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Ry Cooder

Actor · 16 credits · 2 in highly-rated films

Best known for Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Joachim Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Van Dyke Parks

Movies (16 total, ranked by score)

  1. Buena Vista Social Club

    1999 · ★ 7.5 (379 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. The People Speak

    2009 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)

    History, Documentary

    2

  3. John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

    2004 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Music

    3

  4. The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

    1997

    Music, Documentary

    4

  5. Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

    1988 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    5

  6. Talking Guitars

    2008

    Documentary, Music

    6

  7. Ry Cooder & David Lindley: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium

    1994 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    7

  8. Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    1990

    Documentary, TV Movie

    8

  9. Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon

    1982

    Music, Documentary

    9

  10. This Ain't No Mouse Music!

    2014 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    10

  11. The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

    1994 · ★ 4.8 (2 votes)

    Music

    11

  12. Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

    1990

    Documentary

    12

  13. Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

    1970

    Music

    13

  14. ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

    2014

    Music

    14

  15. Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story

    2018

    15

  16. John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

    1992

    Music

    16

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