Nick Cave

Nick Cave

1957-09-22 Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia 135 Credits

Biography

Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.

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Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough

2025

as Narrator

Acting

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he undergoes a remarkable trip to find new meaning in hi...

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

2025

as Self

Acting

A spellbinding performance film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, bringing to life the remarkable story the extraordinary Geraldine Flower, and the di...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

2025

as Self

9.0
Acting

The triumphant return of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to France bring with them a full stage show brimming with elegant fury and mystical fervour. Reco...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

2025

as Self

Acting

The triumphant return of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to France bring with them a full stage show brimming with elegant fury and mystical fervour.

The Making of Wild God

The Making of Wild God

2024

as Nick Cave

Acting

Depicts the making of the album Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

2024

as Bill Clarke (voice)

8.1
Acting

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of...

Back to Black

Back to Black

2024

Original Music Composer

6.7

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Bl...

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

2023

as Self

Acting

Intimate, upbeat and honest look back at the life and work of Barry Humphries - the legendary comic trailblazer behind Dame Edna Everage and other cha...

Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

2023

as Self

Acting

Featuring new and classic songs, this concert documentary celebrates the profound relationship that Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have developed with the...

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

2023

as Self

5.9
Acting

The thrilling, debauched and frequently hilarious adventures of the legendary Melbourne post-punk band, in their own words.

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

2023

as Self

6.8
Acting

A musical documentary celebrating the life and work of glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan, combined with a behind-the-scenes look at the tribute album of th...

The New Boy

The New Boy

2023

Original Music Composer

5.5

In 1940s Australia, a nameless nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery overseen by a renegade nun, where hi...

Kylie at the BBC

Kylie at the BBC

2022

as Self

6.0
Acting

A journey back in time for a selection of Kylie's best and biggest performances on the BBC, from the early days with Stock Aitken Waterman to the danc...

Blonde

Blonde

2022

Original Music Composer

5.9

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood le...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

2022

Acting
This Much I Know to Be True

This Much I Know to Be True

2022

as Self

7.3
Acting

Like all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses this concert film to break the vocal and instrumental...

This Much I Know to Be True

This Much I Know to Be True

2022

Original Music Composer

7.3

Like all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses this concert film to break the vocal and instrumental...

The Velvet Queen

The Velvet Queen

2021

Original Music Composer

7.9

High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undisco...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

as H.G. Wells

7.0
Acting

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

2021

as Self

5.8
Acting

Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trap...

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same.

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

2020

as Self

Acting

If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then this word would be Gorbushka. It is a password that...

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

2020

as Self

7.9
Acting

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue in June 2020.

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

2020

Director

7.9
Directing

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue in June 2020.

Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

2020

as Self

5.7
Acting

Two filmmakers document three years in the life of contemporary Greek painter Stefanos Rokos, as he is working on the making of his exhibition “Stefan...

The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

2020

as Mr. Invisible

2.0
Acting

Lizzy Siddal 1829-1862, Pre Rapahelites model, addicted to Laudanum, marry Gabriel Rosetti.

Love Eats Up Life

Love Eats Up Life

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary about the underground singer-songwriter Tobias Gruben, his upbringing and his musical career, featuring past live perfomances by himself...

The Creative Brain

The Creative Brain

2019

as Self

7.2
Acting

Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity

Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

2018

as Self

7.6
Acting

A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy,...

Fuse

Fuse

2018

as Truck Driver (voice)

7.0
Acting

A mousetrap snaps shut. A dusty town square awakens. A group of men debate how to kill the animal in the little box – each trying to outdo the others’...

Distant Sky

Distant Sky

2018

as Self

8.0
Acting

Recorded at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captures an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds...

Kings

Kings

2017

Original Music Composer

5.7

A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.

L7: Pretend We're Dead

L7: Pretend We're Dead

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7.

Wind River

Wind River

2017

Original Music Composer

7.4

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

War Machine

War Machine

2017

Original Music Composer

5.6

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

Boredom

2017

as Self

Acting

Nick Cave discusses boredom and the universe in between takes during production of his album Skeleton Tree.

Do You Pray?

2017

as Narrator

Acting

Nick Cave discusses prayer and creation myths over outtake footage from the feature documentary One More Time With Feeling.

Snowman

2017

as Narrator

Acting

Nick Cave recites a short poem to his deceased son Arthur over photographs taken during production of his album Skeleton Tree.

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

2016

as Self

4.5
Acting

A man and a woman share their musings on love and freedom one summer night. The couple’s conversation meanders through memories, unspoken desires and ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

2016

as Self

7.9
Acting

Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' al...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

2016

Music, Original Music Composer

7.9

Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' al...

Nocturama

Nocturama

2016

Thanks

6.4

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water

2016

Original Music Composer

7.3

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2016

as Self

Acting

Case bound book containing 3 CDs and a two hour DVD featuring live performances, rare footage and interviews with a 36 page book.

Stranded

Stranded

2015

as Self

Acting

The 1970s punk rock movement: New York had the Ramones, London had the Sex Pistols, Australia had the Saints. Stranded takes a look at the role four m...

Prophet's Prey

Prophet's Prey

2015

as Narrator

7.4
Acting

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latte...

Prophet's Prey

Prophet's Prey

2015

Music

7.4

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latte...

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

2015

as Self

7.8
Acting

The wild West Berlin of the 1980s became the creative melting pot of pop subcultures: music, art and chaos. Before the Iron Curtain fell, anything and...

Far from Men

Far from Men

2015

Original Music Composer

6.8

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the a...

Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

2015

as Self

Acting

Tv documentary by Margarete Kreuzer about the sub-culture of West-Berlin in the 1980s. The unique political and geographical status of West-Berlin in...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

2014

as Self

8.6
Acting

Noir rock hits ACL with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The Australian group’s set ranges across their 30-year career, from their first album to their late...

Goth at the BBC

Goth at the BBC

2014

as Self

5.0
Acting

A 60-minute showcase of beastly basslines, scything guitars, tormented lyrics, piercing synths, leather, lace and fashion on the edge! This programme ...

20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth

2014

Writer, Music

7.0
Writing

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

2013

as Self

Acting

10 years ago on February 18th, 2013, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds marked an evolution in their music by releasing the album Push The Sky Away, a subtle a...

West of Memphis

West of Memphis

2012

Original Music Composer

7.4

The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who l...

A Few Hours of Spring

A Few Hours of Spring

2012

Original Music Composer

6.6

Forty-eight-year-old Alain Evrard is obliged to return home to live with his mother. This situation causes all the violence of their past relationship...

Lawless

Lawless

2012

Screenplay, Original Music Composer

7.1
Writing

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging....

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 12: Nocturama)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 12: Nocturama)

2012

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Nocturama (originally released in 2003). The result is a determinedly human p...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus)

2012

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (originally released in 2004). The result ...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!)

2012

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (originally released in 2008). The result is a determine...

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

2011

as Self

7.5
Acting

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A beau...

Submission

2011

Music

5.5

Submission is set in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu where you learn to use your opponent’s strength to vanquish them. The unlikely winner engages us...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 8: Let Love In)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 8: Let Love In)

2011

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Let Love In (originally released in 1994). The result is a determinedly human...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 9: Murder Ballads)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 9: Murder Ballads)

2011

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Murder Ballads (originally released in 1996). The result is a determinedly hu...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call)

2011

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album The Boatman's Call (originally released in 1997). The result is a determinedl...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 11: No More Shall We Part)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 11: No More Shall We Part)

2011

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album No More Shall We Part (originally released in 2001). The result is a determin...

Millhaven

Millhaven

2010

Writer

7.1
Writing

Fifteen-year-old Loretta knows we all have to die. Will she be able to do a "dance" of life? The untold story of the narrator in Nick Cave's dark ball...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 5: Tender Prey)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 5: Tender Prey)

2010

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Tender Prey (originally released in 1988). The result is a determinedly human...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 6: The Good Son)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 6: The Good Son)

2010

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album The Good Son (originally released in 1990). The result is a determinedly huma...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 7: Henry's Dream)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 7: Henry's Dream)

2010

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Henry's Dream (originally released in 1992). The result is a determinedly hum...

The Road

The Road

2009

Original Music Composer

7.0

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough t...

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

2009

as Self

10.0
Acting

the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lun...

On/Off: Mark Stewart

On/Off: Mark Stewart

2009

Acting

Mark Stewart (born 1960) is a British musician and founding member of The Pop Group. A pioneer of post-punk and industrial hip-hop, he has recorded fo...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her to Eternity)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her to Eternity)

2009

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album From Her to Eternity (originally released in 1984). The result is a determine...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 2: The Firstborn is Dead)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 2: The Firstborn is Dead)

2009

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album The Firstborn is Dead (originally released in 1985). The result is a determin...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 3: Kicking Against the Pricks)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 3: Kicking Against the Pricks)

2009

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Kicking Against the Pricks (originally released in 1986). The result is a det...

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 4: Your Funeral... My Trial)

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 4: Your Funeral... My Trial)

2009

as Self

Acting

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Your Funeral... My Trial (originally released in 1986). The result is a deter...

All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

Covers the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, utilizing footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the even...

The Cat Piano

The Cat Piano

2009

as Narrator

7.4
Acting

A city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony.

Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

2008

as Self

Acting

Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich) is a German-born musician active in a number of artistic fields. He is best known for his studio work and live...

Angel of the Wind

2008

Music

A Japanese tent theatre company tours from Tokyo to Melbourne and performs a play about the ghost of Kamikaze Pilots. Cambis has created a portal from...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

2008

as Self

6.5
Acting
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

2008

as Self

Acting

In 1992, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Gun Club lead singer, was living in London. He didn't have any contract with a record label anymore and hardly enough to ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

2008

as Self

9.0
Acting

Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world at St Luke's in London. Nick Cave and his band perform a set drawn from their late...

Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

2008

as Self

6.0
Acting

When director Heiner Mühlenbrock showed up with his cameras to document the tense April 1983 recording sessions for the final Birthday Party EP, Mutin...

The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw

2008

Original Music Composer

6.6

Explores the true story of the notorious Jesse James, how the myth developed during his lifetime, and how the legends have persisted over 100 years af...

365 Day Project

365 Day Project

2007

10.0
Acting

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for ...

Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

2007

as Self

7.0
Acting

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981)....

The English Surgeon

The English Surgeon

2007

Original Music Composer

7.9

This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon (Henry Marsh) situated in Ukraine as we are exposed to the overwhelming dil...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007

as Bowery Saloon Singer

7.0
Acting

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007

Original Music Composer

7.0

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

2007

as Self

5.4
Acting

The centerpiece of this DVD is a 90-minute concert by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, performing live in Lyon, France, in the summer of 2001 during a Europ...

The Dirty Three

The Dirty Three

2007

as Self

7.0
Acting

The Dirty Three are the rough and ready jewels in the crown of Australian rock and roll history. Born from the need to put food on the table and spawn...

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007

as Self

Acting

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to i...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

2007

as Self - vocals, piano

Acting

1. Hiding All Away 2. Messiah Ward 3. Easy Money 4. Supernaturally 5. The Lyre of Orpheus 6. Babe, You Turn Me On 7. Nature Boy 8. Get Ready for Love ...

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

2006

as Self

6.3
Acting

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive...

The Harry Smith Project Live

The Harry Smith Project Live

2006

as Self

Acting

Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccentric collector genius and his influential Anthology...

The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’

The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’

2005

as Self

7.2
Acting

A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York".

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Vocals

7.0
Writing

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

2005

as Self (segment "Straight to You")

7.9
Acting

Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decade...

The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film

The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film

2004

Music

Documentary about the making of Renata Litvinova's 2004 film: "The Goddess: How I Fell in Love."

The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

2003

as Self

4.8
Acting

Featuring footage from two live performances at the Hacienda club in Manchester, England, as well as the original promotional videos for "Nick the Str...

Winged Migration

Winged Migration

2001

Theme Song Performance

7.6

This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of ...

If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

2001

as Self

6.3
Acting

Music videos and archived footage supplement recent interviews in this documentary of ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. We follow his life from the ear...

Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

1999

Music

7.0

The story takes place in a bedroom where, following an embarrassing sexual encounter, it shows a naked man’s disaffection with his own tongue. Tongue ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

1998

as Self

9.0
Acting

A collection of the best of music videos by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds from 1984 to 1997, all with a "making of" commentary. Each of them excellent, de...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

1998

Music

9.0

A collection of the best of music videos by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds from 1984 to 1997, all with a "making of" commentary. Each of them excellent, de...

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

1997

as Self

Acting

A look at the colourful lifestyle and inspiring music and lyrics of Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of the Pogues. Featuring specially-recorded per...

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

1997

as Jerry

Acting

A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend.

To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

1996

Original Music Composer

4.0

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out...

Baby Trouble Hole

Baby Trouble Hole

1996

as Singer

Acting

Malga Kubiak stars in her exploration of sex and self. One woman's love to her own body interlaced with maggots; mixes x-rated porn. Voyeuristically t...

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's. Interviews many famous musicians and other c...

Die Haut - Sweat

Die Haut - Sweat

1994

as Self

Acting

Die Haut filmed live at Tempodrom, Berlin, August 1992. Featuring guest vocalists Alexander Hacke, Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld, Kid Congo Powers, Lydia...

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

1994

as Self

Acting

Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt Weill.

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

1994

as Self

7.0
Acting

A 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the years. Jacobson also wrote the scenario that was ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

1. Intro 2. The Mercy Seat 3. Jack The Ripper 4. The Ship Song 5. Tupelo 6. Deanna 7. The Good Son 8. The Carny 9. Papa Won't Leave You, Henry 10. The...

The Song

The Song

1991

as Self

Acting

A documentary that follows the recording process over three days and nights of "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" by Nick Cave and the Bad Se...

IDn4

IDn4

1991

as Self

Acting

I am so endlessly alone. Whats my illusions, whats my odds, and illusions have to be killed, I don't have more time to destroy. Is my loneliness real ...

Just Visiting This Planet

1991

Music

Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.

Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede

1991

as Freak Storm

5.2
Acting

A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.

The Road to God Knows Where

The Road to God Knows Where

1990

as Self

6.3
Acting

Documentary of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 1989 tour of America.

IDn3

IDn3

1990

as Self

Acting

A family travels through Egypt in 6 months.

IDn2

1990

as Entry

Acting
Dandy

Dandy

1988

6.3
Acting

A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich. Losely based on Voltaire's satire "Candide...

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

1988

as Maynard

5.8
Acting

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

1988

Writer, Original Music Composer

5.8
Writing

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987

as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

7.8
Acting

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distre...

Kings of Independence

Kings of Independence

1987

as Self

Acting

Live footage with three bands: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Crime And The City Solution, Swans. Recorded at Knopf's Music Hall, Hamburg, August 15th,...

Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

1987

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary made for Dutch television about Nick Cave in Berlin in 1987.

Dogs in Space

Dogs in Space

1986

Thanks

6.0

The place is Melbourne, Australia 1978. The punk phenomenon is sweeping the country and Dogs In Space, a punk group, are part of it. In a squat, in a ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996

N/A

as self

Acting

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS FM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM 1996 By the time of their performance at the Bizarre Festival on 17th August 1996, Nick Cave a...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)

N/A

as Self

Acting

A short documentary about the band.

The Circumventing Mind

N/A

Music

After the death of her parents, a young woman creates her own world to deal with her grief and guilt.

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

N/A

Music

The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt hi...