Cast: Bob Geldof

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Bob Geldof. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


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

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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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