List of punk films explained

This is a list of films about the punk subculture and/or the music genre.

0-9

• 24 Hour Party People (2002)

A

• Arada (2018) - Mu Tunc
• Afro-punk (2003, documentary)
• American Hardcore (2006, documentary) - Paul Rachman
• Another State of Mind (1984, documentary)

B

• Bad Boy Bubby (1993) - Rolf de Heer
• A Band Called Death (2012 documentary)
• Bhakti Boy (2015) - Joy Marzec
• The Blank Generation (1976, documentary) - Amos Poe
• Blank Generation (1980) - Ulli Lommel
• Blitzkrieg Bop (1978)
• Big Time: Punk in Belfast (2006) - Roy Wallace
• Bilo jednom... (2006, documentary)
• Bloody Bloody Belgium (2014) - Roy Wallace
• Border Radio (1987)
• Botinada: A Origem do Punk no Brasil (2006) - Gastão Moreira
• Bomb City (2017, drama, real story)
• Breaking Glass (1980)
• Brothers of the Head (2005) - Brian Aldiss
• Bullet in a Bible (2006, documentary)
• (2009, documentary)
• Burst City (1982)
• Black and White Statement (1980 documentary VPRO) by Dick Rijneke & Mildred van Leeuwaarden.

C

• CBGB (2013)
• Cha Cha (1979) - Herman Brood
• (2000, documentary)
• Class of 1984 (1982)
• Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
• Control (2007) - Anton Corbijn^[1]
• Crash 'n' Burn (1977 short film) - Ross McLaren
• Crazy Thunder Road (1980)^[2]

D

• The Day the Country Died (2007, documentary) - Roy Wallace
• A Day in the Life (2003) - Stratford Mercenaries, Roy Wallace
• The Decline of Western Civilization (1981, documentary) - Penelope Spheeris
• The Decline of Western Civilization III (1998, documentary) - Penelope Spheeris
• Dečko Koji Obećava (1981, Yugoslavia)
• Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984) - David Markey
• (1981, documentary) - Lech Kowalski
• Dogs in Space (1986)

E

• Ebba the Movie (1982, documentary)
• (2004, documentary)
• Engel & Joe (2001) - Vanessa Jopp
• Ex Drummer (2007) - Koen Mortier

F

• (2013, documentary)
• The Filth and the Fury (2000, documentary) - Julien Temple
• (2017, documentary)
• Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do (2009, documentary)
• F*cking Åmål (1998, Sweden) - Lukas Moodysson

G

• Garage Days (2002) - Alex Proyas
• Ghost World (2001)
• Gleaming the Cube (1989)
• Rise Against

Generation Lost (2006, documentary)

• Glory Daze (1996) (Ben Affleck)
• Glue (2006) (Alexis Dos Santos)
• Good Vibrations (2013)
• The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) - Julien Temple
• Groeten uit Rotterdam (1980 documentary VPRO) By Dick Rijneke & Mildred van Leeuwaarden
• Green Room (2015)

H

• Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017)
• Hard Core Logo (1996) - Bruce McDonald
• (1994, documentary) - Todd Phillips
• How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017) - John Cameron Mitchell
• Hype! (1996, documentary) - Doug Pray
• Huize Schoonderloo (1980, documentary) - Dick Rijneke

I

• I Believe - in Buzzcock (tbr) - Roy Wallace
• Inner Terrestrials (2010) - Roy Wallace
• Instrument (1998, documentary) - Jem Cohen

J

• Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2002) - Lee Demarbre
• (2007, documentary) - Julien Temple
• Jubilee (1977) - Derek Jarman

K

• King of Punk (2007, documentary) - Kenneth van Schooten and Julie van Schooten

L

• Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1981)
• The Last Pogo (1978, documentary) - Colin Brunton
• (2011)
• Liquid Sky (1982)
• The Little Punker (1992) - Michael Schaack
• Loren Cass (2006)
• Los Bastardos (2009) - Gestapo Khazi
• The Lost Boys (1987)
• Lovedolls Superstar (1986) - David Markey
• Luster (2002) - Everett Lewis

M

• Margins (2022)
• Modern Angels (2000) - Roy Wallace
• Mondo New York (1988)
• The Moon is a Hologram (2025) - Selene Kapsaski
• Mannen som elsket Yngve (2008)

N

• (2001)
• New York Doll (2005, documentary)
• (2022, documentary)
• Night of the Comet (1984)
• Night of the Demons (1988)
• La Femme Nikita (1990) Luc Besson

O

• One Nine Nine Four (2009)
• Out of the Blue (1980)
• Outsider (1997)

P

• Panic High School (1978)^[2]
• Pank Nije Mrtav (2011)
• Planet Love (2000) - Roy Wallace
• (1986) - Rene Daalder
• Pump up the Volume (1990) - Allan Moyle
• Punk as Fuck (1997) - Roy Wallace
• (2005, documentary) - Don Letts
• Punk In Love (2009)
• Punk Love (2006)
  • Punk Rock (1977, Adult Film/ Crime Drama) Carter Stevens Punk Rock Holocaust (2003)
• The Punk Rock Movie (also known as The Punk Rock Movie from England) (1978, documentary) - Don Letts
• The Punk Singer (2013, documentary) - Kathleen Hanna
• Punks (1984) - Sara Yaknni and Alberto Gieco
• Punk's Dead (2016)
• Punk's Not Dead (2007, documentary)
• Pinkel (1982 film) by Dick Rijneke

R

• Rad (1986) - Hal Needham
• Reform School Girls (1986) - Tom DeSimone
• Refused Are Fucking Dead (2006, documentary)
• Repo Man (1984) Alex Cox
• The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
• (2003, documentary)
• RISEN: A History of Amebix (2008) - Roy Wallace
• Roadkill (1989)
• Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) - Allan Arkush
• (1990) - Víctor Gaviria^[1]
• Rude Boy (1980)
• The Runaways (2010) - Floria Sigismondi

S

• S.F.W. (1994)
• She's Real, Worse Than Queer (1997, documentary) - Lucy Thane
• Shock Treatment (1981)
• Shonen Merikensack (2009)
• Shooting at the Moon (2003) - Jesse Richards
• Shuffle (1981)^[2]
• Sid and Nancy (aka Sid and Nancy: Love Kills) (1986) - Alex Cox
• Skinhead Attitude
• SLC Punk! (1999)
• Smithereens (1982) - Susan Seidelman, Richard Hell
• Spidarlings (2016) - Selene Kapsaski
• Straight to Hell (1987) - Alex Cox
• Suburbia (1984) - Penelope Spheeris
• subUrbia (1996) - Richard Linklater
• Subway (1985) - Luc Besson
• Summer of Sam (1999) - Spike Lee
• Surf Nazis Must Die (1987) Peter George

T

• Tank Girl (1995) - Rachel Talalay
• Tapeheads (1988)
• (2009)
• The Taqwacores (2010)
• Terminal City Ricochet (1990)
• Terror Firmer (1999)
• There Is No Authority But Yourself (2006) - Alexander Oey; documentary about the history of Crass
• The House of Tomorrow (2017)
• Thrashin' (1986)
• Threat (2006)
• Times Square (1980)
• Tjenare Kungen (2005)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• Tromeo and Juliet (1996) - a punk version of the Shakespeare classic, co-written by James Gunn
• Trying It At Home (2014)

U

• Up in Smoke (1978)
• Urban Struggle (documentary)
• Urgh! A Music War (1981, documentary)

V

• Valley Girl (1983)
• Vennaskond. Millennium (1998) - Tõnu Trubetsky

W

• Wassup Rockers (2005) - Larry Clark
• We Are the Best! (2013)
• We Jam Econo (2005, documentary)
• We're Outta Here! (1997)
• What to Do in Case of Fire? (2001) - Gregor Schnitzler
• What We Do Is Secret (2008) Rodger Grossman
• Who Killed Nancy? (2009)
• Wild Zero (2000)

X

• (documentary 1986)

Y

• The Yo-Yo Gang (1992) - G. B. Jones
• (2007) Joe Losurdo Christina Tillman

See also

• Cyberpunk
  • Japanese cyberpunk
  • List of cyberpunk works
• List of skinhead films
• No Wave Cinema
• Remodernist Film
• Steampunk
  • List of steampunk works

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 10 Best Punk Rock Movies . Distefano . Alex . 27 August 2018 . The Village Voice . 20 January 2019.
2. Web site: Player . Mark . Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema . . 13 May 2011 . 23 April 2020.