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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Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
