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
65/100
- Highest rated
Stranger Than Paradise84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.4average 5.4
- Pop Culture4.1average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor3.4average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.6, average 4.9
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
- Historical1.4, average 2.6
- Tension4.9, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Deadpan Humor 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Road Movie 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Crime Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim JarmuschActorMystery Train, Down by Law, Stranger Than Paradise, Permanent Vacation, Stranger Than Paradise, +1 more
Richard EdsonActorStranger Than Paradise, Lulu on the Bridge, 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
Willem DafoeActorAnimal Factory, Lulu on the Bridge, New Rose Hotel- MMelody LondonEditorMystery Train, Down by Law, Stranger Than Paradise
Richard BoesActorStranger Than Paradise, Permanent Vacation
William RiceActorSubway Riders, The Offenders- BBecky JohnstonActorSleepless Nights, Men in Orbit
Steve BuscemiActorMystery Train, Animal Factory
Christopher WalkenActorExcess Baggage, New Rose Hotel
Rockets RedglareActorDown by Law, Stranger Than Paradise
Movies and TV shows
372020s
1 title · average score 80
Additional Music
2000s
4 titles · average score 75
TV show · as Narrator
as Narrator
Original Music Composer
as Frank
1990s
16 titles · average score 56
as Distinguished Man
TV show · as Fisherman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
as Saxophone player
Original Music Composer
as Alto & Soprano Saxophone
as Sparky
1980s
14 titles · average score 74
Original Music Composer, Musician
as James, Apostle
as Cusatelli
as Jack
Original Music Composer
as Neighbor Saxophonist
as Willie
as 'Slater'
as Willie
as Sax Player
as The Saxophonist
as The Lizard
1970s
2 titles
as Astronaut
Original Music Composer