Rick Rubin

Acting

Rick Rubin

Born

1963-03-10 (63)

Place of birth

Lido Beach, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

50 titles

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip-hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica, and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Strokes and Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down)…

Known for

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster
7.4

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999

Beastie Boys Story poster
7.5

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

Beastie Boys Story

2020

The Shop poster
5.3

A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.

The Shop

2018

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy poster
7.1

The lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades.

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

2022

Soundbreaking poster
7.8

Explore the art of music recording with a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds. Featuring more than 160 original interviews with some of the most celebrated recording artists of all time, Soundbreaking explores the nexus of cutting-edge technology and human artistry that has created the soundtrack of our lives.

Soundbreaking

2016

Film credits

2020s · 14 titles

Beastie Boys Story poster
7.5

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

Beastie Boys Story

2020

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster
4.0

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren; along with Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron; LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads; Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The special music event also features a host of all-star presenters, performers, and special guests, including Angela Bassett, Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and many others.

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne poster
7.5

For over five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock and roll, from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath, a successful solo career and a lovable 21st century television dad.

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

2020

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) poster
10.0

Additional/cut footage from the leaked Kanye West documentary titled "500 Days in UCLA", directed by Nico Ballesteros. Includes a lengthy "presidential vlog" segment at the start documenting Kanye West's visit with former U.S. President Donald Trump.

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

2020

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Chris Rock gives an exclusive look at his year on tour leading up to this historic night. With appearances from Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Kevin Hart, and many more.

Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

2023

Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry poster
NR

On the verge of his record-extending 4,000th career three-pointer, four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry reflects on the upbringing, mindset, and work ethic that made him one of the most legendary artists of his time.

Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry

2026

WrestleMania 41: Saturday poster
7.2

WrestleMania 41 lights up Las Vegas as CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins collide in a highly anticipated Triple Threat Match.

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

2025

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NR

whyrush? is a short film directed by Cole Bennett, published on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel.

whyrush?

2023

The Strokes: In Transit: Part II poster
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The Strokes continue their behind-the-scenes journey, capturing the collaborative process of refining musical ideas and experimenting with new sounds in a remote studio setting. The band navigates creative challenges and evaluates various song structures as they work toward crafting their next record.

The Strokes: In Transit: Part II

2026

Circus Maximus poster
6.3

Travis Scott takes his audience on a mind-bending visual odyssey across the globe, woven together by the speaker rattling sounds of his highly anticipated upcoming album "UTOPIA". A surreal and psychedelic journey, uniting a collective of visionary filmmakers from around the world in a kaleidoscopic exploration of human experience and the power of soundscapes.

Circus Maximus

2023

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free poster
6.8

Drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film showing Tom Petty at work on his 1994 record Wildflowers, considered by many including Rolling Stone to be his greatest album ever, Somewhere You Feel Free is an intimate view of a musical icon.

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

2021

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird poster
7.0

A film that charts the artistic and personal relationship between two era-defining artists, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In/The Mars Volta), told almost entirely through hundreds of hours of self-shot footage filmed by Omar over the last 40 years.

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

2024

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music poster
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Behind the Scenes / Making of documentary of Neil Young's 2022 album, 'World Record'

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music

2022

Truth to Power poster
4.0

The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.

Truth to Power

2020

2010s · 8 titles

Sound City poster
7.4

The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

Sound City

2013

I Am Johnny Cash poster
6.6

I am Johnny Cash is a celebration of the larger-than-life Johnny Cash from the unique perspective of the Man in Black's greatest songs the 'essentials'. Each song brings to life a chapter in the story of America from the 1950's to the modern day as we tour the life of musical and artistic expression of one of music's most notorious rebels.

I Am Johnny Cash

2015

Black Sabbath: 13 poster
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The making of the reunion album '13', featuring original band members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, with Brad Wilk on drums. Rick Rubin oversees the album's production.

Black Sabbath: 13

2013

Johnny Cash: American Rebel poster
8.2

Johnny Cash: American Rebel is built around 12 essential Johnny Cash tracks spanning four decades that each deliver the passion, musicality and messages against war, injustice, racism and prejudice, including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Jackson,” “San Quentin,” “Man in Black,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” “Ring of Fire” and “Hurt.” Each song illustrates a chapter in his life, as well the story of an ever-changing America from the 1950s to modern day, as told through interviews, archival concert footage, photographs and personal artifacts from the Cash family.

Johnny Cash: American Rebel

2015

808 poster
7.3

The inspiring story of the Roland TR808, from the creation of Planet Rock which established it as a dynamic modern instrument, to how it defined hip hop and modern dance culture, through to its continued use today.

808

2015

Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns poster
8.5

A look at the creative process behind Linkin Park's 2010 album "A Thousand Suns"

Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns

2010

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers poster
7.7

An intimate portrait of the acclaimed North Carolina band The Avett Brothers, charting their decade-and-a- half rise, while chronicling their present-day collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin on the multi-Grammy-nominated album “True Sadness.”

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

2017

One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das poster
7.5

Krishna Das is on a journey to India to discover legendary spiritual teacher Neem Karoli Baba, through drug addiction and depression, to his eventual emergence as a world-famous Kirtan singer.

One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das

2013

2000s · 9 titles

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing poster
6.7

Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

2006

JAY-Z: Fade to Black poster
6.8

An intimate look at hip-hop artist Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. The film chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. In an unprecedented event, a hip-hop artist sold out an arena in only two hours. Nearly one year later, fans and artists alike still reflect on this monumental musical night. The event was a spectacular culmination of Jay-Z's recording career prior to his self-proclaimed retirement from solo performing. Yet this one night also defined a musical generation, showcasing the evolution and reach of the world's most popular music genre. Guest performers included Jay-Z's closest friends and music industry colleagues: Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Foxy Brown, Pharrell, and Questlove and The Illadelphonics along with appearances by hip hop icons Damon Dash.

JAY-Z: Fade to Black

2004

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream poster
7.7

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous collaborations and notorious clashes with the record industry. Interviews with musical luminaries including Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart and Petty himself shed some revelatory vision.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

2007

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones poster
7.6

A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with all members of the band's various lineups, and new interviews with a number of their contemporaries, the film traces the peaks and valleys the band experienced over the course of its 20-plus year career before disbanding in 1995.

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

2003

Run DMC: Forever Kings poster
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Run DMC paved the way for rap artists of today when they broke onto the scene in the early 1980s. Pioneers of the ever-evolving genre, they knew early on that rap music was a force to be dealt with, and they've commanded respect ever since. With the passing of Jam Master Jay, one-third of their blockbuster team, the surviving members take a look back at their triumphant career as one of music's most important icons.

Run DMC: Forever Kings

2004

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American poster
8.0

This first major retrospective of Cash's life, times and music features contributions from his daughter Rosanne Cash and son John Carter Cash, his longtime manager Lou Robin and fellow musicians including Little Richard, Cowboy Jack Clement, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and Elvis Costello.

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

2004

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1.0

A documentary about the rise and fall of rapper Jim Jones.

Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones

2009

The Making of Minutes to Midnight poster
9.0

Californian sextet Linkin Park simultaneously took inspiration from and expanded upon the hybrid of heavy rock, hip-hop, and electronics that made such bands as Korn and Limp Bizkit so successful at the tail end of the 1990s. This DVD/CD combo marks the rap-rock heavyweight's triumphant return after a four-year absence. Super producers Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda join the band in crafting MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT, a full-length album that features the single "What I've Done." The DVD also includes downloadable MP3s for each of the songs, plus it takes fans behind the scenes of the album's creation.

The Making of Minutes to Midnight

2007

The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995 poster
7.0

An amazing video collection for any fan, covering all eras from Dreamtime through The Cult. This DVD includes an early TV appearance with "Spiritwalker", live performances of "Go West", "In the Clouds" and "Sun King", plus music videos from "Resurrection Joe" through "Coming Down", including the updated "She Sells Sanctuary MCMXCIII". Additional material includes 1986 and 1991 interviews, video introductions by Ian and Billy, the electronic press kit (EPK) for The Cult, and lots more!

The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

2001

Series credits

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster
7.4

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999

The Shop poster
5.3

A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.

The Shop

2018

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy poster
7.1

The lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades.

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

2022

Soundbreaking poster
7.8

Explore the art of music recording with a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds. Featuring more than 160 original interviews with some of the most celebrated recording artists of all time, Soundbreaking explores the nexus of cutting-edge technology and human artistry that has created the soundtrack of our lives.

Soundbreaking

2016

This Is Pop poster
5.9

Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed.

This Is Pop

2021

JAŸ-Z in 8 poster
5.6

Thirty years after his landmark debut album, artist, icon, philanthropist, and entrepreneur JAŸ-Z sits down with longtime friend, producer, and director Rick Rubin for an intimate reflection on his storied career.

JAŸ-Z in 8

2026

McCartney 3, 2, 1 poster
8.4

Paul McCartney sits down for a rare in-depth one-on-one with legendary producer Rick Rubin to discuss his ground breaking work with The Beatles, the emblematic 70s arena rock of Wings and his 50 years and counting as a solo artist.

McCartney 3, 2, 1

2021

The Hip Hop Years poster
7.0

The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years. The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.

The Hip Hop Years

1999

Shangri-La poster
7.2

An intimate look at the creative process through the lens of legendary music producer Rick Rubin.

Shangri-La

2019

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