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Movies Like Metallica: The Black Album

If you liked Metallica: The Black Album (2012), a music and documentary movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also music and documentary

    A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

  2. 2Thriller 40

    Thriller 40 (2023)

    ★ 8.7/10Also documentary and music

    Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage…

  3. 3Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets

    Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)

    ★ 7.2/10Also music and documentary

    Pulp found fame on the world stage in the 1990s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000’. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. In addition to…

  4. 4God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

    God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary and music

    Featuring never before seen footage uncovered from the archives and interviews with Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee and others, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is the first documentary to take viewers inside the complex mind of…

  5. 5Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)

    ★ 6.7/10Also documentary and music

    SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T…

  6. 6Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams

    Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018)

    ★ 7.8/10Also music and documentary

    An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the heart of the story is the band's unshakeable brotherhood which has…

  7. 7Lemmy

    Lemmy (2010)

    ★ 7.6/10Also music and documentary

    Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on music history. Nearly 65, he remains the living embodiment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and this feature-length…

  8. 8Dua Lipa: Studio 2054

    Dua Lipa: Studio 2054 (2020)

    ★ 9/10Also music and documentary

    Dua Lipa's kaleidoscopic rocket fuelled journey through time, space, mirrorballs, roller discos, bucket hats, belting beats, throbbing basslines and an absolute slam dunk of the best of times in global club culture…

  9. 9The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz (1978)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary and music

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

  10. 10Roger Waters: The Wall

    Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)

    ★ 8/10Also music and documentary

    A concert film that the former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter made on various tour dates between 2010 and 2013, when he was playing his former group's 1980 double-album in its entirety.

  11. 11The Last Repair Shop

    The Last Repair Shop (2024)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary and music

    In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four…

  12. 12Whitney

    Whitney (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10Also music and documentary

    Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

  13. 13Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy

    Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy (2025)

    ★ 8.8/10Also documentary and music

    Never-before-seen footage and intimate interviews celebrate the life and legacy of iconic Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla and her family band.

  14. 14Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

    Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026)

    ★ 8.5/10Also documentary and music

    With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music…

  15. 15Miss Americana

    Miss Americana (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and music

    A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman…

  16. 16Supersonic

    Supersonic (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also music and documentary

    Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the…

  17. 17Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

    Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)

    ★ 7.1/10Also music and documentary

    Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their…

  18. 18The Who: The Kids Are Alright

    The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and music

    Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the…

  19. 1920 Feet from Stardom

    20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and music

    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.

  20. 20Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated

    Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)

    ★ 7.6/10Also music and documentary

    A personal and intimate look into Demi Lovato's life as not only a regular 25 year old, but also one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

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