Sun Ra: movies and TV shows
Sun Ra has 25 credits in the archive: 24 films and 1 TV series, from 1959 to 2025. Highest rated: Saturday Night Live (6.9/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2025 · busiest year: 1974 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 111 |
| 2025 | The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra | Self | Film | 8.0 | 111 |
| 2025 | Sun Ra: Do the Impossible | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 111 |
| 2024 | House of Aama: Threads of Legacy | Himself | Film | — | 110 |
| 2024 | Inspiration For The Future | Film | 10.0 | 110 | |
| 2023 | Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight | Film | — | 109 | |
| 2020 | Utuqaq | Film | — | 106 | |
| 2017 | Rebirth Is Necessary | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 103 |
| 2013 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 99 |
| 2008 | Jazz Evolution | Self - Organ | Film | 6.0 | 94 |
| 2005 | Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet | Self | Film | 8.0 | 91 |
| 1987 | Theatre of Hope | Film | — | 73 | |
| 1984 | Mystery Mister Ra | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 1984 | Mystery Mister Ra | Film | — | 70 | |
| 1980 | Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise | Himself | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1974 | Space Is the Place | Sun Ra | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1974 | Space Is the Place | Film | 5.8 | 60 | |
| 1974 | Space Is the Place | Film | 5.8 | 60 | |
| 1968 | Spaceways | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1966 | The Magic Sun | Film | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1966 | The Magic Sun | Film | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1959 | The Cry of Jazz | Film | 6.2 | 45 | |
| Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983 | Self | Film | — | — | |
| John Cage Meets Sun Ra | Himself | Film | — | — |