# The best music documentaries of all time

From Woodstock to Amy: the music documentaries critics and audiences recommend most (The Circle, Moviepilot, Starzone).

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- Mar 18, 2020 · popcorn_frankfurt
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## Top 12

1. **Gimme Shelter (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Rolling Stones on their US tour and the Altamont concert.
2. **Searching for Sugar Man (2012)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The search for the vanished singer Rodriguez; Oscar winner.
3. **Amy (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Asif Kapadia on Amy Winehouse; Oscar winner.
4. **Woodstock (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three days of festival, Hendrix and Joe Cocker.
5. **Stop Making Sense (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Talking Heads live, filmed by Jonathan Demme.
6. **The Last Waltz (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Band's farewell concert, by Martin Scorsese.
7. **Buena Vista Social Club (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cuban music legends, filmed by Wim Wenders.
8. **Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Canadian metal band that never made it.
9. **Sound City (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dave Grohl on the legendary Los Angeles studio.
10. **20,000 Days on Earth (2014)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A fictional day in the life of Nick Cave.
11. **Dont Look Back (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bob Dylan on his 1965 England tour.
12. **Summer of Soul (2021)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival; Oscar winner.
13. **Monterey Pop (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hendrix sets his guitar on fire.

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