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Lou Reed

Actor · 96 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for Moonage Daydream (2022)

Frequent collaborators: John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Nico, Maureen Tucker, Andy Warhol

Movies (95 total, ranked by score)

  1. Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran

    2000

    Documentary

    31

  2. Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

    1990 · ★ 6.9 (10 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    32

  3. Red Shirley

    2010

    Documentary

    33

  4. Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

    2016

    Drama, Documentary

    34

  5. The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards

    1966

    Drama, Documentary

    35

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

    1966 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    36

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

    2007

    Documentary, Music

    37

  8. The Harry Smith Project Live

    2006

    Music

    38

  9. Decade

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music, History

    39

  10. Salvador Dalí

    1966 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    40

  11. Anton Corbijn Inside Out

    2012 · ★ 5.5 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    41

  12. Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    42

  13. Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side

    2005 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Music

    43

  14. Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life

    2009 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    44

  15. Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

    2005

    Documentary

    45

  16. Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977

    1977 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    46

  17. A Night with Lou Reed

    1983 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    47

  18. Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

    2018

    Documentary

    48

  19. Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000

    2014 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    49

  20. Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974

    1974 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    50

  21. Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000

    2005 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    51

  22. Venus in Furs

    1966 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    52

  23. Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%

    2015 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    53

  24. Lou Reed - Remembered

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    54

  25. The Plastic People of the Universe

    2001

    Documentary

    55

  26. Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey

    1992 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    56

  27. Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

    1993

    Documentary

    57

  28. Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    2010

    Music, Documentary

    58

  29. How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed)

    1977

    59

  30. Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974

    2011

    Music

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.