List of the best Tom Waits movies: Down by Law(1986), Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight(1997), Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale(1989), Ironweed(1987), Candy Mountain(1987), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Short Cuts(1993), Seven Psychopaths(2012), At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009), Coffee and Cigarettes(2003), Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992) ... ...
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1986
106 Minutes
Tom Waits John Lurie Roberto Benigni Ellen Barkin Billie Neal Rockets Redglare Vernel Bagneris Nicoletta Braschi
pimp disc jockey italian charming bayou prison break wrongful conviction male bonding escape 1980s
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Documentary
Canada
1997
60 Minutes
The Narrator
Tom Waits Frank Gorshin R.H. Thomson Paul Cox Ian Handford
Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies.
Fantasy
1989
95 Minutes
Silva
Tom Waits Eduardo Guedes Damon Lowry Charlotte Coleman Julia Britton Bill Paterson Isabel Ruth Ian Dury David Gant Alex Norton Mark Arden
To escape casino hoodlums, a crook (Damon Lowry) poses as a bear in a strange man's (Tom Waits) Punch-and-Judy show.
Drama
USA
1987
141 Minutes
Rudy
Jack Nicholson Meryl Streep Tom Waits Carroll Baker Michael O'Keefe Diane Venora Fred Gwynne Margaret Whitton Jake Dengel Nathan Lane James Gammon
baseball player singer wife homeless person bleak witty powerful street albany, n.y. bar factory great depression homelessness alcoholism love regret fall discovery 1910s
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Drama
Switzerland|Canada|France
1987
91 Minutes
Al Silk
Kevin J. O'Connor Rudy Wurlitzer Harris Yulin Tom Waits Bulle Ogier Roberts Blossom Leon Redbone Dr. John Joe Strummer David Johansen Harry Fox
A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Waller
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Earl Piggot
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Comedy
UK|USA
2012
111 Minutes
Zachariah
Colin Farrell Christopher Walken Sam Rockwell Woody Harrelson Abbie Cornish Tom Waits Olga Kurylenko Zeljko Ivanek Gabourey Sidibe Kevin Corrigan Brendan Sexton III
screenwriter friend actor kidnapper gangster cheeky offbeat suspenseful los angeles household office desert screenwriting pets organized crime abduction life imitating art pursuit wretched excess 2010s
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Adventure
USA|Brazil
1991
187 Minutes
Wolf
Tom Berenger Aidan Quinn Kathy Bates John Lithgow Daryl Hannah Tom Waits Stênio Garcia Nelson Xavier José Dumont Niilo Kivirinta S. Yriwana Karaja
missionary wife reverend son native american tribesman spectacular passionate brazil river forest camp missionary work mining infidelity disease hallucinations insanity fall transformation
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|France|Canada
2009
122 Minutes
Mr. Nick
Heath Ledger Christopher Plummer Verne Troyer Andrew Garfield Lily Cole Tom Waits Johnny Depp Jude Law Colin Farrell Peter Stormare Maggie Steed
doctor devil daughter mysterious man dwarf assistant offbeat amusing cheeky melodramatic circus fantasy world father/daughter relationship immortality bet good versus evil marriage souls rescue quest
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan|Italy
2003
96 Minutes
Tom
Roberto Benigni Steven Wright Joie Lee Cinqué Lee Steve Buscemi Iggy Pop Tom Waits Vinny Vella Vinny Vella Jr. Renee French E.J. Rodriguez
iggy pop steve buscemi waiter actor tom waits musician amusing cheeky uneasy coffee shop house restaurant california brooklyn, n.y. coffee cigarettes conversation communication nikola tesla misunderstanding
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
Horror
UK|USA
1992
123 Minutes
R.M. Renfield
Gary Oldman Winona Ryder Anthony Hopkins Keanu Reeves Richard E. Grant Cary Elwes Billy Campbell Sadie Frost Tom Waits Monica Bellucci Michaela Bercu
lawyer vampire friend nun victim fiancée frightening creepy passionate suspenseful dark transylvania garden mental institution cemetery romania estate seduction sex supernatural
The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Comedy, Western, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Prospector (Segment "All Gold Canyon")
Joel Coen Tim Blake Nelson Willie Watson David Krumholtz James Franco Stephen Root Ralph Ineson Liam Neeson Harry Melling Tom Waits Zoe Kazan
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Adventure, Action
USA
2010
112 Minutes
Engineer
Albert Hughes Denzel Washington Gary Oldman Mila Kunis Ray Stevenson Jennifer Beals Evan Jones Joe Pingue Frances de la Tour Michael Gambon Tom Waits
wanderer warrior villain pretty woman bleak gritty intense america desert west coast the bible armed conflict showdown faith quest discovery underdog 21st century
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Comedy, Drama, War
USA
2005
114 Minutes
Himself , Sè stesso
Roberto Benigni Jean Reno Nicoletta Braschi Steven Beckingham Alexis Conran Emilia Fox Jonah Lotan Noah Lee Margetts Gianfranco Varetto Tom Waits
The story of Moses from the bible in musical form, filmed live at the Hollywood Kodak Theater.
Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
1999
120 Minutes
Hank Azaria Janeane Garofalo William H. Macy Kel Mitchell Paul Reubens Ben Stiller Wes Studi Greg Kinnear Lena Olin Geoffrey Rush Tom Waits
superhero teammate vigilante villain guardian aspiring superhero amusing quirky hilarious champion city insane asylum compound superheroes crimefighting dangerous assignment aspiring superheros kidnapping good versus evil underdog adventure
A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.
Drama
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Matt Dillon Mickey Rourke Diane Lane Dennis Hopper Diana Scarwid Vincent Spano Nicolas Cage Chris Penn Laurence Fishburne William Smith Michael Higgins
tough guy girlfriend brother father friend police officer bleak tender gritty emotional new york state bar pool hall small town adolescence violence family small-town life alcoholism troubled youth
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK
2006
92 Minutes
Patrick Fugit Shannyn Sossamon Shea Whigham Leslie Bibb Mikal P. Lazarev Abraham Benrubi Mary Pat Gleason Clayne Crawford Anthony Azizi Azura Skye Nick Offerman
young man girlfriend rocker hitchhiker disturbing frenetic offbeat camp highway restaurant suicide afterlife road trip miracles adventure metamorphosis quest 2000s
A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
Drama
USA|France
1983
91 Minutes
Matt Dillon C. Thomas Howell Ralph Macchio Patrick Swayze Rob Lowe Emilio Estevez Tom Cruise Glenn Withrow Diane Lane Leif Garrett Darren Dalton
gang member brother friend rival teen girl intense spirited oklahoma small town church troubled youth gangs friendship loyalty coming of age class conflict growing up underdog 1960s
The rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Sweden|South Africa
2019
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Adam Driver Tilda Swinton Chloë Sevigny Steve Buscemi Danny Glover Caleb Landry Jones Selena Gomez Austin Butler Luka Sabbat Rosie Perez
zombie police officer waitress local mortician teenager hilarious cheeky brutal thrilling lighthearted small town police station car cemetery zombies survival teamwork danger friendship
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Biography
France|USA|UK
2005
128 Minutes
Keira Knightley Mickey Rourke Edgar Ramírez Delroy Lindo Lucy Liu Christopher Walken Mena Suvari Mo'Nique Macy Gray Jacqueline Bisset Dabney Coleman
bounty hunter mentor partner bondsman girlfriend psychologist thrilling incredible sultry frenetic los angeles las vegas armored vehicle government building desert domino harvey frame-up dangerous job armed conflict theft
A recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.