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Documentaries like 20,000 Days on Earth

Not everyone loves 20,000 Days on Earth for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love 20,000 Days on Earth

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  1. You love Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made.

  2. You like a music film shot with the care of a feature.

  3. You like long talks about memory, fear and writing.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Moonage Daydream2022

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like Bowie's songs loud and woven through the whole film.

  • The Velvet Underground2021

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you love the drone and noise of the Velvet Underground.

  • One More Time with Feeling2016

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like watching songs take shape in the studio.

  • Powaqqatsi1988

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like faces and crowds filmed in slow motion.

  • Lessons of Darkness1992

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like burning oil fields filmed like an alien world.

  • Metal: A Headbanger's Journey2005

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you want to finally tell thrash from death metal from black metal.

  • Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul2005

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you love discovering music you've never heard, from rock to arabesque.

  • Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii1972

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like long psychedelic jams played live.

  • Piece by Piece2024

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made
    • a music film shot with the care of a feature

    Good for you if you like hearing how Pharrell built his songs and beats.

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2005

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you want to hear Dylan's songs as they were first played.

  • Until the Light Takes Us2008

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you want to understand where Norwegian black metal came from.

  • Amadeus1984

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you want Mozart's music to carry the whole film.

  • Keith Richards: Under the Influence2015

    • Nick Cave and want to watch his songs being made

    Good for you if you love the blues behind the Rolling Stones.

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