The Best Lou Reed Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1965 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) with $52.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Lou Reed Box Office Hits
Lou Reed's films have made $99.5M worldwide in total. Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) is the biggest hit at $52.4M, ahead of Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) ($33.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard 2009 · Adventure $52.4M - 2
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds 2010 · Family $33.9M - 3
Get Crazy 1983 · Music $1.65M $1.65M dom. - 4
Blue in the Face 1995 · Comedy $1.27M $1.27M dom. - 5
One Trick Pony 1980 · Drama $843K $843K dom. - 6
Faraway, So Close! 1993 · Drama $810K $810K dom. - 7
Prozac Nation 2001 · Drama $129K - 8
Rock & Rule 1983 · Animation $30.4K $30.4K dom.
The Best Lou Reed Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lou Reed has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Music leads with 4 films, and Get Crazy (1983) is the pick of them.
- Music 4 films Get Crazy 1983 · as Auden
- Drama 4 films One Trick Pony 1980 · as Steve Kunelian
- Family 1 film Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds 2010 · as Maltazard (voice)
- Adventure 1 film Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard 2009 · as Maltazard (voice)
- Comedy 1 film Blue in the Face 1995
- Animation 1 film Rock & Rule 1983 · as Mok (singing voice)
The Best Lou Reed Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lou Reed's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Lou Reed Movies
The most recent films Lou Reed is credited on, newest first — starting with Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds 2010 · Maltazard (voice)
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard 2009 · Maltazard (voice)
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Andy Warhol’s Factory People… Inside the Sixties Silver Factory 2008 -
Velvet Underground: Under Review 2006 · Music - Prozac Nation 2001 · Lou Reed
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Lulu on the Bridge 1998 · Not Lou Reed - Blue in the Face 1995 · Comedy
- Faraway, So Close! 1993 · Drama
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration 1993 · Music - Get Crazy 1983 · Auden
- Rock & Rule 1983 · Mok (singing voice)
- One Trick Pony 1980 · Steve Kunelian
The Best Lou Reed Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lou Reed films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Lou Reed movie?
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) made the most at the box office, with $52.4M worldwide, followed by Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) with $33.9M. Together, Lou Reed's films with box office figures have made $99.5M.
What is the best Lou Reed music movie?
Get Crazy (1983) is the best-rated of Lou Reed's music films. In other genres: One Trick Pony (drama), Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (family) and Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (adventure).
What is the newest Lou Reed movie?
The newest film on Lou Reed's filmography is The Velvet Underground (2021), with Lou Reed as Self - Songwriter, Musician & Author.
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