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Movies that feel like The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
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..
If you loved The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, the closest films we have are Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) and We Are the Best! (2013). All three share The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years' contemplative and stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Gimme Shelter (1970).
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If The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years hit the spot, these will too
Documentary with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
Both keep coming back to the same thing: punk rock
25 years apart, and the 2010s show
Both lean on style more than on music
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
Stylish music in both cases
The documentary is handled with the same confidence
The same preoccupation in both: social commentary
Both working the same music territory
Common ground: heavy metal
Cut from the same music cloth
Both play documentary straight
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The best-reviewed films that share The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years’ defining feeling.
