List of punk films

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

Contents: 

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

0-9

• 24 Hour Party People (2002)

A

• A Punk Daydream (2019, documentary) - Jimmy Hendrickx
• 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)
• Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (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
• The Clash: Westway to the World (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
• D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage (1981, documentary) - Lech Kowalski
• Dogs in Space (1986)

E

• Ebba the Movie (1982, documentary)
• End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004, documentary)
• Engel & Joe (2001) - Vanessa Jopp
• Ex Drummer (2007) - Koen Mortier

F

• Filmage: The Story of Descendants/All (2013, documentary)
• The Filth and the Fury (2000, documentary) - Julien Temple
• Finding Joseph I: The HR From Bad Brains Documentary (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
• Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies (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
• Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (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
• Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records (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

• Never Mind the Wall  [ de ] (2001)
• New York Doll (2005, documentary)
• Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC (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
• Population: 1 (1986) - Rene Daalder
• Pump up the Volume (1990) - Allan Moyle ^[1]
• Punk as Fuck (1997) - Roy Wallace
• Punk: Attitude (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
• The Ranger (2018)
• Reform School Girls (1986) - Tom DeSimone
• Refused Are Fucking Dead (2006, documentary)
• Repo Man (1984) Alex Cox ^[1]
• The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
• Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary (2003, documentary)
• RISEN: A History of Amebix (2008) - Roy Wallace
• Roadkill (1989)
• Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) - Allan Arkush ^[1]
• Rodrigo D: No Future (1990) - Víctor Gaviria ^[1]
• Rude Boy (1980)
• The Runaways (2010) - Floria Sigismondi ^[1]

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 ^[1]
• Skinhead Attitude
• SLC Punk! (1999) ^[1]
• Smithereens (1982) - Susan Seidelman, Richard Hell
• Spidarlings (2016) - Selene Kapsaski
• Straight to Hell (1987) - Alex Cox
• Suburbia (1984) - Penelope Spheeris ^[1]
• subUrbia (1996) - Richard Linklater
• Subway (1985) - Luc Besson
• Summer of Sam (1999) - Spike Lee ^[1]
• Surf Nazis Must Die (1987) Peter George

T

• Tank Girl (1995) - Rachel Talalay
• Tapeheads (1988)
• Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (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 ^[1]
• Who Killed Nancy? (2009)
• Wild Zero (2000)

X

• X: The Unheard Music (documentary 1986)

Y

• The Yo-Yo Gang (1992) - G. B. Jones
• You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk, 1977-1984 (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

References

1. Distefano, Alex (27 August 2018). "The 10 Best Punk Rock Movies". The Village Voice. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
2. Player, Mark (13 May 2011). "Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema". Midnight Eye . Retrieved 23 April 2020.