Cast: Bob Geldof
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Bob Geldof. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 20
The Wall
1982 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alan Parker
Cast Bob Geldof · Jenny Wright · Christine Hargreaves · James Laurenson
Plot Loosely based on the life story of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's original front man (who was kicked out of the band for his bizarre and disturbing behavior only to go...
7.8
23K votes
7.8
23K votes
Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond o The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (TV)
2001 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Edginton
Cast Syd Barrett · David Gilmour · Nick Mason · Roger Waters
Plot "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" tells the full bizarre, tragic, but also celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.With contributions from friends, managers, lovers and...
7.1
65 votes
7.1
65 votes
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Chris Rodley
Cast Syd Barrett · Joe Boyd · Bob Geldof · David Gilmour
Plot Traces the band's history from psychedelic 60s London to a reunion show at Live 8 in 2005, this is the story of a succession of musical and commercial peaks separated...
7.1
43 votes
7.1
43 votes
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2005 · Documentary · 83 min. · United States
Direction Sydney Pollack
Cast Frank O. Gehry · Sydney Pollack · Michael Eisner · Bob Geldof
Plot This is a love letter from one artist to another. Sydney Pollack, who knew little about architecture except what he himself admired, was invited by his friend, the renowned architect...
6.4
343 votes
6.4
343 votes
The Max Headroom Show (TV Series)
1985 · Series · min. · United Kingdom
Direction Annabel Jankel · Rocky Morton
Cast Matt Frewer · Luis Cárdenas · Dave Edmunds · Bob Geldof
Plot Max Headroon, the stylish, charming and egotistical artificial intelligence program with a speech impediment, gets to host his own talk show. Done in the same style as Late Night and...
6.0
74 votes
6.0
74 votes
Oh My God
2009 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States
Direction Peter Rodger
Cast Peter Rodger · Hugh Jackman · Ringo Starr · David Copperfield
Plot "Oh My God" asks people from all walks of life, from celebrities, to the religious, to atheists and the common Man - the question - "What is God?"
5.4
52 votes
5.4
52 votes
Spice World. The Movie
1997 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bob Spiers
Cast Spice Girls · Victoria Beckham · Melanie Brown · Geri Halliwell
Plot The film follows the Spice Girls and their entourage (mostly fictional characters) - manager Clifford, his assistant Deborah, filmmaker Piers (who is trying to shoot a documentary on "the real...
1.9
6K votes
1.9
6K votes
The Other Side of the Wall (S)
1982 · Documentary · 26 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Barry Chattington
Cast Roger Waters · Alan Parker · Gerald Scarfe · Bob Geldof
Plot A 25 minute documentary about the making of the film "The Wall", based on the Pink Floyd album.
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Queen: Champions of the World
1995 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States
Direction Rudi Dolezal · Hannes Rossacher
Cast Queen · Freddie Mercury · John Deacon · Roger Taylor
Plot This documentary on the music group Queen includes performance and rehearsal footage, and exclusive interviews from backstage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
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Everyman (TV Series)
1976 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction William Nicholson · Judy Jackson · Hugh David · Nikki Stockley
Cast Peter France · Joan Bakewell · Spike Milligan · Jeremy Paxman
Plot Everyman is a British television documentary series that aired on BBC One in a late-night slot on Sunday evenings between 1977 and 2000. Its subject matter tended to be focused...
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Bad Girl
2012 · Movie · 108 min. · France
Direction Patrick Mille
Cast Izia Higelin · Arthur Dupont · Carole Bouquet · Bob Geldof
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Number One (TV)
1985 · Movie · 106 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Les Blair
Cast Bob Geldof · Mel Smith · Alison Steadman · P.H. Moriarty
Plot A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
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Queen: The Days of Our Lives
1991 · Documentary · 89 min. · United States
Cast Axl Rose · Freddie Mercury · Roger Taylor · Brian May
Plot An informative and sometimes tragic look into the lives of four childhood friends that would come to form the band Queen.
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Being Mick (TV)
2001 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kevin Macdonald
Cast Mick Jagger · Bono · Bob Geldof · Hugh Grant
Plot Fly-on-the-wall documentary about rockstar Mick Jagger, and his friends and family, during the recording of his 2001 album 'Goddess in the Doorway'.
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I Am Bob (S)
2007 · Movie · 19 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald Rice
Cast Bob Geldof · David Bamber · Brian Conley · Claire Rushbrook
Plot On his way to a Make Poverty History gig in Scotland, Bob Geldof is accidentally stranded by an incompetent chauffeur in a run-down motel in Northern England. To his horror,...
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One Giant Leap 2: What About Me?
2008 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom
Direction Duncan Bridgeman · Jamie Catto
Cast Noam Chomsky · Deepak Chopra · Stewart Copeland · Bhagavan Das
Plot One Giant Leap have created a unique music, TV and film project. What About Me? is the culmination of 4 years work visiting 50 global locations collecting wisdom and musical...
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Bernard and the Genie (TV)
1991 · Movie · 70 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul Weiland
Cast Lenny Henry · John Gabriel · Alan Cumming · Rowan Atkinson
Plot Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the...
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Taste: What's Going on - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
2015 · Documentary · 77 min. · United States
Direction Murray Lerner
Cast Rory Gallagher · The Edge · Bob Geldof · Murray Lerner
Plot The film tells the story of Eire’s seminal rock band Taste, formed in Cork, Ireland in 1966 by Rory Gallagher, Taste had a brief but influential career, releasing two studio...
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Soul Boys of the Western World
2014 · Documentary · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Direction George Hencken
Cast Tony Hadley · John Keeble · Gary Kemp · Steve Norman
Plot Set against the backdrop of the 80's music scene, this documentary charts the meteoric rise, fall and ultimate reunion of pop sensation, Spandau Ballet told by the band members themselves...
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Postcards from the 48%
2018 · Documentary · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Wilkinson
Cast Patrick Stewart · Miriam Margolyes · Bob Geldof · Ian McEwan
Plot A film made by and featuring those who voted Remain in the UK's EU Referendum vote, the 48%, to show the other 27 EU Member States that it was far...
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