Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Filmography

As Cast

Broken English (2026)
as Self
The Last Critic (2026)
The Best Summer (2026)
as Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)
as Synthesizer Player
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)
as Self
Pavements (2025)
as Self (uncredited)
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 (2025)
Scala!!! (2024)
as Self
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024)
The Road to Ruane (2024)
as Self
Uncropped (2024)
as Self
Louder Than You Think (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2021)
as himself
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Self
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021)
as Self
Thick Air (2020)
as Himself
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019)
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (2019)
Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)
as Self
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond (2019)
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions (2019)
as Self
Punk (2019)
as Self
Desolation Center (2018)
The Public Image Is Rotten (2017)
as Himself
Teenage Superstars (2017)
as Self
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape (2016)
as Himself
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline (2014)
as Himself
Station to Station (2014)
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney (2013)
Lou Reed - Remembered (2013)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
as Self
The Hardcore Collection (2012)
as (archive footage)
Blank City (2011)
as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 (2011)
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival (2011)
Ecstatic Peace Archives (2010)
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
as Self
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 (2010)
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009)
as Self
From the Basement (2009)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
From The Basement (2009)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
as Self - Musical Guest
I Need That Record! (2008)
as Himself
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Llik Your Idols (2007)
as Himself
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East (2007)
as Himself
365 Day Project (2007)
as Self
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)
as Self
Welcome to My Castle! (2007)
as Self
Cut Shorts (2006)
Kill Your Idols: More. (2006)
as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)
as Self
Noise (2006)
as Self
Punk: Attitude (2005)
as Himself
Day Trip Maryanne (2005)
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes (2005)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)
as Self
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes (2005)
as Himself
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet (2005)
as Self
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (2005)
as Self
Kill Your Idols (2004)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (2004)
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (2004)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) (2003)
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage (2003)
as Performer
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Musical Guest
Pavement: Slow Century (2002)
as Self
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth (2000)
as Self
Record Player: Christian Marclay (2000)
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 (2000)
The Hardcore Collection (2000)
Gilmore Girls (2000)
as Cool Dad Troubadour
David S. Ware (1999)
as Himself
Turn of the Century (1999)
as Himself
Free Tibet (1998)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (1998)
Don't Bring A Dog (1997)
as Himself
Classic Albums (1997)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 (1996)
Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach (1995)
as Self
An Introduction to Harmolodics (1995)
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995)
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994)
as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
as Fred Cracklin
Hi Octane (1994)
as Self (Host)
Grunge Pedal (1993)
Changing Fashions (1993)
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
as Self - Musical Guest
1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
as Self - Musical Guest
Notebook (1991)
Rap Damage (1991)
Goo (1991)
as Self
Skeeno H.C. Rules (1991)
Weatherman '69 (1989)
as Jeff Jones
Put More Blood Into the Music (1988)
as Himself
Lou Believers (1988)
as Himself
Sonic Youth: 930 Club (1988)
Sublapse Video Mag 1 (1986)
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis (1986)
Submit to Me (1985)
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree (1985)
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement
as Self

As Crew

Black Lodge (2022)
Executive Producer
Irma Vep (2022)
Original Music Composer
2020 (2021)
Music
Fire Music (2021)
Executive Producer
Street (2011)
Music
Clean (2011)
Original Music Composer
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
Music
I Was Jack Goldstein (2010)
Music
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
Music
Extra Action (2007)
Music
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) (2004)
Director
Demonlover (2002)
Original Music Composer
Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Original Music Composer
Heavy (1995)
Original Music Composer
1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
Title Designer
Goo (1991)
Writer, Director
Hippy Porn (1991)
Original Music Composer
Submit to Me Now (1987)
Music
Made in U.S.A. (1987)
Original Music Composer
Rock My Religion (1984)
Idea