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10 Best Movies Like New Wave - 40 Years After

If you loved New Wave - 40 Years After, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and inti...

#2
Bad 25

Bad 25

2012★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and intervie...

#3
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral hist...

#4
Joy Division

Joy Division

2009★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band....

#5
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

2011★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known ...

#6
The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz

1978★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Wave - 40 Years After for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, J...

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