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  • The Rocker - 13 October 2008
    is already on that road. We’ve all seen This is Spinal Tap, but there are any number of its kind, from documentaries like Metallica: Some Kind of Monster and Anvil (playing at the London Film Festival this month) to sly coming of age comedies like Almost Famo

Metallica - what members say


  • Metallica - Cunning Stunts
  • Metallica - Cunning Stunts review by A customer from Grimsby, England
    Rated - 5 stars Metallica Cunning Stunts 26 September 2005
    ...this is spectacular if you like Metallica you'll love this. it features loads of songs from albums for 'kill 'em all' to the first live performance of fuel in reload. ...   Read customer review
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  • Metallica - S And M
  • Metallica - S And M review by from Colchester, England
    Rated - 5 stars Astounding 14 December 2004
    ...Absolutely essential for any real Metallica fan, this DVD includes the full set from their performance with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. They play plenty of the...   Read customer review
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  • Metal Classics - Metallica - Black
  • Metal Classics - Metallica - Black review by from Swindon, Wiltshire
    Rated - 5 stars Not a collection of videos 12 August 2004
    ...If you're looking for a collection of Metallica's videos, look elsewhere. This is about 2 hours of interviews with the band, all of which have been previously aired ad-n...   Read customer review
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Metallica - filmography


  • Metallica - The Halcyon Days (2 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Double pack documenting the classic metal band's trail of destruction from Cliff Burton to their creative and commercial zenith. A critical team reviews and assesses the band, their music and the madness. Also featured is a collection of the band's best live performances.
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 11 members
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  • Metallica - Blitzkreig Overdrive on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This documentary film traces the complete history of Metallica, from their earliest incarnation as one of the big 4 of Thrash-Metal, through the tragic death of Cliff Burton in the mid-1980s to the mega-stardom they enjoy today. And with the aid of interviews with band members, friends, colleagues ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 10 members
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  • Metallica - Master Of Puppets on DVD (2007)
    Director: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    An in-depth review of MASTER OF PUPPETS, Metallica’s third and arguably best album to date. Combining interviews with band insiders and archive/performance footage, this documentary offers a surprisingly candid insight into the commercial and critical successes of one of the world’s premier thrash ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 41 members
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  • Metallica - Up Close And Personal on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The world's greatest exponents of the art of Thrash Metal have sold an incredible 90 million albums, and this exclusive DVD takes us on a journey to the very heart of the machine. Featuring rare archive interviews with guitarist James Hetfield and former bassist Jason Newstead, we hear how the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 8 members
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  • Metallica - Kill 'Em All To St. Anger - ... on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This is the ultimate critical review of Metallica on record, featuring rare live footage including the legendary performance at Woodstock 1994. Also featured are rare archive interviews with James Hetfield and Jason Newstead and the views of a leading team of music critics, working musicians and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 65 members
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  • Metallica - Live Shit: Binge And Purge on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Recorded at concerts in Mexico City, Seattle, and San Diego, Grammy-winning heavy metal band perform a broad range of songs from debut album KILL �EM ALL to the BLACK album. Includes the songs �For Whom The Bell Tolls�, �Welcome Home (Sanitarium)�, and Misfits ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 187 members
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  • Metallica - Reflections on DVD (2006)
    Director: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Showing the members of Metallica engaged in all aspects of their lives and career, this documentary includes performance, backstage, and tour footage. The band appears live at Woodstock '94, and Lars, James, and Jason provide some insights regarding their seminal work.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 49 members
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  • Metal Classics - Metallica - Black on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Metallica's 1991 self-titled record marked a change in direction for the band, who were enjoying immense popularity for their brand of heavy metal, a faster, harder sound than most of the more popular acts out there. However, this record thrust the band into the mainstream because of its slowed ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 476 members
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  • Metallica - S And M (2 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    In this rare and ground breaking performance, hugely popular heavy metal band Metallica is accompanied by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with Michael Kamen conducting. The pairing of the full and lush-sounding symphony with the guitar-driven virtuosity works well, giving way for a deeper, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 1,582 member
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  • Metallica - Cunning Stunts on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This spectacular concert was the first ever filmed specifically for the technologically-advanced DVD format. Recorded live in Fort Worth, Texas on May 9th and 10th, 1997, CUNNING STUNTS was directed by seasoned music video guru Wayne Isham with the features of the DVD in mind. Twenty songs are ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 74% from 762 members
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  • Metallica - Whom The Bell Tolls on DVD
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Metallica For Whom The Bell Tolls is a documentary film that reviews Metallica in performance and on tour. The documentary explores the effect of the personnel upheavals and changing line-ups and helps to strip away the layers of sensationalism and half-truths to produce the ultimate critical ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 33% from 3 members
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  • Metallica: Touring Europe '08
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Metallica live in concert in the Netherlands , 2008. Rare performances of classic early Metallica hits such as : Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets, One , Whiplash and Seek & Destroy !
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Metallica - The Complete Story (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    They're the most important and influential metal band ever, and more than 25 years into an incredible career they still have the power, energy, talent and creativity to produce the most enthralling rock music in existence; Metallica are nothing if not a phenomenon. This two DVD set is a documentary ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 16 members
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  • Metallica - The Videos 1989-2004 on DVD
    Director: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Features all of the legendary metal band Metallica's music videos, including 'Sad But True', 'Enter Sandman', 'St. Anger', and 'Nothing Else Matters'. Also includes '2 Of One', introduced by drummer Lars Ulrich.
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 395 members
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  • Metallica - Classic Songs Drum Legendary...
    Director: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Songs include: '...And Justice for All', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'Frantic', Hit the Lights', 'Leper Messiah', 'The Memory Remains', 'Until It Sleeps' and 'Wherever I May Roam'.
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 6 members
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  • Metallica - Live In San Diego on DVD
    Director: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Recorded in January 1992, tracks include 'Enter Sandman', 'Creeping Death', ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Welcome home’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘Wherever I May Roam’, ‘Through the Never’, ‘The Unforgiven’, ‘Justice Medley’, ‘The Four Horsemen’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Whiplash’, ‘Master Of ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 161 members
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  • Rock With Metallica (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Play lead guitar on five Metallica hits, note for note. Includes clear step-by-step instruction for each section of each song. Also includes play-along backing tracks with and without lead guitar for easy learning and practice.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 43 members
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  • Metallica - Aural Amphetamine on DVD
    Starring: Metallica
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    While Heavy Metal is often accused of being static and conservative, in truth it is a radical form that regularly re-invents itself, and one which attracts generation after generation of musicians willing to learn from the past, but hungry to evolve the future. And so it was that, in the early ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 10 members
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Metallica facts

5 most recent films

Metallica - The Halcyon Days - 2.0 stars
Get Thrashed - The Story Of Thrash Metal - 4.0 stars
Metallica - Blitzkreig Overdrive - 2.0 stars
Metallica - Master Of Puppets - 2.5 stars
Metallica - Up Close And Personal - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Get Thrashed - The Story Of Thrash Metal - 4.0 stars
Metallica - The Videos 1989-2004 - 4.0 stars
Metallica - Live In San Diego - 4.0 stars
Metallica - S And M - 4.0 stars
Metallica - Cunning Stunts - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Metallica: Touring Europe '08 - 3 stars
Metallica - Whom The Bell Tolls - 1.5 stars
Metallica - The Halcyon Days - 2.0 stars
Metallica - Phantom Puppets - Interviews - 2.0 stars
Metallica - Blitzkreig Overdrive - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Garbage - 2 times - show films
P.J. Harvey - 1 times - show films
Anthrax - 1 times - show films
New Order - 1 times - show films
Travis - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 8 times - show films
Joe Berlinger - 1 times - show films
Bruce Sinofsky - 1 times - show films
Anton Corbijn - 1 times - show films
Adam Dubin - 1 times - show films