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Dave Grohl

Actor · 136 credits · 25 in highly-rated films

Best known for Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)

Frequent collaborators: Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Kurt Cobain

Best Dave Grohl movies by genre

Movies (133 total, ranked by score)

  1. Cobain: Montage of Heck

    2015 · ★ 7.6 (759 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

    1993 · ★ 8.6 (141 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    2

  3. Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

    2011 · ★ 7.6 (120 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    3

  4. Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'

    2000 · ★ 7.4 (78 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, TV Movie

    4

  5. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

    1991 · ★ 7.7 (38 votes)

    Music

    5

  6. The Work of Director Michel Gondry

    2003 · ★ 8.5 (37 votes)

    Music

    6

  7. Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium

    2008 · ★ 8.2 (36 votes)

    Music

    7

  8. Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

    2011 · ★ 8.1 (45 votes)

    Music

    8

  9. Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home

    2003 · ★ 7.4 (8 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    9

  10. Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

    1994 · ★ 7.5 (36 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    10

  11. Nirvana: With the Lights Out

    2004 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)

    Music

    11

  12. All Things Must Pass

    2015 · ★ 7.2 (95 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (11 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    13

  14. Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

    2005 · ★ 7.1 (38 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    14

  15. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (28 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. Nirvana: Live and Loud

    1993 · ★ 8.9 (11 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    16

  17. Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History

    2016 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    17

  18. Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All

    2013 · ★ 8.0 (22 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    18

  19. Foo Fighters: Hyde Park

    2006 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Music

    19

  20. Nirvana: Live at Reading

    2009 · ★ 7.5 (29 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    20

  21. Bad Brains: A Band in DC

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    21

  22. 1991: The Year Punk Broke

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (38 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts

    2023 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    23

  24. Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso

    1991 · ★ 8.3 (10 votes)

    Music

    24

  25. Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

    2021 · ★ 9.2 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    25

  26. Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

    1993 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    26

  27. The Best Summer

    2026

    Documentary, Music

    27

  28. RuPaul's Christmas Ball

    1993 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Music

    28

  29. Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

    2018 · ★ 7.9 (15 votes)

    Documentary, History, Music

    29

  30. MTV Unplugged: Nirvana

    1993 · ★ 8.3 (12 votes)

    Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.