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Mark Knopfler

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mark Knopfler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Dire Straits: On Every Street
Dire Straits: On Every Street (2026)

as Guitars, Vocals

Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms (2025)

as Guitars, Vocals

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 59
Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019
Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019 (2019)

as lead vocals, guitar

Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019
Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019 (2019)

as Singer, Lead Guitar

Finding Altamira
Finding Altamira (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Dire Straits: The Best Of
Dire Straits: The Best Of (2016)

as vocals, guitars

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 66
Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel
Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel (2007)

as Vocals, Guitar

Soundstage
Soundstage (2003)

TV show

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

A Shot at Glory
A Shot at Glory (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

Music

Metroland
Metroland (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

Music Producer, Musician

Dire Straits: On The Night
Dire Straits: On The Night (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

Scenic Artist, Director

Silence
Silence (1991)

Original Music Composer

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 78
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988 (1988)

as vocals, guitar

Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

as vocals, guitar

The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena
Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena (1985)

as Guitar, Vocals

Cal
Cal (1984)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Local Hero
Local Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983 (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lead Vocals, Guitar

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 78
The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Rockpalast
Rockpalast (1974)

TV show