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David Byrne

Actor · 78 credits · 11 in highly-rated films

Best known for Stop Making Sense (1984)

Frequent collaborators: Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Steven Scales, Tom Zé

Best David Byrne movies by genre

Movies (71 total, ranked by score)

  1. Stop Making Sense

    1984 · ★ 8.3 (385 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. David Byrne's American Utopia

    2020 · ★ 7.5 (86 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    2

  3. John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    2019 · ★ 7.0 (113 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Music

    3

  4. The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    2004 · ★ 8.0 (5 votes)

    Music

    4

  5. Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    2016 · ★ 7.0 (80 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    5

  6. Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    2009 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    6

  7. NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    2007 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    2012 · ★ 7.1 (16 votes)

    Music, Documentary, History

    8

  9. Beyond Ipanema

    2009

    Documentary

    9

  10. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    2002

    Documentary

    10

  11. Eno

    2024 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

    2017 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    12

  13. Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    1990

    Music

    13

  14. We Want the Funk!

    2025 · ★ 6.1 (14 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    14

  15. And His Ghost May Be Heard

    1973

    Drama

    15

  16. The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    1986

    16

  17. Temporary Color

    2016

    Documentary, Comedy, Music

    17

  18. 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    1993 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Music

    18

  19. Hream

    2019

    Documentary

    19

  20. Contemporary Color

    2016 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    20

  21. Everything For All Reasons

    2019 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Wandering Heart

    2009 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Dancing Barefoot

    1995 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    23

  24. Ride, Rise, Roar

    2011 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    24

  25. Celia: The Queen

    2008

    Documentary, Music

    25

  26. Changing Lanes

    2026

    Documentary

    26

  27. Heavy Petting

    1989 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. The Making of True Stories

    2018

    Documentary

    28

  29. The Art of Amália

    2000 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Decade

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music, History

    30

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