Soundtrack: John Lurie
The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by John Lurie. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.
Down by Law
1986 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Jim Jarmusch
Cast Tom Waits · Roberto Benigni · John Lurie · Nicoletta Braschi
Plot DJ Zack and pimp Jack end up in prison for being too laid-back to avoid being framed for crimes they didn't commit. They end up sharing a cell with eccentric...
7.7
12K votes
7.7
12K votes
Mystery Train
1989 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Jim Jarmusch
Cast Masatoshi Nagase · Youki Kudoh · Nicoletta Braschi · Cinqué Lee
Plot Three different tales play out in a single 24-hour period, a loose trilogy spinning around a fleabag hotel manned by a sleepy Screamin' Jay Hawkins and his eager bellboy Cinqué...
7.3
5K votes
7.3
5K votes
Stranger than Paradise
1984 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Jim Jarmusch
Cast John Lurie · Eszter Balint · Richard Edson · Cecillia Stark
Plot A young man, his Hungarian female cousin, and his best friend journey across the United States, which leads to a number of events when they encounter a variety of people...
7.3
10K votes
7.3
10K votes
Fishing with John (TV Miniseries)
1991 · Documentary · 152 min. · United States
Direction John Lurie
Cast John Lurie · Willem Dafoe · Matt Dillon · Dennis Hopper
Plot John Lurie knows absolutely nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from undertaking the adventure of a lifetime on Fishing With John. Traveling with his special guests to the...
6.8
68 votes
6.8
68 votes
Blue in the Face
1995 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Wayne Wang · Paul Auster · Harvey Wang
Cast Harvey Keitel · Victor Argo · Giancarlo Esposito · Mira Sorvino
Plot Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential humanity. Many of the...
6.7
3K votes
6.7
3K votes
Permanent Vacation
1980 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Jim Jarmusch
Cast Chris Parker · Frankie Faison · John Lurie · Sara Driver
Plot In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy (Chris Parker) whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more...
6.2
2K votes
6.2
2K votes
Get Shorty
1995 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast John Travolta · Gene Hackman · René Russo · Danny DeVito
Plot Chili Palmer, a Miami mobster, loan-sharks for Ray Bones, a violent thug with a big chip on his shoulder. Ray sends Chili to Vegas after a bad debt, and a...
6.0
15K votes
6.0
15K votes
Animal Factory
2000 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Steve Buscemi
Cast Willem Dafoe · Edward Furlong · Seymour Cassel · Mickey Rourke
Plot A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
6.0
3K votes
6.0
3K votes
Clay Pigeons
1998 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction David Dobkin
Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Janeane Garofalo · Vince Vaughn · Gregory Sporleder
Plot Clay (as in the title) is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the...
5.7
256 votes
5.7
256 votes
Manny and Lo
1996 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Lisa Krueger
Cast Scarlett Johansson · Aleksa Palladino · Mary Kay Place · Glenn Fitzgerald
Plot A pregnant teen (Aleksa Palladino) and her younger sister (Scarlett Johansson) run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
5.6
110 votes
5.6
110 votes
The Loveless
1982 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Kathryn Bigelow · Monty Montgomery
Cast Willem Dafoe · Robert Gordon · Marin Kanter · J. Don Ferguson
Plot The Loveless tells the story of Vance (Willem Dafoe) and his gang, stranded in a small countryside town in Southern USA. The young bikers escape boredom and summer heat tinkering...
5.6
175 votes
5.6
175 votes
Excess Baggage
1997 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Marco Brambilla
Cast Alicia Silverstone · Benicio del Toro · Christopher Walken · Jack Thompson
Plot Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in...
4.5
2K votes
4.5
2K votes
City Limits
1984 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Lipstadt
Cast John Stockwell · Darrell Larson · Rae Dawn Chong · James Earl Jones
Plot Years after a mysterious plague has wiped out most of the adult population, the surviving children have grown up to form violent motorcycle gangs. Young Lee, tired of life on...
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Variety
1983 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bette Gordon
Cast Sandy McLeod · Will Patton · Richard Davidson · Luis Guzmán
Plot Christine (Sandy McLeod) takes a job selling tickets at a porno theater near Times Square. Instead of distancing herself from the dark and erotic nature of this milieu, she develops...
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Police Story: Monster Manor
1988 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Lipstadt
Cast Brian McNamara · Clayton Rohner · Scott Burkholder · Claudia Christian
Plot Misfit cops turn an old mansion into a party house and end up as part of an undercover operation.
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Subway Riders
1981 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Amos Poe
Cast Robbie Coltrane · Charlene Kaleina · Cookie Mueller · John Lurie
Plot A Psychotic saxophone player (played both by Amos Poe and John Lurie) lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.
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Keep It for Yourself
1991 · Movie · 40 min. · United States
Direction Claire Denis
Cast Sophie Simon · Sarina Chan · Vincent Gallo · Michael James
Plot Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the guy,...
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