Music Movies & Docs (To See)
by pedromfalex | created - 14 May 2020 | updated - 10 Sep 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Public Image is Rotten (2017)
TV-MA | 103 min | Documentary, Music
The story of PiL, the groundbreaking band form by John Lydon after the collapse of The Sex Pistols in 1978.
Director: Tabbert Fiiller | Stars: John Lydon, Michael Alago, Martin Atkins, Ginger Baker
Votes: 325 | Gross: $0.01M
2. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper
Votes: 4,316 | Gross: $0.37M
3. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music
A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Eugene Tatu, Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline
Votes: 4,870
4. The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
R | 86 min | Documentary, Music
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Flea, Keith Morris, Eyeball, Myke Chambers
Votes: 1,586
5. Lightning Bolt: The Power of Salad (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Music
Lightning Bolt's 2001 tour through the United States, featuring live performances and interviews with the the band, friends and family.
Directors: Peter Glantz, Nick Noe | Stars: Brian Chippendale, Brian Gibson, John Dwyer, Jeff Rosenberg
Votes: 182
6. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig | Stars: Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Bill Johnston, Laurie Allen
Votes: 10,538 | Gross: $0.33M
7. You're Gonna Miss Me (2005)
91 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.
Director: Keven McAlester | Stars: Byron Coley, Paul Drummond, 13th Floor Elevators, Don Erickson
Votes: 1,092 | Gross: $0.00M
8. Hype! (1996)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History, Music
Documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 90s
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: 7 Year Bitch, Valerie M. Agnew, Carrie Akre, Jeff Ament
Votes: 2,930 | Gross: $0.27M
9. American Hardcore (2006)
R | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music
The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986
Director: Paul Rachman | Stars: Greg Ginn, Ian MacKaye, James Drescher, Lucky Lehrer
Votes: 3,601 | Gross: $0.28M
10. Breadcrumb Trail (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the Louisville, Kentucky band Slint with a focus on their seminal final album, Spiderland.
Director: Lance Bangs | Stars: Steve Albini, Todd Brashear, Ethan Buckler, Ian MacKaye
Votes: 739
11. Sound City (2013)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.
Director: Dave Grohl | Stars: Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Vinny Appice
Votes: 13,443 | Gross: $0.42M
12. Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)
110 min | Documentary, Music
From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker's Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Lowenstein, Lynn-Maree Milburn | Stars: Rowland S. Howard, Genevieve McGuckin, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
Votes: 350
13. Until the Light Takes Us (2008)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Interviews and news footage explore the rise of black metal music in Norway in the 1990s, including artists who were involved in suicide, murder and arson.
Directors: Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell | Stars: Fenriz, Varg Vikernes, Euronymous, Hellhammer
Votes: 6,691 | Gross: $0.12M
14. Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DIY in the 21st Century (2011)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The Punk rock ethos is alive and well and redefined by 3 artist-driven record labels: Hydrahead Records, Neurot Recordings, and Constellation. They all combine hard-to-define, heavy music ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Thomas
Votes: 125
15. Hit So Hard (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction during the band's 1994-1995 world tour and after.
Director: P. David Ebersole | Stars: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur
Votes: 737 | Gross: $0.03M
16. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Sara Kestelman, Arnie Potts, Jarvis Cocker, Scott Walker
Votes: 1,543
17. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Romance
Director Matt Wolf's critically acclaimed documentary examines the life and work of Arthur Russell, an influential singer, songwriter, cello player and disco auteur who died tragically in 1992.
Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Bob Blank, Ernie Brooks, David Byrne, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 791
18. Be Here to Love Me (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
Director: Margaret Brown | Stars: Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 1,418 | Gross: $0.13M
19. Where Does a Body End? (2019)
PG-13 | 161 min | Documentary
The worldview of Michael Gira, through his life as a globetrotter and his four decades leading Swans, a group that he founded in the noisy and iconoclastic New York underground of the early '80s and that keeps reinventing itself today.
Director: Marco Porsia | Stars: Devendra Banhart, Blixa Bargeld, Jehnny Beth, Michael Gira
Votes: 386
20. Slow Southern Steel (2010)
90 min | Documentary, History, Music
A film about heavy music in the modern American South, as told by the very people who have created this music during the last two decades. Shot in back alleys, parking lots, and the seedy ... See full summary »
Directors: David Lipke, Chris Terry | Stars: Brent Anderson, Scott Angelacos, Phil Anselmo, Jonathan Athon
Votes: 118
21. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, Music
First-time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones documents the recording of Wilco's album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."
Director: Sam Jones | Stars: Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Leroy Bach, Glenn Kotche
Votes: 2,212 | Gross: $0.45M
22. The Art of Organized Noize (2016)
99 min | Documentary, Music
As pioneers of the Dirty South music movement, Organized Noize is responsible for Outkast, CeeLo, the Goodie Mob and the Dungeon Family. Their production shaped the landscape of hip-hop ... See full summary »
Director: Quincy Jones III | Stars: 2 Chainz, André 3000, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown
Votes: 504
23. Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)
92 min | Documentary, Music
In the early 1980's, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known... See full summary »
Director: Adam Dubin | Stars: Tom Araya, Craig Behrhorst, Pam Behrhorst, Charlie Benante
Votes: 704
24. Descent Into the Maelstrom (2017)
110 min | Documentary, Music
A group of outsiders get together in 1974 Sydney, and RADIO BIRDMAN is born with a mission - to keep compromise from their art. Birdman are turned off and kicked out of venue after venue. ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Sequeira | Stars: Alley Brereton, Warwick Gilbert, Pip Hoyle, Ron Keeley
Votes: 69
25. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements (2011)
Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, Music
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Robert Voedisch, Tommy Ramone, Tom Arnold, David Foley
Votes: 374
26. Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Music
In marked contrast to "Color Me Obsessed," director Gorman Bechard's risky yet rewarding 2011 Replacements documentary that featured no songs or appearances by its subject matter, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Star: Grant Hart
Votes: 118
27. Come Worry with Us! (2013)
81 min | Documentary, Family, Music
-Violinist Jessica Moss and singer/guitarist Efrim Menuck are struggling to balance parenthood with making music in their internationally acclaimed Montreal-based band (in Canada) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.
Director: Helene Klodawsky | Stars: Thierry Amar, Efrim Menuck, Jessica Moss, David Payant
Votes: 131
28. The Wrecking Crew! (2008)
PG | 101 min | Documentary, History, Music
A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
Director: Denny Tedesco | Stars: Brian Wilson, Dick Clark, Cher, Herb Alpert
Votes: 3,681 | Gross: $0.80M
29. The Smart Studios Story (2016)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
The story of the pivotal Midwest link to the global rise of Alternative Rock in the 1990's and the unassuming Madison, Wisconsin recording studio at its center.
Director: Wendy Schneider | Stars: Dave Grohl, Shirley Manson, Billy Corgan, Butch Vig
Votes: 45
30. Desolation Center (2018)
93 min | Documentary
The story of a group of 1980s punk artists who started organizing and playing desert shows that later inspired Burning Man, Coachella, and Lollapalooza.
Director: Stuart Swezey | Stars: Anthony Ausgang, Joe Baiza, Bob Bert, D. Boon
Votes: 188
31. Daydream Nation (2018)
Music
A Sonic Youth concert film by Lance Bangs.
Director: Lance Bangs | Stars: Kim Gordon, Mark Ibold, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo
Votes: 7
32. Barracuda (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Directors: Jason Cortlund, Julia Halperin | Stars: Allison Tolman, Sophie Reid, JoBeth Williams, Luis Bordonada
Votes: 759
33. Bixa Travesty (2018)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary that follows Mc Linn Da Quebrada, a black trans woman, performer and activist living in impoverished São Paulo. Her electrifying performances (with plenty of nudity) brazenly take on Brazil's hetero-normative machismo.
Directors: Kiko Goifman, Claudia Priscilla | Stars: Linn da Quebrada, Jup do Bairro, Liniker, As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira
Votes: 588
34. A Dog Called Money (2019)
TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary, Music
Accompany PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy on a journey through the creative process behind PJ Harvey's new album, conceived by their travels around the globe.
Director: Seamus Murphy | Stars: PJ Harvey, Terry Edwards, John Parish
Votes: 820
35. Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul (2017)
70 min | Documentary, Animation, Music
The story of forgotten Ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays.
Director: Maciej Bochniak | Stars: Mahmoud Ahmed, Girma Beyene, Elvis Costello, Alemayehu Eschete
Votes: 79
36. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, Music
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Alexander Hacke, Ahmed Ulug, Cem Yegul, Mehmed Ulug
Votes: 6,498 | Gross: $0.07M
37. Moonage Daydream (2022)
PG-13 | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: David Bowie, Trevor Bolder, Ken Fordham, Mike Garson
Votes: 14,473
38. Tár (2022)
R | 158 min | Drama, Music
Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer
Votes: 93,949
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