Portrait of John Lurie

Acting

John Lurie

Career

Active from 1979 to 2021, with a break from 2008 to 2020, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Lurie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Catharsis
    4.0, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Deadpan Humor 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Road Movie 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Crime Comedy 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 80
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Additional Music

2000s

4 titles · average score 75
Mobsters
Mobsters (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Narrator

Tortured by Joy
Tortured by Joy (2004)

as Narrator

Animal Factory
Animal Factory (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk (2000)

as Frank

1990s

16 titles · average score 56
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

as Distinguished Man

SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Fisherman

Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

Clay Pigeons
Clay Pigeons (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

Music

Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage (1997)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

Manny & Lo
Manny & Lo (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Get Shorty
Get Shorty (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Saxophone player

Figaro Story
Figaro Story (1993)

Original Music Composer

John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 (1992)

as Alto & Soprano Saxophone

Keep It for Yourself
Keep It for Yourself (1991)

Music

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sparky

1980s

14 titles · average score 73
Mystery Train
Mystery Train (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

Musician, Original Music Composer

The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
GoodWatch score 79

as James, Apostle

The Little Devil
The Little Devil (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cusatelli

Down by Law
Down by Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jack

Variety
Variety (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Neighbor Saxophonist

Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

as Willie

Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

as 'Slater'

Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

as Willie

Permanent Vacation
Permanent Vacation (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sax Player

Subway Riders
Subway Riders (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Saxophonist

The Offenders
The Offenders (1980)

as The Lizard

1970s

2 titles
Men in Orbit
Men in Orbit (1979)

as Astronaut

Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights (1979)

Original Music Composer