Salman Rushdie: movies and TV shows
Salman Rushdie has 56 credits in the archive: 31 films and 25 TV series, from 1974 to 2026. Highest rated: Sabine Christiansen (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1974 – 2026 · busiest year: 2007 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2026 | Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2025 | Orwell: 2+2=5 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 2024 | Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly | Self - Interviewed Guest | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2019 | Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail | Self - Writer | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2019 | Einübung ins Paradies - Nachdenken über 1989 | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | Self | TV | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women | Himself - Contributor | Film | — | 71 |
| 2016 | Bosch: The Garden of Dreams | Self | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2015 | Das Literarische Quartett | Self | TV | — | 68 |
| 2015 | Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône | Self | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | Concerning the Bodyguard | voice | Film | — | 68 |
| 2014 | W1A | Self | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 2014 | River of Fundament | Wake Guest | Film | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | The Hitch | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Film | 5.5 | 65 | |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Film | 5.5 | 65 | |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Film | 5.5 | 65 | |
| 2009 | La Traversée du désir | Self | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 2009 | Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2009 | The Satanic Verses Affair | Himself | Film | — | 62 |
| 2008 | Markus Lanz | Self | TV | 5.5 | 61 |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Dr. Masani | Film | 5.6 | 60 |
| 2007 | Shrink Rap | Self | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | 365 Day Project | Self | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.4 | 59 |
| 2005 | 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York | Film | 9.0 | 58 | |
| 2004 | The Culture Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 57 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 56 |
| 2003 | Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles | Self - Interviewee | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Salman Rushdie | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Salman Rushdie | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 2000 | Dirty Pictures | Self | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1999 | Beckmann | Self | TV | 4.3 | 52 |
| 1999 | Wintertijd | Self | TV | — | 52 |
| 1999 | In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin | Self | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1998 | Sabine Christiansen | Self | TV | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1998 | Sternstunde Philosophie | Self | TV | — | 51 |
| 1997 | Ruby | Self | TV | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit | self | TV | 4.7 | 48 |
| 1995 | Lo + plus | Self - Guest | TV | — | 48 |
| 1992 | Morgenmagazin | Self | TV | 5.3 | 45 |
| 1991 | DAS! | Self | TV | 4.7 | 44 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1989 | ZDF-Mittagsmagazin | Self | TV | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Prisoners of Gravity | Self | TV | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1986 | Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie | Himself | Film | — | 39 |
| 1985 | The Painter & The Pest | Self (Narrator) | Film | — | 38 |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9 | Self | TV | 7.2 | 27 |
| Geist, Geschäft und Party - 75 Jahre Frankfurter Buchmesse | Archive Footage | Film | — | — | |
| Next People | TV | — | — |