Movies like Chaostage - We Are Punks! (2009)
The best movies like Chaostage - We Are Punks! (2009) are The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988), Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018) and Milli Vanilli (2023). If Chaostage - We Are Punks! hooked you with its action and documentary, these 29 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTravis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)6.8/10 from 230 votes
- NewestDark West (2026)Released 2026
- In GermanNo Future - Kein Bock auf Illusionen (1981)Also in German
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMatangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMilli Vanilli (2023)
The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fabrice having left an abusive household, they shared a similar upbringing, as well as a future goal: to become famous superstars. In a few short years, their dreams came true. Rob and Fab, better known as Milli Vanilli, became the world's most popular pop duo in 1990 and won the GRAMMY for Best New Artist. However, their ascension to success came with a devastating price that ultimately led to their infamous undoing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies (1993)
An overview of the life of the most shocking, vile, and notorious of punk rock legends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDig! (2004)
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry as the Dandy Warhols garnered major international success while the Brian Jonestown Massacre imploded in a haze of drugs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne More Time with Feeling (2016)
Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' album Skeleton Tree. Originally a performance based concept, the film evolved into something much more significant as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. The result is stark, fragile and raw, and a true testament to an artist trying to find his way through the darkness. It documents the writing, recording and performing of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTravis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStyle Wars (1984)
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCavepeople (2024)
January 13th, 2024; Suffolk County's punk, grunge, and emo scenes are showcased through the more than a hundred attendees at Caveversary; an annual celebration of the independent basement venue, The Cave.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
Crass: The Sound of Free Speech (The Story of Reality Asylum) (2023)
The film dives into 1970's Britain; the birth of punk and the formation of Crass, with an in-depth look at their art, music and ethos.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
Long Live The Horror (TBA)
A feature length Concert Documentary about Blitzkid, a seminal Horror-Punk band playing their last show (in the U.S.) at a resurrected Horror-Punk Festival, Ghouls Night Out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
Don't Forget To Leave (2024)
Tim Landers, a prolific songwriter and founding member of the emo/pop-punk band TRANSIT, struggled. He fought battles, often privately, with substance misuse and his own mental health needs. "Don’t Forget To Leave" paints a poignant portrait of Landers, from his early success up until the posthumous release of Weathervane by his band Cold Collective. His story is chronicled through archival footage and interviews with members of A Loss For Words, The Story So Far, Frank Turner, Man Overboard, Transit and Cold Collective, family members and mental health professionals.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
The Taqwacores (2010)
Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore: a hardcore, Muslim punk-rock scene that only exists out west. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk parties at night. Ultimately, Yusef is influenced by Taqwacore too, as he begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. 'The Taqwacores' deals with the complexities of being young and Muslim in modern-day America.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & music
Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin (2010)
A kinetic glimpse of the rock band Fugazi tearing it up in Wisconsin during the Summer of 2001. The original 16mm footage had gone missing for several years, but was eventually found, scanned, and edited together in 2010.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
Punxploitation (2000)
Documentary with interviews and clips of bands from Epitaph and Burning Heart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & music
Le Garçon Sauvage (TBA)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Moto que? MOTOSHORROS (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
The Queers Are Here (2007)
Formed in 1981, The Queers have played everywhere with everyone. And now, they are here. Live performances, interviews, and music videos spanning from 1993 to 2005 are all included.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
The Last Band on Earth (2026)
When the heat death of the Earth arises due to global warming, a group of four teens decide to form a band and make a documentary to immortalize their music and their lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Dark West (2026)
In a city consumed by violence, a cowboy walks through dark corridors in search of his missing partner. Between torture, revenge, and supernatural forces, something far greater seems to be watching him from the shadows.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Gama Bomb: Survival of the Fastest (2024)
When they hit the Billboard charts, Gama Bomb were trapped by lockdowns, missing a drummer, and unable to tour. Survival Of The Fastest is a new Irish take on classic music documentaries like Anvil or Spinal Tap with a sweet and charming portrait of male friendship during troubled times. Capturing Gama Bomb's quest to play for 10,000 people at Hellfest – the 'Glastonbury of Metal' – Kiran Acharya’s warm and wayward film surprised cinema audiences with a smart, sincere, and absurdly funny year in the life of dear friends trying to keep the show on the road. Packed full of Gama Bomb's trademark humour and pop culture references, the film reflects on their 20-year history in the absurd worlds of punk and metal and their earliest days during the first sparks of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Bulwark (2024)
A wanted woman is on the run from a gang after stealing one of their valuable wagons. With the help of a bounty hunter and a scrawny kid, she may reach her destination at the cost of revealing herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
No Future - Kein Bock auf Illusionen (1981)
A WDR documentary about the Duisburg punk scene in 1981.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Iggy Pop: Live in Basel 2015 (2016)
There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk - every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed a thing or two from Pop and his late-'60s/early-'70s band, the Stooges, who reunited in 2003 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. We welcome this outstanding artist, who is known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, at the Baloise Session.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
...aby si lidi všimli (1988)
A documentary music film that maps the Czechoslovak punk scene and some of its protagonists in the collapsing communist era. The music for this short film was composed by the then newly founded band Wanastowi Vjecy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
MAD (2025)
After running around the city all day, Mandy finally realizes something a little too late.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
MAKING THE ROAD TOUR '99 FINAL (2000)
Concert held at Akasaka Blitz on October 12th, 1999 — the final show of the Making the Road Tour 1999
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Chaostage - We Are Punks!?
The closest matches to Chaostage - We Are Punks! are The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988), Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018) and Milli Vanilli (2023). Below are 26 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Chaostage - We Are Punks!?
Start with The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988), the closest match to Chaostage - We Are Punks!.
What is the highest-rated movie like Chaostage - We Are Punks!?
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019), rated 6.8/10 by 230 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Chaostage - We Are Punks!?
Dark West (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Chaostage - We Are Punks!?
Yes: No Future - Kein Bock auf Illusionen (1981).
How are movies similar to Chaostage - We Are Punks! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Chaostage - We Are Punks!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.