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1. The Sound of Progress (1988)
Documentary, Short
Director: Alexander Oey | Stars: John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Stephen Thrower, David Tibet
2. Sisters with Transistors (2020)
86 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the story of electronic music's female pioneers, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to utterly transform how we produce and listen to music today.
Director: Lisa Rovner | Stars: Jean-Michel Jarre, Kim Gordon, Wendy Carlos, Laurie Anderson
Votes: 996
3. Modulations (1998)
75 min | Documentary, Music
The evolution of electronic music and its many genres. How the wide range of styles and scenes formed through experimentations on sound formation.
Director: Iara Lee | Stars: Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Cox, David Kristian
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.14M
4. I Dream of Wires (2014)
96 min | Documentary, History, Music
The history and resurgence of the electronic modular music synthesizer.
Director: Robert Fantinatto | Stars: Patti Schmidt, Joel Chadabe, John Mills-Cockell, Morton Subotnick
Votes: 853
5. Synth Britannia (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Following a generation of post-punk musicians who went to form successful electronic bands in the 70s and 80s and had a profound impact on present day music.
Director: Benjamin Whalley | Stars: Dave Ball, Wendy Carlos, Chris Carter, Joanne Catherall
Votes: 474
6. Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
This is a documentary film about the history of the U.S. rave scene which includes a fantastic soundtrack. Both the film and soundtrack capture the people and the music that shaped the ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Reiss | Stars: Moby, Lord T. Byron, McGuinnes, Lady Galore
Votes: 454 | Gross: $0.08M
7. The Sound of Belgium (2012)
85 min | Documentary, History, Music
'The Sound of Belgium' explores the rich but untold story of Belgian electronic dance music. From the grand dance halls with Decap organs to the golden days of Popcorn; From dark and cold ... See full summary »
Director: Jozef Deville | Star: John Flanders
Votes: 512
8. Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An in-depth look at the history of the krautrock scene, including the most successful band Kraftwerk.
Director: Chrome Dreams | Stars: Thomas Arnold, Karl Bartos, Diedrich Diederichsen, Dieter Moebius
Votes: 207
9. Gary Numan: Android in La La Land (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The Godfather of electronic pop music has moved home in search of a new life in the sun and new challenges in Hollywood.
Directors: Steve Read, Rob Alexander | Star: Gary Numan
Votes: 238
10. Paris/Berlin: 20 Years of Underground Techno (2012)
52 min | Documentary
From secret Parisian parties to Berlin's infamous Berghain club, Paris/Berlin documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two different cities. This 52 minute ... See full summary »
Director: Amélie Ravalec | Star: Laurent Garnier
Votes: 47
11. High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music (2006 Video)
64 min | Documentary, Music
HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Bredow | Stars: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes
Votes: 336
12. Pump Up the Volume (2001– )
Documentary, Music
In this documentary the origin of house music is being explained. It starts in Chicago in the "Warehouse" club. This later became the Genre called just "House" because people wanted to buy ... See full summary »
Stars: Louis Mellis, Vince Lawrence, Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy
Votes: 265
13. Moog (2004)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, History, Music
Bob Moog shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Fjellestad | Stars: Charlie Clouser, Herbert Deutsch, Keith Emerson, Woody Jackson
Votes: 642
14. Kraftwerk - Pop Art (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the German band Kraftwerk, pioneers in electronic pop.
Directors: Hannes Rossacher, Simon Witter | Stars: Kraftwerk, Derrick May, Holger Czukay, François Kevorkian
Votes: 213
15. Minimum-Maximum (2005 Video)
126 min | Documentary, Music
The first-ever official concert film of the electronic band Kraftwerk, taped on its 2004 world tour, supporting its first album of new material in 17 years, "Tour de France Soundtracks."
Director: Kraftwerk | Stars: Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider-Esleben, Fritz Hilpert, Henning Schmitz
Votes: 164
16. We Call It Techno! (2008 Video)
100 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Maren Sextro, Holger Wick | Stars: Goetz Bielefeldt, Danny Bruder, Alex Azary, Claus Bachor
Votes: 126
17. Universal Techno (1996)
Music
It's a documentary about the birth of techno music in Detroit,Mi. (Home of Techno).
Director: Dominique Deluze | Stars: Aphex Twin, Juan Atkins, Mike Banks, Steve Beckett
Votes: 23
18. They Call It Acid (2009)
100 min | Documentary, History, Music
The late 1980s in the UK saw the birth of a new culture, they called it Acid House. Driven by a media hate campaign, the British Government acted against it by pushing a bill through ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Mason | Stars: DJ Alfredo, Dave Beer, Mr. C, Charlie Colston-Hayter
Votes: 19
19. Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet (2008)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
'Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet' is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as ChipTunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music... See full summary »
Director: Paul Owens | Stars: Joshua Davis, Christopher Burke, Jeff Donaldson, Tristan Perich
Votes: 64
20. Europe in 8 Bits (2013)
76 min | Documentary
"Europe in 8 bits" is a documentary that explores the world of chip music, a new musical trend that is growing exponentially throughout Europe. The stars of this musical movement reveal to ... See full summary »
Director: Javier Polo Gandía
Votes: 123
21. Oldschool Renegades (2013)
92 min | Documentary
It is the story of the techno-culture rebels responsible for the world domination of house music and rave culture in the 1990s.
Director: Maurice Steenbergen
Votes: 63
22. Daft Punk Unchained (2015)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about the entire career of Daft Punk, from their start in early 90's with their first group called Darlin', until their grammy awards in 2014. We learn how the artists have ... See full summary »
Director: Hervé Martin-Delpierre | Stars: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Skrillex, Jean-Daniel Beauvallet
Votes: 3,512
23. Generation of Sound (1993)
59 min | Documentary, Music
Early '90s rave documentary.
Director: Michael Stein
24. Urgh! A Music War (1981)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Live performances from dozens of leading early-1980s musical acts - rock, punk, ska, reggae - it's all here.
Director: Derek Burbidge | Stars: Wall of Voodoo, Stan Ridgway, Marc Moreland, Chas T. Gray
Votes: 865
25. Control (2007)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 68,586 | Gross: $0.87M
26. Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s (2021)
62 min | Documentary
This audiovisual work is the narration of what the musical genre Italo-Disco represented in the 80s.
Director: Alessandro Melazzini | Stars: ABBA, Daniele Baldelli, Rose Burton, Claudio Casalini
Votes: 109
27. Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Two men taking a tribe of outsiders on a ride through the 80s underground, accidentally changing music forever.
Director: Julia Nash | Stars: Matt Adell, Steve Albini, Paul Barker, Jello Biafra
Votes: 280
28. The Nomi Song (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the real performances were over) ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Horn | Stars: Klaus Nomi, Ann Magnuson, David Bowie, Gabriele Lafari
Votes: 1,122 | Gross: $0.07M
29. Gimme Danger (2016)
R | 108 min | Documentary, Music
An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, Bob Waller, The Stooges
Votes: 6,515 | Gross: $0.44M
30. What the Future Sounded Like (2007)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Music
From Dr Who to The Dark Side of the Moon to modern day dance music, the pioneering members of the Electronic Music Studios radically changed the sound-scape of the 20th Century. What the ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Bate
Votes: 63
31. 1/2 Mensch (1986)
48 min | Documentary, Music
A visual documentary of Einstuerzende Neubauten, the German underground band, by Japanese cult director Sogo Ishii, made during their 1985 tour of Japan. The band makes an elaborate and ... See full summary »
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Einstürzende Neubauten, Blixa Bargeld, Mark Chung, FM Einheit
Votes: 327
32. Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
R | 132 min | Documentary, Music
Details one of the most elaborately staged theatrical productions in music history as Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters performs the band's critically acclaimed album The Wall in its entirety.
Directors: Sean Evans, Roger Waters | Stars: Roger Waters, Dave Kilminster, Snowy White, G.E. Smith
Votes: 5,354
33. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the transformations the pair underwent for their Pandrogyne project.
Director: Marie Losier | Stars: Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P'Orridge, Big Boy Breyer P'Orridge, Edley Odowd
Votes: 688
34. Beautiful Noise (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Music
BEAUTIFUL NOISE is an in-depth exploration of a music movement in the late twentieth century, a fascinating period when some innovative musicians mixed guitar noise into conventional pop ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Green | Stars: Emma Anderson, Alex Ayuli, Andy Bell, Sonic Boom
Votes: 487
35. Metal Evolution (2011–2014)
Documentary, Music
Metal Evolution is broken down into episodes about a different piece of metal history. The series includes interviews with and about Alice Cooper, Slash, Lemmy, Rob Zombie, members of ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Dunn, Scott Ian, Bruce Dickinson, Deena Weinstein
Votes: 2,654
36. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Music
An examination of the heavy metal music subculture that tries to explain why, despite the longevity and popularity of the genre, fans are marginalized and ridiculed for their passion.
Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise | Stars: Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer, Randy Blythe
Votes: 12,488
37. Global Metal (2008)
93 min | Documentary, Music
A continued examination of the heavy metal subculture focusing on the adaptation and performance of heavy metal in various global communities, and how the increased import of Western cultural forms has impacted new global markets.
Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Tom Araya, Ken Ayugai, Rafael Bittencourt, Max Cavalera
Votes: 4,889
38. Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and others tell the story of the creative process of the album "Wish You Were Here", released in September 1975.
Director: John Edginton | Stars: Syd Barrett, Joe Boyd, Venetta Fields, Jill Furmanovsky
Votes: 1,868
39. Behind the Music (1997–2021)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Music
Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.
Stars: Jim Forbes, David Wild, Alexander Milas, Eddie Trunk
Votes: 1,664
40. Lemmy (2010)
116 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.
Directors: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | Stars: Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Dave Navarro
Votes: 8,604
41. The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015)
110 min | Documentary, Music
A history of the influential English punk band The Damned from their inception in 1976 through to 2015.
Director: Wes Orshoski | Stars: Gaye Advert, Fred Armisen, Roger Armstrong, Jimmy Ashhurst
Votes: 469
42. The Alchemists of Sound (2003 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).
Director: Roger Pomphrey | Stars: Oliver Postgate, Roger Limb, Mark Ayres, Brian Hodgson
Votes: 82
43. Nerdcore Rising (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Hilariously entertaining, NERDCORE RISING introduces a new wave of hip-hop to the world called "Nerdcore" where computer obsesses geeks bust rhymes about the hard knock life of nerdom. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Negin Farsad, Kimmy Gatewood | Stars: Damian Hess, Gaby Alter, Beefy, Jello Biafra
Votes: 508
44. A Life in Waves (2017)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, Musical
An exploration of the life and innovations of composer and electronic-music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
Director: Brett Whitcomb | Stars: Peter Baumann, Don Buchla, Dorit Chrysler, Suzanne Ciani
Votes: 150
45. Subotnick (2022)
Documentary, History, Music
Director: Robert Fantinatto | Star: Morton Subotnick
46. 808 (2015)
107 min | Documentary, Music
808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Dunn | Stars: Damon Albarn, Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Chris Barbosa
Votes: 720
47. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.
Director: Steven M. Martin | Stars: Leon Theremin, Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Nicolas Slonimsky
Votes: 988 | Gross: $0.19M
48. David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".
Director: Francis Whately | Stars: David Bowie, Earl Slick, Gail Ann Dorsey, Gerry Leonard
Votes: 2,866
49. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
Documentary, History, Music
Soundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds.
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Todd Boyd, Questlove, Don Was
Votes: 1,419
50. People Who Do Noise (2008)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
'People Who Do Noise' is a film about the experimental music of Portland, Oregon. Extensive interviews and intimate performance footage provide an intense portrait of the motivations, ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Cornelius
Votes: 85
51. The Heart Is a Drum Machine (2009)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary, Music
What is music? Many of today's top artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession. The Heart is a Drum Machine is a new feature documentary film project from the producers of Moog.
Director: Christopher Pomerenke | Stars: Jim Adkins, Mickey Avalon, Fairuza Balk, Steve Berlin
Votes: 153
52. Musique(s) électronique(s) (2013)
105 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about musique concrète and electronic music, from Luigi Russolo's manifesto "The art of noises" (1913) to the new generation. We discover a large history of electro-acoustic ... See full summary »
Director: Jérémie Carboni | Stars: Jean-Michel Jarre, Émilie Simon, Moriarty, Stephan Zimmerli
54. Blitzed! (2020)
90 min | Documentary, History, Music
Out of one small London venue called The Blitz came a generation of outrageous teenagers, working class and art school kids, who would define the look, the sound, the style and the attitude of the '80s and beyond. This is their story.
Directors: Bruce Ashley, Michael Donald | Stars: David Bowie, Boy George, Michele Clapton, Culture Club
Votes: 388
55. The Rise of the Synths (2019)
82 min | Documentary, Music
The Rise of the Synths is a documentary and a time travel about the universe of creating sounds and the Synthwave Music.
Director: Iván Castell | Stars: John Carpenter, Rubén Martínez, John Bergin, Nina Boldt
Votes: 422
56. Made in Sheffield (2001)
52 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the music of Sheffield, England in the 1970s and early 1980s, when bands such as Caberet Voltaire, The Human League, ABC, Def Leppard, Heaven 17, Pulp, I'm So Hollow, Artery, The ... See full summary »
Director: Eve Wood | Stars: ABC, Paul Bower, Jarvis Cocker, The Damned
Votes: 136
57. High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 (2019 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Olivier Monssens | Stars: Dwayne Holt, Fancy, Evelyn Thomas, Bobby Viteritti
Votes: 34
58. Moonage Daydream (2022)
PG-13 | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: David Bowie, Trevor Bolder, Ken Fordham, Mike Garson
Votes: 14,473
59. This Is Sparklehorse (2022)
92 min | Documentary
An comprehensive look at the life and music of Mark Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene. A dramatic life that saw him battle with dependency, paralysis, and mental illness that resulted in his eventual suicide.
Directors: Alex Crowton, Bobby Dass
Votes: 20
60. The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse (2016)
85 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene who had a dramatic life that saw him battle with drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis, and mental illness that resulted in his eventual suicide.
Directors: Alex Crowton, Bobby Dass
Votes: 34
61. Depeche Mode: 101 (1989)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Music
Depeche Mode prepares for the 101st and final concert of its massive world tour at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, while a group of fans who won a contest travel to the concert through the United States on a bus.
Directors: David Dawkins, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Alan Wilder
Votes: 2,095
62. The Sparks Brothers (2021)
R | 140 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Beck, Jane Wiedlin
Votes: 6,062
63. Montreal New Wave (2016)
92 min | Documentary
A documentary that highlights the music new wave movement in Quebec (Canada).
Director: Erik Cimon | Stars: George Agetees, Jeremie Arrobas, The B-52's, French B.
Votes: 27
64. A Unique Punk Landscape: A documentary about MTL's punk scene. (2015)
Documentary
Director: Sergios Vafeiadis
65. MTL Punk: The first wave (2011)
46 min | Documentary
-When the punk movement reached Montreal (Canada) in 1977, it ignited the passions of a handful of young people who were forever changed by it. Thirty years later, some of the players from ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Cimon | Stars: Alan Lord, Pierre Major
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