Movies Like Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M is a 1999 documentary, music film from Wayne Isham with a MovieMagicScore of 8.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 and The Concert.

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Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

2019

S&M2, the live concert film from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony is the concert event of the year! S&M2 features 20 songs from the two-night event that opened San Francisco’s new Chase Center, with many Metallica fan favourites and two unique classical songs chosen by San Francisco Symphony Musical Director, Michael Tilson Thomas. S&M2 is newly re-edited by the band, with re-mixed and remastered audio, for a whole new look and sound from the original theatrical run in October 2019.

8.7

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The Concert

2009

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. One day, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet. Through a series of mad antics, he reunites his old orchestra, now composed of old alcoholic musicians, and flies to perform in Paris and complete the Tchaikovsky concerto interrupted 30 years earlier. For the concerto, he engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection.

7.2

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Blown Away

1994

Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.

6.2

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Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.

7.1

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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

2010

Nodame and Chiaki mutually decide that it would be for the best if they parted ways for a while so Nodame can practice for an upcoming competition. However, when things don’t go her way, she gets impatient and depressed. While Nodame is away, Chiaki’s former pianist Rui Son returns to take her place. To make matters worse, Rui and Chiaki are set to play the song Nodame dreams of playing with Chiaki herself: Ravel’s “Concerto in G Minor”.

7.3

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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

2009

Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of substitutes. Nodame gives her support to her beloved as she works hard towards achieving her dream to pass a promotion exam at their music conservatory. Will Chiaki be able to revive a broken down orchestra and launch his musical career? What will become of Nodame and Chiaki's relationship?

7.2

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Gauche the Cellist

1982

Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.

7.2

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The Hollywood Bowl

1950

Tom is conducting a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl when Jerry comes out to co-conduct.

7.1

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TÁR

2022

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

7.1

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#10

All the Mornings of the World

1991

Following the death of his wife, a renowned musician ostracises himself from the outer world and dedicates his life to music. However, his life changes when a young man approaches him to learn music.

7.1

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#11

Divertimento

2023

Zahia Ziouani, 17, dreams of becoming a conductor, while her twin sister Fettouma hopes to be a professional cellist. They want to make classical music accessible to everyone and create their own orchestra.

7.0

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#12

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.

7.0

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#13

Fantasia 2000

2000

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

7.0

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#14

Playing for Time

1980

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.

6.8

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#15

Symphony Hour

1942

Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.

6.8

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#16

To Joy

1950

Two violinists in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.

6.8

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#17

Boléro

2024

Boundary-pushing Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein selects renowned French composer Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.

6.4

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#18

There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

1970

Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.

6.2

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#19

The Singer

2006

Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow disappearance of that audience and of his advancing years. He is completely knocked off balance when he meets strikingly attractive and much younger businesswoman Marion. She seems distant and apparently otherwise involved but soon shows quiet signs of reciprocating his interest.

6.1

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#20

The Ride to the Abyss

1992

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

5.8

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M?

The top films similar to Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M by MovieMagicScore are Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (8.7), The Concert (7.2), Blown Away (6.2). Each shares documentary/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M worth watching?

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.6/10 from 87 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M?

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999) is a documentary, music film directed by Wayne Isham, starring James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett.

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This ranked list pairs Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999), a documentary and music film from Wayne Isham, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of James Hetfield take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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