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The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

NR ★ 7.2/10 100 min Documentary, Music United States English
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Writer: Penelope Spheeris
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Description

The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.

Trailer

Top Cast

Eugene Tatu
Eugene Tatu Self
Alice Bag
Alice Bag Self
Claude Bessy
Claude Bessy Self
Dinah Cancer
Dinah Cancer Self
Exene Cervenka
Exene Cervenka Self
Lorna Doom
Lorna Doom Self
Darby Crash
Darby Crash Self
Don Bolles
Don Bolles Self

The Decline of Western Civilization Appears on 9 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #201
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #157

Critic Curated

Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #46
Rolling Stone - Punk Movie List
Rolling Stone #01
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #98

Fun Lists

Destroy All Movies - The Complete Guide to Punks on Film
Destroy All Movies #185

Genre Curation

70 Greatest Music Documentaries Of All Time by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone #06

Identity Theme

100 Best Movies Directed By Women Indiewire
IndieWire #48
Top 150 Highest Rated Women Directed Documentaries
Letterboxd #51

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