
Movies that feel likeAnvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
If you loved Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the closest films we have are The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) and 20 Feet from Stardom (2013). All three share Anvil! The Story of Anvil's contemplative and stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988).
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If Anvil! The Story of Anvil hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: music documentary
The difference: Lighter on warmth

Both are built on the same subject: heavy metal
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1980s show

Contemplative and stylish in the same breath

Contemplative music in both cases
The difference: Played as drama first

Both keep coming back to the same thing: rock band

Documentary built on style, twice over

Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that

Music with a pulse of style, in both cases

Documentary of the same temperament

Both are music through and through

The same preoccupation in both: rock band

The music is handled with the same confidence
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair
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