Lee Ranaldo

Director & actor · born 3 February 1956 · Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.

Where to start: Notebook (1991).

As director 1

Notebook (1991) poster

Notebook

1991

As actor 29

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 poster

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

TBA · 10.0/10

Velvet Suite (2023) poster

Velvet Suite

2023 · 5.0/10

Fragments of Paradise (2022) poster

Fragments of Paradise

2022 · 6.5/10

Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019) poster

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

2019 · 7.9/10

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

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

2019 · 10.0/10

Desolation Center (2018) poster

Desolation Center

2018 · 9.3/10

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim (2017) poster

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim

2017 · 6.7/10

Omega (2016) poster

Omega

2016 · 6.3/10

Sex and Broadcasting (2014) poster

Sex and Broadcasting

2014 · 6.0/10

Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

2014

Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

2014 · 6.5/10

The Hardcore Collection (2012) poster

The Hardcore Collection

2012 · 7.7/10

Daddy Longlegs (2010) poster

Daddy Longlegs

2010 · 6.6/10

From the Basement (2009) poster

From the Basement

2009 · 6.0/10

New York Rock at the BBC (2008) poster

New York Rock at the BBC

2008 · 6.5/10

365 Day Project (2007) poster

365 Day Project

2007 · 10.0/10

Noise (2006) poster

Noise

2006 · 4.5/10

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes (2005) poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

2005 · 4.5/10

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

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005 · 6.8/10

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (2004) poster

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

2004 · 7.0/10

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (2004) poster

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

2004 · 6.2/10

Kill Your Idols (2004) poster

Kill Your Idols

2004 · 7.4/10

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

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

2003 · 5.0/10

Free Tibet (1998) poster

Free Tibet

1998 · 8.0/10

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

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

1995 · 4.0/10

1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992) poster

1991: The Year Punk Broke

1992 · 6.8/10

Goo (1991) poster

Goo

1991 · 5.7/10

Put More Blood Into the Music (1988) poster

Put More Blood Into the Music

1988 · 7.8/10

Sublapse Video Mag 1 (1986) poster

Sublapse Video Mag 1

1986 · 8.0/10

Submit to Me (1985) poster

Submit to Me

1985 · 5.2/10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Lee Ranaldo movie?

By viewer score, Notebook (1991) at 0.0/10.

What are Lee Ranaldo’s most popular movies?

Daddy Longlegs.

How many movies has Lee Ranaldo made?

30 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 29 as actor.