Soundtrack: David Byrne
The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by David Byrne. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.
American Utopia
2020 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Spike Lee
Cast David Byrne
Plot Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
7.8
223 votes
7.8
223 votes
The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie · 156 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast John Lone · Peter O'Toole · Joan Chen · Ruocheng Ying
Plot THE LAST EMPEROR is the true story of Pu Yi, the last monarch of a China that changed drastically during his lifetime. Though he comes to power at the age...
7.2
49K votes
7.2
49K votes
True Stories
1986 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction David Byrne
Cast David Byrne · John Goodman · Annie McEnroe · Spalding Gray
Plot A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
6.9
165 votes
6.9
165 votes
Big Love (TV Series)
2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Mark V. Olsen · Will Scheffer · Daniel Attias · David Petrarca
Cast Bill Paxton · Jeanne Tripplehorn · Chloë Sevigny · Ginnifer Goodwin
Plot TV Series (2006-2011). 5 seasons. 53 episodes. Think having three wives is a dream come true? Meet Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton), a modern-day Utah polygamist who lives in suburban Salt...
6.5
1K votes
6.5
1K votes
America is Waiting (S)
1981 · Documentary · 4 min. · United States
Direction Bruce Conner
6.1
52 votes
6.1
52 votes
6.1
56 votes
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Movie · 118 min. · Italy
Direction Paolo Sorrentino
Cast Sean Penn · Eve Hewson · Frances McDormand · Judd Hirsch
Plot Cheyenne is a former rock star. At 50 he still dresses "Goth" and lives in Dublin off his royalties. The death of his father, with whom he wasn't on speaking...
6.1
6K votes
6.1
6K votes
Young Adam
2003 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Mackenzie
Cast Ewan McGregor · Tilda Swinton · Peter Mullan · Emily Mortimer
Plot Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon they discover the corpse of a...
5.5
1K votes
5.5
1K votes
Married to the Mob
1988 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Demme
Cast Michelle Pfeiffer · Matthew Modine · Dean Stockwell · Alec Baldwin
Plot The wife of Mafia hitman Frank "Cucumber" De Marco (Alec Baldwin), the irrepressibly brassy Angela (Michelle Pfeiffer) finds herself unhappy with their shady lifestyle, and wants out. When Frank is...
5.5
3K votes
5.5
3K votes
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002 · Movie · 50 min. · Belgium
Direction Wim Vandekeybus
Cast Nordine Benchorf · Jordi Gali Melendez · Saïd Gharbi · Pjotr Giro
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