Acting
John Lurie
- Titles
- 42movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2021, with a break from 2008 to 2020, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Mobsters82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.2average 5.2
- Pop Culture4.0average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.3average 2.0
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Tension4.9, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Deadpan Humor 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Cult Classic 2
- Music-Centric 2
- Atmospheric 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Crime Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim JarmuschActorMystery Train, Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Permanent Vacation, Stranger Than Paradise, +1 more
Richard EdsonActorStranger Than Paradise, Stranger Than Paradise, Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Tom DiCilloActorStranger Than Paradise, Variety, Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Eszter BalintActorStranger Than Paradise, Stranger Than Paradise, Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch- MMelody LondonEditorMystery Train, Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law
Cookie MuellerActorSubway Riders, Variety
Chris ParkerActorPermanent Vacation, Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Richard BoesActorStranger Than Paradise, Permanent Vacation
Mark Boone JuniorActorAnimal Factory, Variety
Willem DafoeActorAnimal Factory, New Rose Hotel
Rockets RedglareActorStranger Than Paradise, Down by Law
William RiceActorSubway Riders, The Offenders
Movies and TV shows
382020s
1 title · average score 73
73
Additional Music
2000s
5 titles · average score 73
82
TV show · as Narrator
Music
as Narrator
64
Original Music Composer
as Frank
1990s
16 titles · average score 62
52
as Distinguished Man
79
TV show · as Fisherman
57
Original Music Composer
62
Original Music Composer
46
as Coker
67
Original Music Composer
65
as Saxophone player
as Alto & Soprano Saxophone
71
as Sparky
1980s
14 titles · average score 69
74
Original Music Composer, Musician
73
as James, Apostle
68
as Cusatelli
74
as Jack
57
Original Music Composer
61
as Neighbor Saxophonist
72
as Willie
81
as 'Slater'
as Willie
59
as Sax Player
as The Saxophonist
as The Lizard
1970s
2 titles
as Astronaut
Original Music Composer