Movies Like Nothing Was Happening Here

If you liked Nothing Was Happening Here (2020), a movie directed by Pilar Ortega, 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
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
★ 6.9/10
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of…
2
7 Days (2005)
★ 7.6/10
Claudio Caballero decides to gamble $500,000 in a desperate attempt to raise the cash necessary to bring the world's biggest band (U2) to Mexico.
3
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
★ 6.3/10
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
4
Red Dawn (1990)
★ 8.3/10
On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.
5
Dinner in America (2022)
★ 7.8/10
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
6
Cry Macho (2021)
★ 5.9/10
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.
7
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)
★ 6.3/10
After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing her to her circle of outrageous punk friends.
8
Over the Edge (1979)
★ 7.1/10
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
9
24 Hour Party People (2002)
★ 7/10
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his…
10
Sid and Nancy (1986)
★ 6.7/10
January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his…
11
Repo Man (1984)
★ 6.6/10
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
12
Savage Streets (1984)
★ 6.3/10
Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.
13
Bananas (1971)
★ 6.7/10
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
14
Death Wish 3 (1985)
★ 6.2/10
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
15
Cruella (2021)
★ 8/10
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief…
16
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
★ 7.2/10
When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
17
Detroit Rock City (1999)
★ 6.8/10
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete…
18
Freaky Tales (2025)
★ 6.3/10
In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot…
19
D.E.B.S. (2005)
★ 6.6/10
The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.
20
Help! (1965)
★ 6.9/10
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard…