Thurston Moore

The Last Critic (2026)

The Best Summer (2026) — Self

The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) — Synthesizer Player

The One. For New York. (2026)

Pavements (2025) — Self (uncredited)

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 (2025)

Scala!!! (2024) — Self

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024)

The Road to Ruane (2024) — Self

Uncropped (2024) — Self

Louder Than You Think (2023) — Self (archive footage)

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2021) — Self

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) — Self

The Sparks Brothers (2021) — Self

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021) — Self · 1 episode

Thick Air (2020) — Himself

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019) — Self

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019) — Self - Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (2019)

Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019) — Self

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond (2019)

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions (2019) — Self

Punk (2019) — Self · 2 episodes

Desolation Center (2018)

The Public Image Is Rotten (2017) — Himself

Teenage Superstars (2017) — Self

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape (2016) — Self

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015) — Self

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline (2014) — Self

Station to Station (2014)

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney (2013)

Lou Reed - Remembered (2013)

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012) — Self

The Hardcore Collection (2012) — (archive footage)

Blank City (2011) — Self

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011) — 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) — Self

Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 (2010)

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009) — Self

From the Basement (2009) — Self - Sonic Youth

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) — Self

From The Basement (2009) — Self - Sonic Youth

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode

I Need That Record! (2008) — Himself

New York Rock at the BBC (2008) — Self - Sonic Youth

Llik Your Idols (2007) — Himself

Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East (2007) — Self

365 Day Project (2007) — Self

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007) — Self

Welcome to My Castle! (2007) — Self

Cut Shorts (2006)

Kill Your Idols: More. (2006) — Self

The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) — Self

Noise (2006) — Self

Punk: Attitude (2005) — Self

Day Trip Maryanne (2005)

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes (2005)

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005) — Self

Cecil Taylor: All The Notes (2005) — Himself

Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet (2005) — Self

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (2005) — Self

Kill Your Idols (2004) — Self

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (2004)

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (2004) — Self

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) (2003)

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage (2003) — Performer

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode

Pavement: Slow Century (2002) — Self

25 Years of Punk (2001) — Self

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001) — Self - Narrator (voice)

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth (2000) — Self

Record Player: Christian Marclay (2000) — Himself

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 (2000)

The Hardcore Collection (2000)

Gilmore Girls (2000) — Cool Dad Troubadour · 1 episode

David S. Ware (1999) — Himself

Turn of the Century (1999) — Himself

Free Tibet (1998) — Self - Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (1998)

Don't Bring A Dog (1997) — Himself

Classic Albums (1997) — Self · 1 episode

Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 (1996)

Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996) — Self

Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach (1995) — Self

An Introduction to Harmolodics (1995)

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995) — Self

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995) — Self

Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995)

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994) — Self

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) — Fred Cracklin · 1 episode

Hi Octane (1994) — Self (Host) · 4 episodes

Grunge Pedal (1993)

Changing Fashions (1993)

Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa (1993)

Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Musical Guest · 6 episodes

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest · 4 episodes

1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992) — Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) — Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode

Later... with Jools Holland (1992) · 2 episodes

Notebook (1991)

Rap Damage (1991)

Goo (1991) — Self

Skeeno H.C. Rules (1991)

Weatherman '69 (1989) — Jeff Jones

Put More Blood Into the Music (1988) — Himself

Lou Believers (1988) — 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 — Self