Acting
Tom Waits
- Titles
- 96movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 1988 and 2018 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Short Cuts83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor4.2average 2.0
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Dark Humor4.4average 2.9
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.3, average 5.1
- Tension5.5, average 6.1
- Family Dynamics4.1, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Dialogue-Driven 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Surreal Fantasy 2
- Dreamlike Narrative 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Magical Realism 2
- Conversational 2
- Deadpan Humor 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Offbeat 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim JarmuschDirectorThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, +1 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Coffee and Cigarettes III
Roberto BenigniActorNight on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law
Terry GilliamActorThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Monster of Nix
John LurieActorDown by Law, John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
Danny GloverActorThe Dead Don't Die, The Old Man & the Gun
Sam RockwellActorRay Gunn, Seven Psychopaths
Adam DriverActorThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother
Marc RibotActorTom Waits: Big Time, MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
Iggy PopActorCoffee and Cigarettes, Coffee and Cigarettes III
Armin Mueller-StahlActorNight on Earth, Rita Ritter
Steve BuscemiActorThe Dead Don't Die, Coffee and Cigarettes
Movies and TV shows
70Upcoming
1 title
as The Caller
2020s
8 titles · average score 70
as Eye-Ra (voice)
as Maxim (voice)
74
Thanks
as Narrator "Laughing Heart" (archive footage)
48
as Narrator (Voice)
79
TV show · as The Narrator (voice)
78
as Rex Blau
2010s
16 titles · average score 63
51
as Hermit Bob
66
as News Stand Owner (uncredited)
73
as Waller
as Captain Millipede (voice)
79
as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")
as Narrator
72
as Zachariah Rigby
as Narrator
69
as Virgil (Voice)
42
as Narrator (voice)
58
as Engineer
43
Songs
2000s
6 titles · average score 60
69
as Kneller
42
as Wanderer
67
as Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
Lyricist
1990s
14 titles · average score 68
61
as Doc Heller
77
Music Producer, Music
as Narrator (voice)
83
as Earl Piggot
68
as R.M. Renfield
75
Songs, Original Music Composer
70
as Disabled Vet (uncredited)
77
as Singer in Bar
Original Music Composer
57
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
1980s
21 titles · average score 69
44
as Kenny
83
TV show · as Lloyd (voice)
66
Writer, Lighting Design
as Narrator
75
as Al Silk
80
as Zack
Original Music Composer
88
Music
65
as Buck Merrill
71
as Benny
57
as Trumpet player (uncredited)
1970s
4 titles · average score 51
51
as Mumbles
TV show