PUNK IN FILM

• 20th Century Women
• 24 Hour Party People
• And Out Comes The Wolf (90s east bay punk)
• Black Punk on PBS
• Bomb City
• Breaking Glass
• CBGB
• Chinatown Punk Wars (PBS)
• Class of 1984
• Dinner in America
• Dogs in Space
• "Freaky Tales" Act 1 Skinheads fight the punks at Gilman
• Green Room
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• History of Black Punk
• How To Talk to Girls at Parties
• House of Tomorrow
• Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
• Metal Lords
• Pistols (tv series)
• Punk Spider Man
• Repo Man
• Shoplifters of the World
• Sid and Nancy
• Sound of Metal
• Suburbia
• Survival of the Thickest tv series
• Ten Thousand Saints
• Times Square
• Valley Girl
• Velvet Goldmine
• We are The Best
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

PUNK MOMENTS IN MAINSTREAM TV:

• Ricky in Silver Spoons (“Mr. Cool,” 1984) Ricky Stratton adopts a punk look—spiked hair, leather, attitude—to impress a girl, only to learn it’s not really him.
• Punk episode of CHiPs (“Battle of the Bands,” 1982) Ponch and Jon encounter a punk rock band and their spiky-haired fans, playing up the punk-as-menace trope.
• “Quincy, M.E.” Punk Rock Episode (“Next Stop, Nowhere,” 1982) Infamous episode where Quincy investigates a murder at a punk club; punks are portrayed as dangerous, nihilistic youths.
• Mary “the Punk” Smith – EastEnders (1980s) A rebellious punk single mother, memorable for her mohawk and defiant presence in the long-running British soap.
• “Punky Business” – The Goodies (1977) A satirical British sitcom episode where the characters fully embrace punk fashion and music, parodying the trend.
• “Punks on Wheels” – The Incredible Hulk (1979) Banner clashes with a violent punk biker gang, complete with studs, mohawks, and snarls.
• Young Drunk Punk (2015) Canadian sitcom about a teenager in 1980s Calgary trying to find himself through punk identity—more heartfelt and authentic.
• “Fads and Fashion” – You Can’t Do That on Television (1980s) Kids’ sketch show episode where characters dress as punks to spoof trends.
• Diff’rent Strokes Punk Episode (“The Big Heist” 1985) Kimberly gets swept into the punk scene, dressing the part, as the show tries to tackle youth rebellion.
• “Punk Chick” – Degrassi High / Next Generation Several Degrassi characters (like Caitlin and later Ellie Nash) flirted with punk/goth looks, echoing teen experimentation.
• Cagney & Lacey Punk Episode (1980s) Features a runaway teen who takes on a punk identity; mohawks and leather jackets abound.
• MacGyver – Punk Disguise Episodes MacGyver occasionally dressed punk (spiked hair, earrings, leather) as part of undercover missions.

PUNK DOCS:

• ✔ 1991 The Year That Punk Broke
• ✔ 25 Years of Punk
• ✔ A Band Called Death
• ✔ AfroPunk
• All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film
• ✔ American Hardcore
• ✔ Another State of Mind
• Bad Brains: A Band DC
• ✔ Blank Generation
• Brass Tacks
• Breaking Glass (1980)
• Buzzcocks (doc 2012)
• Cafe Flesh (1982)
• ✔ Clash: Westway to the World
• Dance Craze
• ✔ Decline of Western Civilization
• DOA: a Right of Passage
• ✔ Don Letts documentaries
• ✔ Don't Fall in Love with Yourself: Justin Pearson
• Dudes (1987)
• ✔ End of The Century: The Ramones
• Fat Records
• ✔ Filmage: Story of the Descendants
• ✔ The Filth and the Fury (Sex Pistols)
• ✔ Finding Joseph I: The H.R. From Bad Brains Documentary
• ✔ Fugazi: Instrument
• ✔ Great Rock and Roll Swindle
• ✔ Hated: GG Allin
• ✔ Here to be Heard: Story of the Slits
• ✔ House of Tomorrow
• ✔ Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
• ✔ Jubilee
• ✔ Kill Your Idols
• ✔ Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains
• Liquid Sky
• Looking for Johnnie
• ✔ Los Punks: We Are All We Have
• Lovedolls Superstar
• Not Bad for a Girl
• ✔ Over The Edge
• Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche
• ✔ Public Image is Rotten
• Punk Attitude
• Punk in Africa
• ✔ Punk: Attitude
• ✔ Punk
• ✔ Punk Rock Vegan Movie
• Punk in London (1977)
• Punk Rock Movie From England
• ✔ Punk Singer (kathleen hanna)
• ✔ Punk the Capital (doc dc punk)
• Punk's Not Dead
• ✔ Pussy Riot: Punk Prayer
• ✔ Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
• ✔ Repo Man
• Rise and Fall of The Clash
• ✔ Rock and Roll High School
• Rude Boy (1980)
• Sad Vacation
• ✔ Salad Days
• ✔ Sid And Nancy
• ✔ SLC Punk
• Smithereens
• ✔ Suburbia
• The Other F Word
• Times Square (1980)
• Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk
• UK/DK: A Film About Punks and Skinheads
• ✔ We Were There to be There
• We Jam Econo: The Minutemen
• ✔ Westwood: Punk. Icon. Activist.
• What We Do Is Secret: Darby Crash
• ✔ Who Killed Nancy
• Wild in the Streets
• White Riot Rock Against Racism