Portrait of John Lydon

Acting

John Lydon

Career

Active from 1980 to 2013, with a break from 1997 to 2010, busiest in 1983 and 2012 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Lydon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    4.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Meat Sweats (voice)

Song to Song
Song to Song (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

as John Lydon

Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols (2013)

as John Lydon

Punk Britannia
Punk Britannia (2012)

TV show

Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (2012)

Writer

There Is a PiL in Heaven
There Is a PiL in Heaven (2012)

Producer

Sons of Norway
Sons of Norway (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johnny Rotten

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 48
Blood on the Turntable
Blood on the Turntable (2004)

TV show

The Independent
The Independent (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

as Baruce

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan (1996)

as Johnny Rotton

Later... with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Word
The Word (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 70
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
Public Image Ltd. : Videos (1986)

Writer

Copkiller
Copkiller (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

as Leo Smith

Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83 (1983)

Writer

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Collaborator