Project Detail

Metallica Saved My Life

Synopsis

Exploring the powerful, life-changing impact of foundational heavy metal band Metallica on their fans - this documentary shares the intertwined stories of the group and their most devoted fans, revealing the deep connection that can only be forged through music.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
135 min
Director
Jonas Åkerlund
Producer
Alice Webb, Jonas Åkerlund, Jake Golbengian, Clare Tavernor
Executive Producer
Adam Barker, Steve Condie, David Joseph
Editor
Ben Wainwright-Pearce, Marcus Eriksson
Screenwriter
Jonas Åkerlund
Director of Photography
Eric Broms
Principal cast
With contributions from: Metallica, Jason Momoa, Tony Hawk

Categories

Production Status

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Lords of Chaos Lords of Chaos

Director: Jonas Åkerlund

Year: 2018

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Oslo, 1987. 17-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his traditional upbringing and becomes fixated on creating ‘true Norwegian black metal’ with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band’s name on the map, but the lines between show and reality start to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these Lords of Chaos. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Midnight Section - World premiere

Art Sex Music Art Sex Music

Director: Caroline Catz

Year: 2026

A biographical documentary of the artist Cosey Fanni Tutti based on her best selling memoir.

Antiheroine Antiheroine

Director: James Hall, Edward Lovelace

Year: 2026

Courtney Love, singer, songwriter, and actor, is sober and preparing to release new music after a decade, ready to share her unfiltered story. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere