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10 Best Movies Like Gory Days

If you loved Gory Days, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. 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...

#2
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

1988★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock ba...

#3
Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world....

#4
Maria by Callas

Maria by Callas

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose ...

#5
Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon

1988★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private ...

#6
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

2019★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gory Days for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The Now Now', and undertook their ...

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