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Movies that feel like The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

If you loved The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, the closest films we have are Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Stop Making Sense (1984) and The Last Waltz (1978). All three share The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years's stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..

🍅 76% Rotten Tomatoes7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Penelope Spheerisstylish

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Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · dir. Godfrey Reggio
🍅 91%8.2documentary · music

Both built around social commentary

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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Stop Making Sense
1984 · dir. Jonathan Demme
🍅 100%8.7documentary · music

Documentary with a pulse of style, in both cases

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

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The Last Waltz
1978 · dir. Martin Scorsese
🍅 98%8.1documentary · music

Stylish music, and it commits to that

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

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Gimme Shelter
1970 · dir. Albert Maysles
🍅 93%7.8documentary · music

Both trade on style more than on being documentary

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006 · dir. Jeff Feuerzeig
🍅 88%7.9documentary · music

Both are documentary through and through

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

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20 Feet from Stardom
2013 · dir. Morgan Neville
🍅 99%7.4documentary · music

Cut from the same music cloth

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

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Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019 · dir. Francis Whately
7.3documentary · music

Documentary approached the same way

Dolly Parton leads a moving, musical journey in this documentary that details the people and places who have helped shape her iconic career.

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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
2008 · dir. Sacha Gervasi
🍅 98%7.9documentary · music

Both keep circling back to heavy metal

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.

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Woodstock
1970 · dir. Michael Wadleigh
🍅 100%8.1documentary · music

The same music instincts

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

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Searching for Sugar Man
2012 · dir. Malik Bendjelloul
🍅 95%8.2music · documentary

Cut from the same documentary cloth

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

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Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · dir. Terence Davies
🍅 80%7.4drama · music

The same music instincts

The difference: Leans further into drama

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

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8 Mile
2002 · dir. Curtis Hanson
🍅 76%7.2drama · music

Both are music through and through

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

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