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John Cale

Actor · 59 credits · 7 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Velvet Underground (2021)

Frequent collaborators: Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, Nico, Maureen Tucker, Gerard Malanga

Movies (56 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Velvet Underground

    2021 · ★ 6.8 (117 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

    2022 · ★ 7.5 (32 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    2

  3. Screen Test #3

    1966 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    3

  4. The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII

    1993 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    4

  5. Beautiful Mistake

    2000

    Documentary, Music

    5

  6. Nico Icon

    1995 · ★ 7.9 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

    2001

    Documentary

    7

  8. Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    1997

    Thriller

    8

  9. The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966

    1966 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    9

  10. Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    2007 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

    1990 · ★ 6.7 (20 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

    1998

    Documentary, Music, TV Movie

    12

  13. Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

    2016 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Salamander

    2008 · ★ 5.5 (6 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Danny Says

    2015 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. Dirt

    1965 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Fantasy

    16

  17. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    1990 · ★ 7.3 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Wonderland USA

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. Exploding Plastic Inevitable

    1967 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    19

  20. John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season

    1992 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    20

  21. n[eon]

    2002 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)

    Fantasy

    21

  22. Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

    1990 · ★ 6.9 (10 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    22

  23. Four Stars

    1967 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    23

  24. The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards

    1966

    Drama, Documentary

    24

  25. Still: Here/Now

    2003

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

    1966 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    26

  27. A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    2007 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary, History

    27

  28. Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    28

  29. Put More Blood Into the Music

    1988 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    29

  30. Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

    2005

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.