Movies like A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
The best movies like A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) are The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022), Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021) and Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024). If A Poem Is a Naked Person hooked you with its documentary and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIt Might Get Loud (2008)7.2/10 from 203 votes
- NewestMusic Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)Released 2024
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022)
With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical phenomenon woven deep into the history of American culture, entertaining audiences around the world for over 50 years. This documentary tells the stories of the people who were a part of this moment from the beginning, shows the point of view of a new generation of artists who are motivated by the same values and ideas that inspired the song’s creation, and highlights cultural moments in America’s history that are as relevant now as they were in 1971, when the song was released.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen's dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Analog Love (2021)
Do you remember sharing your feelings with someone through a “mix tape?” Analog Love is a joyful look at why this ritual of communication through music still continues to be so meaningful. With the insights of Henry Rollins, Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Kim Shattuck (The Muffs), Jennifer Finch (L7), Chantal Claret, Jude “Rude Jude” Angelini, Zernell Gillie (Grimy!), Mona Lisa Murray, Christian James Hand (The Session) and many more, we’ll get to the bottom of the long-lost art of the mix tape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
The Love We Make (2011)
"The Love We Make", a film directed by Albert Maysles ("Gimme Shelter") and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. It also chronicles the planning and performance of the benefit concert that took place less than six months after the attacks: "The Concert For New York City".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Bananaz (2008)
A documentary on the cryptic cartoon band, Gorillaz. From 2000-2006 director Ceri Levy filmed the creators behind the scenes, revealing the first drawings, animations and music, and following the evolution of the group through to the album Demon Days.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Neil Young Journeys (2012)
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks (1991)
An intimate look at Los Angeles-based funk rock foursome Red Hot Chili Peppers' creative process as they join producer Rick Rubin at a Hollywood Hills mansion to record their 1991 studio album 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik', which would go on to propel the band into critical acclaim and worldwide popularity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
It Might Get Loud (2008)
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRoad Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (2024)
This documentary opens a new door to Springsteen's creative process for fans around the world, sharing fly-on-the-wall footage of band rehearsals and special moments backstage — as well as hearing from Springsteen himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)
From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most accomplished and ambitious bands in the world, one whose concerts are more like ecstatic rituals than nostalgic trips. SWANS has always been a collection of singular performers, but there's been one constant since its formation in 1982--singer, songwriter Michael Gira. 'Where Does a Body End?' is a SWANS documentary with unfettered access to hundreds of hours of Gira/SWANS archives of never-seen-before recordings, videos, and photographs. An unfiltered story of a life in the arts, frequent difficulty spanning decades without a safety net, creating work because Gira says "What else am I going to do?"
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Feast of Friends (1969)
A cinematic look at The Doors on the road during their summer '68 tour. Concert performances are intercut with fly-on-the-wall footage of the group in their natural habitat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Let's Get Lost (1988)
Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBaby Snakes (1979)
Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeaven Adores You (2014)
Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in -- Portland, New York City, Los Angeles -- Heaven Adores You presents a visual journey and an earnest review of the singer's prolific songwriting and the impact it continues to have on fans, friends, and fellow musicians.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)
Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBetty: They Say I’m Different (2017)
An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
ABBA: The Movie (1977)
A radio DJ in pursuit of an exclusive interview follows ABBA during their mega-successful tour of Australia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)
In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafés and for Indian tribal elders. Music video director Emmett Malloy followed the band and managed to capture both the special tour, extraordinary concert versions of the band's minimalist, raw, blues-inspired rock songs and the special relationship between the extroverted Jack White and the introspective Meg White - a formerly married couple who for a long time claimed to be siblings. The film makes striking use of the band's concert colors: red, white and black.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
The Grateful Dead Movie (1977)
The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & documentary
Deep Blues (1992)
This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a barber shop, in big clubs. The film really captures the true faces of blues and shows us that this music had nothing to do with nostalgia or record company hypes. Documentary on the Delta blues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Always for Pleasure (1978)
A musical portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo in 1977: second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Ornette: Made in America (1986)
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)
A musical portrait of Texas bluesman 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
Louie Bluie (1985)
Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Poem Is a Naked Person?
The closest matches to A Poem Is a Naked Person are The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022), Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021) and Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Poem Is a Naked Person?
People who watched A Poem Is a Naked Person most often go on to The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022), Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021) and Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like A Poem Is a Naked Person?
It Might Get Loud (2008), rated 7.2/10 by 203 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Poem Is a Naked Person?
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Poem Is a Naked Person?
Yes: The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022), Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021) and Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024).
How are movies similar to A Poem Is a Naked Person chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Poem Is a Naked Person, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.