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10 Best Movies Like The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott

If you loved The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

2011★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 ...

#2
Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

2009★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour. This concert recording accompanies the documentary film "Iron Maiden: Flight 666". The 16 songs performed wer...

#3
It Might Get Loud

It Might Get Loud

2008★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White....

#4
Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that i...

#5
Adele One Night Only

Adele One Night Only

2021★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The special will also feature an exclusive i...

#6
Global Metal

Global Metal

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe...

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