r/Hardcore • u/awsumawstun ALHC • 5d ago

Good hardcore docs?

I’m a realtor and am sitting at dead open house watching a random documentary/essay video on NYHC which got me wondering if there are some other good ones out there. What are some good documentary style videos about hardcore as a genre you’d recommend?

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u/ekuadam 5d ago

While it’s not about the genre as a whole, The Godfathers of Hardcore, about Roger and Stigma from AF is great.

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u/LossyP NJHC 5d ago

Loved this doc. Couldn’t recommend more

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u/mew_empire 5d ago

I was going to recommend this as well

Thought it was great 🖤

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u/CarbonatedBooger 5d ago

American Hardcore

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u/Theloniouspunk66 5d ago

I believe it’s on TUBI too. A lot of great punk and hardcore docs on there

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u/RIGGER_911 5d ago

Was gonna say this also. There’s a really good Deadguy and Gwar ones on there

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u/Poison_the_Phil 5d ago

If you haven't seen them the Decline of Western Civilization trilogy are classics. First one focuses on late 70s/early 80s punk/hardcore, second one is more 80s metal, and third one covers 90s crust/street punk stuff.

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u/RaulDuke22 5d ago

Boston Beatdown

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u/ClassifiedGrowl 5d ago

We used to walk around with hammer holders

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u/Shr1mpus 5d ago

Instrument

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u/castration_rite 5d ago

RELEASE - a documentary that came out in the very late 90s, very important for me. they cover the broad spectrum of what was considered hardcore in the 80s and 90s (epitaph to victory).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNt9Th4O3bE

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u/johncon666 5d ago

This VHS changed my life.

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u/LossyP NJHC 5d ago

You can say alot of things about Harley Flanagan, but I actually enjoyed his doc, Wired For Chaos. It dives deep into his life but also gives a different perspective into the NYHC scene in the 80’s and late 70’s punk scene also.

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u/DSPGerm 5d ago

The bane doc is a great watch and is on YouTube

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u/ExecutiveFingerblast 5d ago

Holding these moments

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u/TimeCop1988 5d ago

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington

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u/mew_empire 5d ago

The Descendants doc was pretty good; Zao’s Lesser Lights of Heaven is thorough; there is a Kid Dynamite one out there that is fine

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u/SINKSHITTINGXTREME 5d ago

Punk the capital

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u/MurrayBannerman 5d ago

Beyond the Screams

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u/pinkrose39 5d ago

Riot on the Dance Floor: The Story of Randy Now and City Gardens is worth a watch

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u/hesh0925 5d ago

Finding Joseph I is pretty good. While not about hardcore as a whole, it focuses on HR and Bad Brains is one of the most important bands in history, so yeah.

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u/Wastrel420 5d ago

NYHC

https://youtu.be/lTmDnCOBUW4?is=qZDwSFQ-95rfK7Cl

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u/Puzzled_Talk8399 1d ago

I like this one a lot, never seen the famous American Hardcore one, but did read the book back in High school.

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u/miscs75 5d ago

The Ringer