20 movies like Stop Making Sense, ordered by similarity : Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two(2017), United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass(2020), Bad Reputation(2018), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), Elvis on Tour(1972), The T.A.M.I. Show(1964), Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959), Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert(2008), Heartworn Highways(1976), U2 Rattle and Hum(1988), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018) ...
Documentary, Music
USA
1984
88 Minutes
Bernie Worrell Alex Weir Steve Scales Lynn Mabry Edna Holt Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz David Byrne
david byrne tina weymouth chris frantz jerry harrison singer musician frenetic intense uplifting concert stage hollywood, calif. talking heads concert music adventure 1980s
An innovative concert movie for the rock group The Talking Heads.
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Pearl Jam
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Concert film centering on the rock band Pearl Jam's August 2016 shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Documentary, Music
UK
2020
92 Minutes
Terry Stone Adam Saint Adam F. Jeremy Bailey Andy C DJ Fresh
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EDM was born out of the Drum and Bass movement, which began in the early 1990's. The scene and its many style permutations have survived and thrived, and heavily influences Grime and the modern EDM arena.
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
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Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Documentary, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
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The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Documentary, Music
USA
1972
93 Minutes
Pierre Adidge
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Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Documentary
USA
1964
100 Minutes
Florence Ballard The Beach Boys Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas Gerry and the Pacemakers Mick Jagger Jan & Dean
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Surf pop duo, Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by well-known Rock, R&B, and pop stars of the era.
Documentary, Music
UK
2017
135 Minutes
Duane Allman Ginger Baker Chuck Berry Pattie Boyd Jack Bruce Tom Dowd Bob Dylan Ahmet Ertegun
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A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
Documentary, Music
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Gerry Mulligan Louis Armstrong Dinah Washington Thelonious Monk Anita O'Day Chuck Berry Mahalia Jackson Danny Barcelona Urbie Green
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The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Documentary, Kids & Family, Music
USA
2008
82 Minutes
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A 3-D concert film of the 2007 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus tour.
Documentary
USA
1976
92 Minutes
Rodney Crowell Steve Earle
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The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
Documentary
1988
99 Minutes
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Filmmaker Phil Joanou shows the Irish rock band on tour, in Harlem, at Elvis Presley's mansion and in concert, mostly in black and white.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
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Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Documentary
2016
80 Minutes
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In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.
Drama, Music
USA
2017
100 Minutes
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An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.
Documentary, Music
UK
2019
135 Minutes
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A look at Roger Waters' 2017-2018 concert tour.
Documentary
Sweden|UK|Finland
2011
86 Minutes
Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman Dennis Coffey Mike Theodore Dan DiMaggio Jerome Ferretti Steve Rowland Willem Möller Craig Bartholomew Strydom
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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Documentary
USA
1970
90 Minutes
Mick Jagger David Maysles Keith Richards Mick Taylor Charlie Watts Bill Wyman Marty Balin Paul Kantner Grace Slick Ian Stewart
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When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
Documentary, Music
UK|USA
2007
81 Minutes
Emmanuelle Seigner Lou Reed Anohni Brooklyn Youth Chorus Rob Wasserman Steve Hunter
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Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.
Documentary, Music
UK
2017
107 Minutes
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A look at the bands from the alternative pop music scene in Glasgow from the mid 80's to early 90's.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
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Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.