Nick Cave has shared a list of his favourite films – you can check it out below.
The Bad Seeds frontman posted a rundown of 10 movies in the latest entry of his fan Q&A website, Red Hand Files.
“Just for fun, I have a few questions about movies that I would love to hear your answers to,” wrote Danielle from Houston, Texas.
Cave went on to reveal that his favourite film is Wake In Fright – the 1971 Australian New Wave movie directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars the likes of Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond and Chips Rafferty.
Asked about his “favourite movie from [his] childhood”, Cave picked the 1939 romantic drama The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Cave said the film that makes him cry is Disney’s Bambi (1942), with the one that makes him laugh being the satirical black comedy Living In Oblivion (1995).
Danielle asked Cave to share the most recent movie he’d watched, to which he responded: “Arthur Jafa’s short film, Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death (2016), recently exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.”
Additionally, Cave revealed the feature-length he’s “embarrassed to admit” he enjoys: Richard Curtis’ festive romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) – starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson and more.
Elsewhere in the list, the singer-songwriter shared the movie he hates, one he “can recite by heart”, his favourite documentary, and the favourite of his wife, Susie. Check out the selections below.
Favourite movie of all time
Wake In Fright (1971)
Favourite movie from your childhood
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1939)
Most recent movie you’ve watched
Arthur Jafa’s short film, Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death (2016), recently exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
A movie that makes you laugh
Living In Oblivion (1995)
A movie that makes you cry
Bambi (1942)
A movie you can recite by heart (something you’ve watched ten million times)
Scarface (1983)
A movie that you have an irrational hatred for that you cannot explain
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Favourite documentary
Shoah (1985)
A movie you’re embarrassed to admit you enjoy
Love Actually (2003)
Susie’s favourite
One Deadly Summer (1983)
This comes after Cave said in 2022 that the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde was his favourite film of all time. Last month, Cave took to his Red Hand Files site to praise a “glorious” album he had been enjoying.
He revealed his favourite podcast in 2024, saying: “It shows us that history is extraordinarily complicated.” He had previously created a playlist of his “15 best songs” for new fans, and uploaded a list of his 50 favourite books.
In other news, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds played ‘Hollywood’ for the first time ever during a recent show at Cruel World 2025 as part of their ‘Wild God’ tour. The sprawling 14-minute track closes the band’s 2019 album ‘Ghosteen’.
Cave is set to embark on a European solo summer tour next month, kicking off with three concerts in Zurich, Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Bad Seeds side-project Grinderman will release their entire discography on eco-friendly vinyl and CD this summer.
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Lola Young has joined forces with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to release a new T shirt for the charity’s Lifelines collection.
The shirt supports CALM’s suicide prevention work, with proceeds helping to fund vital resources such as its helpline and CALMzone mental health app.
CALM introduced the Lifelines range last year, with Fontaines D.C., Blossoms and Inhaler also contributing their own designs to the collection.
Young’s design includes the words, “There’s a flicker of light. There’s always morning after the night”, taken from her track ‘Flicker Of Light’.
“I wrote this song about realising there is hope. I have often felt like there isn’t, but there is always a reason to keep going,” Young said. “That’s even when you don’t want to get out of bed, you do, and that is amazing, and you’re still here, and you’re still alive, and if anything, that’s something to be proud of.”
CALM CEO Simon Gunning also shared his appreciation for the collaboration, saying: “We couldn’t be more grateful to Lola for supporting ‘Lifelines’ and showing just how powerful music can be as a force for good.”
Priced at £30, the T shirts come in both standard and boxy fits and are available to purchase here.
Young has regularly spoken about her experiences with mental health. She returned to performing earlier this year after calling off her 2025 tour because of exhaustion. The decision followed her collapse during a performance in New York City. During her time away, she later discussed receiving support for addiction and attending AA meetings as part of her recovery.
In an interview with NME in May, Young explained that she believes “all healing journeys are never ending”, although she is now “definitely in a much better place”. She also said she feels “excited and ready to perform and to release music”.
Reflecting on the encouragement she received after publicly discussing those challenges, Young said: “My fans inspire me in the same way I hope to inspire them. I feel like I’ve never tried to be especially honest… it just comes very naturally to me.”
“I don’t really have any other choice but to be honest, so if people connect to that, and that’s amazing.”
Several musicians have also applauded the ‘Messy’ singer for honestly addressing the pressure placed on touring performers. Lily Allen said she was “in awe” of the BRIT and Grammy winner, while Victoria Canal credited Young with bringing greater attention to the damaging impact demanding tour schedules can have on artists’ mental wellbeing.
When NME asked whether musicians were beginning to establish firmer boundaries around their health, Young replied: “I never intended it to start a movement, but I hope that it does in some way.”
