Thurston Moore
Acting
Biography
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Thurston Moore
Demonlover
2002
Heavy
1995
Filmography
Acting (107)
2026
5.0
2026
The Best Summeras Self
2026
Broken Englishas Self
7.6
2026
The Wizard of the Kremlinas Synthesizer Player
6.5
2025
Pavementsas Self (uncredited)
6.7
2024
The Road to Ruaneas Self
2024
Uncroppedas Self
8.3
2024
Scala!!!as Self
7.8
2023
Louder Than You Thinkas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2021
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.as himself
7.8
2021
The Sparks Brothersas Self
7.4
2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas Self
6.6
2020
Thick Airas Himself
6.8
2019
7.9
2019
7.0
2019
10.0
2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazineas Self - Sonic Youth
6.7
9.3
2017
Teenage Superstarsas Self
7.5
2017
The Public Image Is Rottenas Himself
7.4
2016
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtapeas Himself
6.4
6.9
6.8
2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Disciplineas Himself
6.5
2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Diseaseas Self
2.0
2012
The Hardcore Collectionas (archive footage)
7.7
2011
7.5
2011
Blank Cityas Self
6.9
2010
7.2
2009
10.0
2009
8.0
2009
From the Basementas Self - Sonic Youth
6.0
2009
From The Basementas Self - Sonic Youth
2008
New York Rock at the BBCas Self - Sonic Youth
6.5
2008
I Need That Record!as Himself
6.5
2007
365 Day Projectas Self
10.0
2007
Welcome to My Castle!as Self
2007
Llik Your Idolsas Himself
4.6
6.5
2007
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle Eastas Himself
2006
8.0
2006
Kill Your Idols: More.as Self
7.8
2006
Noiseas Self
4.5
2006
7.7
2005
Punk: Attitudeas Himself
7.1
2005
7.0
2005
6.8
2005
Cecil Taylor: All The Notesas Himself
2005
8.0
2004
7.0
6.2
2004
Kill Your Idolsas Self
7.4
2003
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas Performer
2002
Pavement: Slow Centuryas Self
7.6
2001
25 Years of Punkas Self
7.0
2001
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Musicas Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
Record Player: Christian Marclayas Himself
1999
David S. Wareas Himself
1999
Turn of the Centuryas Himself
1998
Free Tibetas Self - Sonic Youth
8.0
1997
Don't Bring A Dogas Himself
1996
Tibetan Freedom Concertas Self
4.0
7.0
1995
1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdosas Self
7.5
1993
1992
1991: The Year Punk Brokeas Self
6.8
1991
Gooas Self
5.7
1991
1991
1989
Weatherman '69as Jeff Jones
10.0
1988
Put More Blood Into the Musicas Himself
7.8
1988
Lou Believersas Himself
8.0
1985
5.2
Production & Directing (19)
2022
Black LodgeExecutive Producer
2021
2020Music
2021
Fire MusicExecutive Producer
7.0
2011
StreetMusic
2011
CleanOriginal Music Composer
2010
6.5
2010
I Was Jack GoldsteinMusic
6.7
2007
Extra ActionMusic
4.2
2002
DemonloverOriginal Music Composer
5.8
2001
Things Behind the SunOriginal Music Composer
6.0
1995
HeavyOriginal Music Composer
6.6
1992
1991: The Year Punk BrokeTitle Designer
6.8
1991
GooWriter
5.7
1991
GooDirector
5.7
1991
Hippy PornOriginal Music Composer
5.1
1987
Made in U.S.A.Original Music Composer
5.8
1987
Submit to Me NowMusic
5.0
1984
Rock My ReligionIdea