleepy Time Gal		Film	5.3	41
2001	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0		Film	—	41
2001	Stranger Inside		Film	4.5	41
2001	Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!	Himself	Film	—	41
2000	Boston Public	Self	TV	7.6	40
2000	Our Song		Film	7.1	40
2000	Spring Forward		Film	6.5	40
2000	The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer	Self	Film	—	40
2000	R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance	Himself	Film	—	40
1999	Being John Malkovich		Film	7.4	39
1999	Man on the Moon		Film	7.2	39
1999	American Movie		Film	7.6	39
1999	TV total	Self	TV	6.2	39
1999	Olive, the Other Reindeer	Schnitzel (voice)	Film	6.7	39
1999	Olive, the Other Reindeer		Film	6.7	39
1999	R.E.M. - Falls to Climb	Himself	Film	—	39
1999	R.E.M.: This Way Up	Himself	Film	—	39
1998	Parkinson	Self	TV	—	38
1998	Velvet Goldmine		Film	6.9	38
1998	Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert		Film	—	38
1998	R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18		Film	—	38
1998	R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17		Film	—	38
1998	R.E.M. Live in Stockholm	himself	Film	—	38
1997	Anthem	Self	Film	5.4	37
1996	TFI Friday		TV	7.1	36
1996	Tibetan Freedom Concert	Self	Film	—	36
1996	Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day	Skeeter	Film	5.6	36
1996	New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film	Self	Film	8.5	36
1996	R.E.M.: Road Movie		Film	7.3	36
1995	The Frank Skinner Show	Self	TV	7.5	35
1995	R.E.M.: Rough Cut	Himself	Film	6.5	35
1995	R.E.M.: Parallel	Himself	Film	7.7	35
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Self	TV	7.8	34
1994	Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt	Himself	Film	8.0	34
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Musical Guest	TV	7.3	33
1991	MTV's 10th Anniversary Special	Self	Film	—	31
1991	R.E.M. - This Film Is On	Himself	Film	7.0	31
1991	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged		Film	8.5	31
1991	R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy		Film	—	31
1990	R.E.M.: Pop Screen		Film	10.0	30
1990	R.E.M. Tourfilm	Himself	Film	8.0	30
1990	R.E.M. Tourfilm		Film	8.0	30
1989	The Simpsons	Michael Stipe (voice)	TV	8.0	29
1989	MTV Unplugged	Self	TV	7.1	29
1989	R.E.M.	Self	Film	—	29
1987	Arena Brains	The Watcher	Film	5.0	27
1987	R.E.M.: Succumbs	Self	Film	6.0	27
1987	Athens, GA Inside/Out	Himself	Film	7.8	27
1985	R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater		Film	—	25
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self	TV	7.8	24
1984	Al TV	Self	TV	6.3	24
1984	Left of Reckoning		Film	—	24
1982	R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground		Film	—	22
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)	TV	6.9	15
1975	Austin City Limits	Self	TV	6.3	15
1974	Rockpalast	Self (vocal)	TV	10.0	14

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