Movies Like Goth at the BBC

Bauhaus: Shadow of Light & Archive

2005

Shadow of Light is a 40-minute collection of nine Bauhaus videos spanning four albums and two singles. The disc’s second feature, Archive, is the sepia toned art film/concert footage movie by director Christopher Robin Collins.

Death ...is just the beginning vol. VI

2001

The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There

2019

The concert was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. The band performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums with new, unreleased songs at the core of the set, offering a glimpse into the bands’ future.

The Cure: Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - (Live In Hyde Park)

2019

The band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018. Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock.

Ghosts

1997

In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.

Alice Cooper: A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris

2017

Alice Cooper at his shock rock best! This 90-minute rock show was filmed at The Olympia in Paris on December 7th, 2017 during his "Paranormal" world tour. The set features his classics as well as hand-picked gems for true Alice Cooper fans.

Marilyn Manson: Birth of the Anti-Christ

2001

The first live performance of shock rocker Marilyn Manson ever to be caught on film is featured here, recorded in 1990 as Manson performed alongside his band, The Spooky Kids. The film not only offers a glimpse into the early, formative years of the now-successful recording artist, it also highlights many of Manson's early songs, including "My Monkey," "Strange Same Dogma," "Sam Son of Man" and more.

The Best of Siouxsie & The Banshees

2002

Career-spanning retrospective of Siouxsie & The Banshees' video output

The Last Waltz

1978

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, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.

Let It Be

1970

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."

Lemmy

2010

Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on music history. Nearly 65, he remains the living embodiment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and this feature-length documentary tells his story, one of a hard-living rock icon who continues to enjoy the life of a man half his age.

The Dirt

2019

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.

The Wrecking Crew

2008

A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.

24 Hour Party People

2002

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

Velvet Goldmine

1998

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

Silk Stockings

1957

After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out condemning the decadent West, but gradually falls under its spell—with the help of an American movie producer. A remake of Ninotchka (1939).

Metallica: Through the Never

2013

Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.