Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020, English. Directed by Emer Reynolds.
A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.
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- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 23 October 2020
- Original title
- Songs for While I'm Away
- Country
- Ireland
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Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away?
If you liked Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away, try The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away?
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away (2020) was directed by Emer Reynolds and stars Carl Shaaban, Huey Lewis, James Hetfield.