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Plot Summary:
Adolescents come to terms with their lives after the rebellions of 1996 St. Petersburg.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Promising Boy (1981)
Plot Summary:
A normal boy receives a blow to the head which sets him off to perform rebellious acts.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Du-beat-e-o (1984)
Plot Summary:
A filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, experimental, independent film, cult film
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Analog Days (2006)
Plot Summary:
Newhall, California sits about thirty miles north of Los Angeles, not quite the middle of nowhere, but not exactly a real city either. It's somewhere in between. A place where the youth work at Video Depot, go to community college, struggle with jocks and townies, and all do their best to understand politics, their careers, their love life and self-image. It's here that Jordan, Molly, Tammy, and Lloyd are about to understand that in life you don't always get what you want. Sometimes you're stuck never leaving home, never fitting in, or never really knowing who your friends are. This is their transition toward growing up and realizing that real life doesn't always end up like a movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Toughlove (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Border Radio (1987)
Plot Summary:
Before carving out a niche as one of the most distinct voices in nineties American cinema, Allison Anders made her debut, alongside codirectors and fellow UCLA film school students Kurt Voss and Dean Lent, with 1987’s Border Radio. A low-key, semi-improvised postpunk diary that took four years to complete, Border Radio features legendary rocker Chris D., of the Flesh Eaters, as a singer/songwriter who has stolen loot from a club and gone missing, leaving his wife (Luanna Anders), a no-nonsense rock journalist, to track him down with the help of his friends (John Doe of the band X; Chris Shearer). With its sprawling Southern Californian and Mexican landscapes, captured in evocative 16mm black and white, Border Radio is a singular, DIY memento of the indie film explosion in America.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: black and white, cult classic, indie film, independent film, sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky
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DonT Stop (2012)
Plot Summary:
Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: freeze frame
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Lovedolls Superstar (1986)
Plot Summary:
An all-girl punk band forms a religious cult.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Rude Boy (1980)
Plot Summary:
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, cynical, biting, suspense
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Blank Generation (1980)
Plot Summary:
Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and must decide whether to continue with it, or return to her lover, a fellow journalist trying to track down the elusive Andy Warhol.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Music, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: independent film, bleak, serious, realistic, cynical
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Suburbia (1983)
Plot Summary:
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, retro, political, social, psychotronic, period piece, indie film, serious, realistic, surprise ending
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London Town (2016)
Plot Summary:
A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative, independent film, rockumentary
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The Taqwacores (2010)
Plot Summary:
Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, thought provoking, uplifting, contemplative, independent film
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Down on Us (1984)
Plot Summary:
The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, cult film
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CBGB (2013)
Plot Summary:
CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, realistic, serious, melancholic, teen, independent film
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Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Plot Summary:
Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: surreal, stylized, erotic, lgbt cinema, independent film, cult classic, sexual, funny, retro, underground film
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Brothers of the Head (2005)
Plot Summary:
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness and rock music.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, period piece, clever, offbeat, mockumentary, gothic
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Smithereens (1982)
Plot Summary:
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological thriller, sexy, grim, indie film, serious, realistic, gloomy
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The Cat and the Moon (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nick comes to New York to temporarily live with a jazz musician friend of his late father's named Cal while his mom is in rehab. During his time in the city, he befriends a group of kids who show him what New York has to offer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic, contemplative
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Her Smell (2018)
Plot Summary:
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, captivating, art house
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Times Square (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York by its ears.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cynical, queer cinema, rockumentary, eighties
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
Plot Summary:
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: retro, psychotronic, thinking, cult classic, independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty
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We Are the Best! (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, stylized, lyrical, feel good, semi serious, atmospheric, gothic, social, steamy, sentimental
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Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two girls rediscover their love for playing rock, find a drummer and begin practicing. When one of their mothers intervenes, they run away from home and are forced to fend for themselves on the streets against gangs and rival bands. Soon they are discovered and taken under the wing of rock manager Johnny Tremaine (played by Steven McDonald) who uses them for sex and his own aspirations of wealth. The Love Dolls set out to get revenge on those who have wronged them, and rise to the top of the rock world.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, campy
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Quadrophenia (1979)
Plot Summary:
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, stylized, depressing, melancholic, lyrical, atmospheric, captivating, rough, serious
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Last Days (2005)
Plot Summary:
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, art house, atmospheric, bleak, intense, lyrical, serious, psychological, realistic, stylized
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What We Do Is Secret (2007)
Plot Summary:
A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, suspense, informative, interesting, rockumentary, queer cinema
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Sid and Nancy (1986)
Plot Summary:
Following their breakout success in England, flagship punk rock band the Sex Pistols venture out on their first U.S. tour. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious takes his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, along for the ride. Along the way, the couple's turbulent relationship strains the patience of bandmate Johnny Rotten and manager Malcolm McLaren, while plunging Sid and Nancy into the depths of drug addiction and co-dependency.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: bloody, cult classic, disturbing, independent film, psychedelic, serious, captivating, gloomy, offbeat, intellectual
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SLC Punk! (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: realistic, philosophical, harsh, teen, intense, sentimental, humorous, funny, bleak, cult classic
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Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)
Plot Summary:
Prey for Rock & Roll is set in the Los Angeles club scene of the late 1980s and follows the story of Jacki (Gershon) and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up the band before they can get their last shot at success.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, cynical, witty, gloomy, sexual, sexy
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Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, erotic, cult classic, talky, gloomy, independent film, masterpiece