The Great Rock and Roll Swindle (1980) and The Filth and the Fury (2000) are both about the Sex Pistols. of the Century (2004).

For a look at the Ramones, check Rock and Roll High School (1979) and End of the Century (2004). The Ramones invented punk rock, at least in its modern sense (it's pretty accurate to label bands like the MC5, the Stooges, the Sonics, shit, even Jerry Lee Lewis and some of his ilk, as punk. But without the Ramones, nobody would be tagging them with that label). Rock and Roll High School was another edition of the teenage exploitation films of the period, low budget and cheesy, and this was originally going to be called Disco High and feature the band Cheap Trick, who would've also made a great subject for a film. So it's got some relative early footage of the Ramones before their records went further south, and of course turned American punk rock into a butt for jokes--although of course the Ramones triumph in the film. For a better look at the Ramones, try End of the Century. This recent documentary is mandatory viewing for any self-respecting Ramones fan. It traces the history of the band through archival footage and interviews, the early days of CBGB, the frustration of never making it big, the friction that stayed with the band for years without breaking it up, their success overseas, and their last hurrah, right up to Joey's and Dee Dee's death (but before Johnny's). Amazing shit ...