Portrait of Julien Temple

Directing

Julien Temple

Career

Active from 1976 to 2025, busiest in 2012 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson
The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Julien Temple Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Warfare
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Archival Footage 2
  • Musical Legacy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing

Director

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 74
I Am Curious Johnny
I Am Curious Johnny (2025)

Director

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 74
Ibiza: The Silent Movie
Ibiza: The Silent Movie (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

My Life Story
My Life Story (2018)

Director

Habaneros
Habaneros (2017)

Director

Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species (2016)

Director

The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson
The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (2015)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

The Clash: New Year's Day '77
The Clash: New Year's Day '77 (2015)

Director

Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca (2014)

Director

Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols (2013)

Producer, Director

Glastopia
Glastopia (2012)

Producer, Camera Operator

London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

Requiem for Detroit?
Requiem for Detroit? (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man (2010)

Director, Producer

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 75
Oil City Confidential
Oil City Confidential (2009)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Madness: The Liberty of Norton Folgate
Madness: The Liberty of Norton Folgate (2009)

Director

Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England (2008)

Director

The Eternity Man
The Eternity Man (2008)

Director

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Glastonbury
Glastonbury (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography, Director

Scissor Sisters: Return to Oz
Scissor Sisters: Return to Oz (2004)

Director

We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You
We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You (2004)

Director

David Bowie: Best of Bowie
David Bowie: Best of Bowie (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Pandaemonium
Pandaemonium (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

blur | The Best Of
blur | The Best Of (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 65
Vigo
Vigo (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

Bullet
Bullet (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live (1992)

Director

The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 66
Earth Girls Are Easy
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Aria
Aria (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

Running Out of Luck
Running Out of Luck (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Songs, Director

Come Dancing with The Kinks
Come Dancing with The Kinks (1986)

Director

David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

Mantrap
Mantrap (1983)

Director

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip (1981)

Director

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

Biceps of Steel
Biceps of Steel (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

3 titles
Punk Can Take It
Punk Can Take It (1979)

Director, Writer

Where is Your Love
Where is Your Love (1979)

Director

The Tunnyng of Elinour Rummyng
The Tunnyng of Elinour Rummyng (1976)

Director