Acting
Tom Waits
- Titles
- 92movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 14top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Short Cuts83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Dark Humor4.3average 2.8
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.6average 2.7
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.4, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Dialogue-Driven 3
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Conversational 2
- Deadpan Humor 2
- Surreal Fantasy 2
- Dreamlike Narrative 2
- Magical Realism 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Offbeat 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim JarmuschDirectorFather Mother Sister Brother, The Dead Don't Die, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, +1 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerFather Mother Sister Brother, The Dead Don't Die, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Coffee and Cigarettes III
Roberto BenigniActorNight on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law
Steve BuscemiActorThe Dead Don't Die, Coffee and Cigarettes
Armin Mueller-StahlActorNight on Earth, Rita Ritter
Iggy PopActorCoffee and Cigarettes, Coffee and Cigarettes III
Danny GloverActorThe Dead Don't Die, The Old Man & the Gun
Terry GilliamActorThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Monster of Nix
John LurieActorDown by Law, John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
Sam RockwellActorSeven Psychopaths, Ray Gunn
Adam DriverActorFather Mother Sister Brother, The Dead Don't Die
Colin FarrellActorSeven Psychopaths, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Movies and TV shows
652020s
8 titles · average score 75
as Eye-Ra (voice)
as Maxim (voice)
Thanks
as Narrator "Laughing Heart" (archive footage)
as The Caller
TV show · as The Narrator (voice)
as Rex Blau
2010s
14 titles · average score 64
as Hermit Bob
as News Stand Owner (uncredited)
as Waller
as Captain Millipede (voice)
as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")
as Narrator
as Zachariah Rigby
as Narrator
as Virgil (Voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Engineer
Songs
2000s
6 titles · average score 60
as Kneller
as Wanderer
as Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
Lyricist
1990s
14 titles · average score 67
as Doc Heller
Music Producer, Songs
as Narrator (voice)
as Earl Piggot
as R.M. Renfield
Songs, Original Music Composer
as Disabled Vet (uncredited)
as Singer in Bar
Original Music Composer
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
1980s
20 titles · average score 69
as Kenny
TV show · as Lloyd (voice)
Writer, Lighting Design
as Narrator
as Al Silk
as Zack
Original Music Composer
Music
as Benny
as Buck Merrill
as Trumpet player (uncredited)
