Movies Like Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Imagine: John Lennon

1988·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Andrew Solt

4 shared themes: rock singer, portrait of an artist, archive footage...Fans also likedStarring David Bowie

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

2024·1h 31m·★ 7.6·Jason Hehir

4 shared themes: testimony, celebrity interview, archive footage...Fans also likedDocumentary & Music

Elton John: Never Too Late

2024·1h 42m·★ 6.6·R. J. Cutler

4 shared themes: famous song, portrait of an artist, archive footage...Fans also likedDocumentary & Music

Music by John Williams

2024·1h 46m·★ 8.2·Laurent Bouzereau

4 shared themes: portrait of an artist, celebrity interview, archive footage...Fans also likedDocumentary & Music

Pavarotti

2019·1h 55m·★ 7.5·Ron Howard

Themes: testimony, portrait of an artist, archive footageFans also likedDocumentary & Music

Becoming Led Zeppelin

2025·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Bernard MacMahon

Themes: famous song, archive footage, music documentaryFans also likedDocumentary & Music

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

2011·1h 20m·★ 6.4·Sonia Anderson

Themes: famous song, music documentaryDir. Sonia AndersonDocumentary & Music

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005·3h 28m·★ 8.4·Martin Scorsese

Themes: rock singer, famous songFans also likedDocumentary & Music

TINA

2021·1h 58m·★ 7.9·T.J. Martin

6 shared themes: artistic legacy, rock singer, famous song...Documentary & Music

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017·1h 49m·★ 6.9·Tom O'Dell

5 shared themes: artistic legacy, rock star, celebrity interview...Documentary & Music

Moonage Daydream

2022·2h 15m·★ 7.6·Brett Morgen

Themes: rock star, archive footageFans also likedStarring David Bowie

Beatles '64

2024·1h 48m·★ 7.2·David Tedeschi

Themes: celebrity interview, archive footage, music documentaryFans also likedDocumentary & Music

WHAM!

2023·1h 32m·★ 7.5·Chris Smith

Themes: archive footage, music documentaryFans also likedStarring David Bowie

The Age of Disclosure

2025·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Dan Farah

Themes: expert opinion, testimony

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

2011·1h 41m·★ 8.2·James Moll

Themes: archive footage, music documentaryFans also likedDocumentary & Music

Beastie Boys Story

2020·2h·★ 7.7·Spike Jonze

Themes: archive footage, music documentaryFans also likedMusic & Documentary

Woodstock

1970·3h 4m·★ 8.1·Michael Wadleigh

Themes: famous song, archive footage, music documentaryDocumentary & Music

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011·3h 13m·★ 7.7·Robert B. Weide

Themes: portrait of an artist, celebrity interviewFans also liked

This Is It

2009·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Kenny Ortega

Themes: artistic legacy, music documentaryMusic & Documentary

Elvis

2022·2h 39m·★ 7.3·Baz Luhrmann

Themes: rock singer, famous song

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