# List of punk films

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

* 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
* Crash 'n' Burn (1977 short film) - Ross McLaren
* Crazy Thunder Road (1980)

## 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)
* Pank Nije Mrtav (2011)
* Planet Love (2000) - Roy Wallace
* Population: 1 (1986) - Rene Daalder
* Pump up the Volume (1990) - Allan Moyle
* 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
* 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
* Rodrigo D: No Future (1990) - Víctor Gaviria
* 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)
* 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)
* 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
* 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