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Rolling Stone Presents the 70 Greatest Music Documentaries of All Time

"The movies have always loved giving actors the chance to play rock star or impersonate an iconic musician/singer, recreating those famous "Eureka!" studio moments and greatest-hits shows for any number of music biopics. When it comes to historical musical moments, however, there's nothing like seeing the real thing. A number of documentarians saw the advantage of capturing a number of legendary artists and bands in their heyday and/or once-in-a-lifetime performances. And thanks to new access to archives and updated technology, a whole generation of filmmakers have come up learning the art of docu-portraits and genre breakdowns. We've compiled a list of the 70 greatest music documentaries of all time: the concert films, fly-on-the-wall tour chronicles, punk and hip-hop and jazz time capsules, and career assessments of everyone from Amy Winehouse to the Who that have set the standard and stood the test of time. Play this list loud." - rollingstone.com
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1
Dont Look Back (1967)
Dont Look Back (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
The Last Waltz (1978)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Amazing Grace (2018)
Amazing Grace (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
6
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Monterey Pop (1968)
Monterey Pop (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
Woodstock (1970)
Woodstock (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
13
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
Amy (2015)
Amy (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
What's Happening! the Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964)
What's Happening! the Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964)
17
The Velvet Underground (2021)
The Velvet Underground (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
18
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
19
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
20
The Kids Are Alright (1979)
The Kids Are Alright (1979)
21
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
22
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
23
Depeche Mode: 101 (1989)
Depeche Mode: 101 (1989)
24
Elvis That's the Way It Is (1970)
Elvis That's the Way It Is (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Wattstax (1973)
Wattstax (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
27
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
28
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1997)
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1997)
29
Urgh! a Music War (1981)
Urgh! a Music War (1981)
30
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
31
Dig! (2004)
Dig! (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
32
Style Wars (1983)
Style Wars (1983)
33
Soul Power (2008)
Soul Power (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
34
Year of the Horse (1997)
Year of the Horse (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
35
Rhyme & Reason (1997)
Rhyme & Reason (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
36
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1973)
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
38
Marley (2012)
Marley (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
39
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
40
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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