Indie music movies — what’s actually worth watching?

[jamieplays]

Hey everyone
I’ve been on a bit of an indie music phase lately and realized I really love movies that capture that whole DIY, emotional, imperfect vibe of indie scenes and musicians.
Not big glossy biopics - more the raw, intimate stories around music, creativity, and finding your sound.

I’ve found a bunch of “music movie lists”, but a lot of them mix everything together or focus only on mainstream artists.
I don’t want to waste time on movies that barely touch the indie side of music culture.

Here are some indie-music-related films I’ve already watched:
Once
Inside Llewyn Davis
Begin Again
Control
Some felt quiet and personal, others hit hard emotionally, but all had that indie spirit.
I also came across a couple of movie-by-tag lists focused on indie music and musicians, but I’m not sure how good they really are:

https://m.imdb.com/de/search/title/?keywords=indie-music&explore=keywords&ref_=tt_stry_kw
https://bestsimilar.com/tag/17190-indie-rock

What indie music movies would you recommend? Docs, dramas, low-budget gems, anything that really captures the indie feeling.
Drop your favorites in the comments — let’s build a solid list

 

[Angelina]

I will recommend Almost Famous. It captures the passion, struggles and lifestyle that come with music. School of Rock is another good one if you enjoy music mixed with comedy.
Begin Again is really interesting and I'm glad you have seen that too.