Movies Like Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001)

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story is a 2001 drama, music film from Robert Mandel with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bon Jovi | Live at Madison Square Garden and Rite Here Rite Now.

Drama Music

Bon Jovi | Live at Madison Square Garden

2009

“Live at Madison Square Garden” is a concert video by the American band Bon Jovi from the last North American part of their “Lost Highway” tour. It was recorded on July 14 and July 15, 2008, at Madison Square Garden.

8.1

MagicScore

Rite Here Rite Now

2024

Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

8.8

MagicScore

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.

7.6

MagicScore

Dead Ant

2017

When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" vicious attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.

5.0

MagicScore

American Satan

2017

A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

7.2

MagicScore

Nana

2005

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.

6.7

MagicScore

AC/DC: Live At Donington

1992

In August of 1991, AC/DC headlined their third "Monsters Of Rock" festival at Castle Donington. One for the ages, the two hour set is loaded with classics and awesome visuals including firing cannons, the hells bell and a giant inflatable Rosie.

8.3

MagicScore

Rammstein: In Amerika - Live from Madison Square Garden

2010

Only 20 minutes into the pre-sale, Madison Square Garden, New York announces: Sold out! The concert film celebrates the band’s legendary show in New York’s Madison Square Garden – Rammstein’s return to the US after a ten-year absence. In HD and 5.1 surround sound.

8.1

MagicScore

AC/DC: Live at River Plate

2009

A definitive live concert film documenting AC/DC’s massive Black Ice World Tour. Shot in December of 2009, AC/DC Live at River Plate marks AC/DC’s triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and 3 sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13 year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina’s Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying “no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear Rock ‘n Roll.”

8.1

MagicScore

#10

AC/DC: Let There Be Rock

1980

1. Live Wire 2. Shot Down In Flames 3. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 4. Sin City 5. Walk All Over You 6. Bad Boy Boogie 7. The Jack 8. Highway To Hell 9. Girls Got Rhythm 10. High Voltage 11. Whole Lotta Rosie 12. Rocker 13. Let There Be Rock AC/DC: Let There Be Rock was filmed on 9 December 1979 at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, and also contains interviews with members of the band, including lead vocalist Bon Scott, who died two months after filming. The concert film was re-released on a Blu-ray/DVD double pack along with a collector's tin, concert pictures, a souvenir guitar pick, and a 32-page booklet, or just as Blu-ray or DVD individual sets on 7 June 2011. Only 90,000 of the collectors tins were made, and each labeled with a number out of 90,000 on the base of the tin.

8.0

MagicScore

#11

Pearl Jam Twenty

2011

Carved from over 1,200 hours of footage spanning the band’s career, Pearl Jam: Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam. Part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, and part testimonial to the power of music.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

2011

FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band's very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana's drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Hype!

1996

This documentary examines the Seattle scene as it became the focus of a merging of punk rock, heavy metal, and innovation. Building from the grass roots, self-promoted and self-recorded until break-out success of bands like Nirvana brought the record industry to the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon was born.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

American Hardcore

2006

Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Rocker

1972

In Hamburg, West Germany, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a two thugs.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

Blood and Concrete

1991

A dimwitted thug encounters a strung-out, suicidal young woman and an unlikely relationship develops as they work together to make a break for new horizons.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Sound of Metal

2020

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

Almost Famous

2000

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Metal Lords

2022

For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Lords of Chaos

2018

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story?

The top films similar to Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story by MovieMagicScore are Bon Jovi | Live at Madison Square Garden (8.1), Rite Here Rite Now (8.8), Anvil! The Story of Anvil (7.6). Each shares drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story worth watching?

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 44 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story?

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) is a drama, music film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Nick Bagnall, Karl Geary, Adam MacDonald.

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This ranked list pairs Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001), a drama and music film from Robert Mandel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Nick Bagnall 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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