What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
Closest to Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll first
WHAM! 2023
Documentary
Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons.
The sides of WHAM!
- George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as schoolboys
- The rise of Wham! in the 80s
- Archive footage and old interviews
Good for you if
- you sing along to Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.
- you like a story about two school friends who became pop stars together.
- you want a warm, nostalgic look back at 80s pop.
Bad for you if
- you want the darker side of George Michael's later life.
- you find grainy 80s archive footage dated.
About: friendship · fame · the 1980s
Queen: Days of Our Lives 2011
Documentary
In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.
The sides of Queen: Days of Our Lives
- Four students forming a band in 1971
- Unseen archive and live footage
- The band telling its own story
Good for you if
- you want the story behind the Queen songs you know by heart.
- you like watching Freddie Mercury own a stadium.
- you want the band's own account, with the hard years included.
Bad for you if
- two hours of band history is too much for you.
- you'd rather not relive Freddie Mercury's illness and death.
About: fame · friendship · loss
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007
Documentary
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In "The Future Is Unwritten", from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe's life, Julien Temple's film is a celebration of Joe Strummer - before, during and after the Clash.
The sides of Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
- The frontman of the Clash
- Punk in late 1970s Britain
- Friends remembering him around campfires
Good for you if
- you love the Clash and punk.
- you want Joe Strummer's whole life, before and after the band.
- you like a portrait of a man more than a list of hits.
Bad for you if
- two hours is a lot for you for one musician.
- you need momentum. The film keeps stopping at campfires where friends trade memories.
About: punk · rebellion · friendship
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
Documentary
On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
The sides of The Greatest Night in Pop
- One night in 1985 to record We Are the World
- Dozens of stars in a single studio
- Lionel Richie telling how it came together
Good for you if
- you like seeing a famous song built line by line.
- you want a warm, nostalgic evening with no bad guys.
- you like watching forty stars, from Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan, squeezed into one studio for a night.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at stars holding hands for a good cause.
- you'd rather go deep with one artist than meet forty.
About: generosity · ego · nostalgia
Beastie Boys Story 2020
Documentary
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
The sides of Beastie Boys Story
- Two Beastie Boys telling their story on stage
- Forty years of friendship
- Archive footage from early hip-hop
Good for you if
- you grew up on the Beastie Boys or love early hip-hop.
- you like two old friends looking back on a life together.
- you like stories told with jokes and self-mockery.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather a music story stayed light, without a lump in your throat.
- you want a concert film more than two men telling stories on a stage.
About: friendship · growing up · loss

Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno - La leggendaria storia degli 883 2024
Documentary
In the late 1980s, in the small Italian town Pavia, teenager Max finds solace in comic books and American music, standing out as a non-conformist in a place there is nothing to be rebellious about. After neglecting high school to pursue friendships and punk nights, failure inevitably catches up with him. But this opens doors to a life-changing opportunity, transferring to a new high school where he crosses paths with Mauro. Music makes the pair inseparable. Thanks to Mauro’s driving force, Max embraces his musical talent and together they compose the first songs that will be produced by Claudio Cecchetto. But when success overwhelms them, the question arises: will Max and Mauro, despite their differences, manage to stick together?
The sides of Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno - La leggendaria storia degli 883
- Two teenagers in Pavia in the late 1980s
- Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto writing their first songs
- The rise of the Italian band 883
Good for you if
- you grew up with 883 songs or love Italian pop.
- you like two opposite friends held together by music.
- you like a bored small-town teenager finding his way.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for an Italian series.
- you'd rather not see real pop stars played by actors. Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto are recreated by young actors here.
About: friendship · success · growing up
Let It Be 1970
Documentary
A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back to basics" album, "Get Back," later re-envisioned and released as "Let It Be."
The sides of Let It Be
- The Beatles rehearsing in January 1969
- A tense exchange between Paul and George
- The concert on the rooftop
Good for you if
- you want to watch the Beatles build songs from scratch.
- you like seeing a famous band at work, without a narrator.
- you like the grain and the look of a 1970 film.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. Much of it is long, unhurried rehearsals in a film studio.
- you'd rather not watch a band you love grow tired of each other.
About: creation · a band drifting apart · the end of an era
Thriller 40 2023
Documentary
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
The sides of Thriller 40
- Michael Jackson recording Thriller
- Quincy Jones in the studio
- The zombie video that changed music television
Good for you if
- you know every song on Thriller by heart.
- you like hearing how a famous album was actually made.
- you like going back to early 1980s pop and MTV.
Bad for you if
- you want the man behind the album, not only the making of it.
- you roll your eyes at stars and fans praising an album for ninety minutes.
About: fame · creativity · pop culture
Pearl Jam Twenty 2011
Documentary
Carved from over 1,200 hours of footage spanning the band’s career, Pearl Jam: Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam. Part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, and part testimonial to the power of music.
The sides of Pearl Jam Twenty
- Twenty years of Pearl Jam
- Seattle and the grunge years
- Concert footage and backstage moments
Good for you if
- you want to hear Pearl Jam live, from the small clubs to the stadiums.
- you like seeing a band from the inside, in their own words.
- you like the story of a group that stayed together through loss and fame.
Bad for you if
- you need a story with suspense, and this is a career portrait.
- you can't take grief on screen, from Andrew Wood's overdose to the Roskilde tragedy.
About: fame · loyalty · rock music
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth 2011
Documentary
FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band's very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana's drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet.
The sides of Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
- Dave Grohl's cassette demos
- A band through fights and lineup changes
- An album recorded in a garage
Good for you if
- you love the Foo Fighters' songs and want their story.
- you want Dave Grohl's road from Nirvana's drummer to frontman.
- you like a band that keeps going through fights and departures.
Bad for you if
- you need more than interviews and concert footage.
- you lose track of a lineup that keeps changing.
About: rock · reinvention · brotherhood
Supersonic 2016
Documentary
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
The sides of Supersonic
- Two brothers from a Manchester council estate
- Three years from rehearsals to Knebworth
- Interviews with Noel, Liam and their mother
Good for you if
- you want to hear the early Oasis songs at full volume.
- you like the fights and the bond between Noel and Liam.
- you like a rise to fame told by the people who lived it.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story full of drink and drugs.
- you can't root for two arrogant brothers who boast and brawl their way to the top.
About: fame · brotherhood · ambition
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010
Documentary
An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
The sides of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
- Decades of a Canadian rock band
- Fans and fellow musicians on why it matters
Good for you if
- you love Rush or want to understand their sound.
- you like three friends who stayed together for decades.
- you want the band's whole story, from the start.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit with Neil Peart's loss of his daughter and wife.
- you roll your eyes at fellow musicians lining up to praise a band.
About: friendship · loyalty · craft
Straight Outta Compton 2015
Film
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
The sides of Straight Outta Compton
- The rise of N.W.A in 1980s Compton
- Police harassment and a protest song
- Friends split by money and contracts
Good for you if
- you like watching Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E build their songs in the studio.
- you like true stories about police harassment and the fight to be heard.
- you like a crew of friends torn apart by money and contracts.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours is too much for you.
- you'd rather avoid explicit sex and party scenes.
About: freedom of speech · friendship · money

Mia Martini - I Am Mia 2019
Documentary
The movie is a biopic about Mia Martini, an italian singer who died in 1995.
The sides of Mia Martini - I Am Mia
- Italian singer Mia Martini
- A rumour that she brought bad luck
- Her return to the Sanremo stage
Good for you if
- you love Italian songs sung with everything she had.
- you like Serena Rossi carrying the film as Mia Martini.
- you like being moved by an artist pushed aside and fighting her way back.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Italian.
- you can't watch a life worn down by cruelty and loneliness.
About: rumour · loneliness · sisters
Gimme Danger 2016
Documentary
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
The sides of Gimme Danger
- The Stooges in Detroit
- Iggy Pop telling his own story
- Jim Jarmusch behind the camera
Good for you if
- you love raw, loud rock'n'roll and punk's roots.
- you like the Detroit music scene of the late sixties.
- you like Iggy Pop telling stories with his own wild charm.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through stories of drugs and a band falling apart.
- you find grainy archive footage dated.
About: rebellion · friendship · legacy
The Beatles: Get Back 2021
Documentary
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
The sides of The Beatles: Get Back
- The Beatles writing songs in a studio
- Unseen footage from January 1969
- The rooftop concert in full
Good for you if
- you like watching songs like Get Back take shape from nothing.
- you like long sessions where almost nothing happens and then a song appears.
- you want to see the four of them joke, argue and work together.
Bad for you if
- nearly eight hours of rehearsals is too much for you.
- you find 1969 footage dated, even restored.
About: creation · friendship · the end of a band
Sound City 2013
Documentary
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.
The sides of Sound City
- A legendary Los Angeles recording studio
- The mixing console Dave Grohl bought
- Rock musicians recording together again
Good for you if
- you like hearing how famous rock albums were made.
- you like the story of a studio from the analog era.
- you like Dave Grohl and old bandmates swapping studio memories.
Bad for you if
- you lose track when dozens of musicians and engineers take turns telling the story.
- you want striking images more than studio talk.
About: craft · nostalgia · collaboration
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 2026
Documentary
Long-lost footage from Elvis Presley's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Baz Luhrmann's research for his 2022 film, Elvis.
The sides of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
- Elvis on stage in Las Vegas in the 1970s
- Lost concert footage found again
- Elvis telling his own story
Good for you if
- you like hearing Elvis sing live at full power.
- you can't look away from a man owning a stage.
- you like hearing a legend in his own words.
Bad for you if
- you find 1970s footage dated.
- you need a story with stakes, not a concert.
About: fame · music · legacy
Elvis: That's the Way It Is 1970
Documentary
On July 31, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which he had been absent for almost a decade. His series of concerts broke all box office records and completely reenergized the career of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
The sides of Elvis: That's the Way It Is
- Elvis Presley in Las Vegas in 1970
- Rehearsals with his band
- A concert stage after years of films
Good for you if
- you want to hear Elvis sing live with a full band.
- you like watching Elvis own a stage.
- you like seeing him joke around in rehearsal.
Bad for you if
- a 1970 concert film feels dated to you.
- you want to know the man behind the jumpsuit, and this stays on rehearsals and shows.
About: fame · comeback · rock and roll
Imagine: John Lennon 1988
Documentary
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.
The sides of Imagine: John Lennon
- John Lennon telling his own life
- Home footage from Yoko Ono's archives
- Cynthia, Julian and Sean looking back
Good for you if
- you love the Beatles and Lennon's solo songs.
- you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.
- you like a portrait of a man with all his contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you find old 1960s and 70s footage dated.
- you can't revisit his murder in New York in 1980.
About: fame · love · peace · loss