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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

One of the tensest moments in the docuseries Get Back occurs when George Harrison quits the Beatles— briefly—in the middle of a recording session. Martin Scorsese’s cradle-to-grave 2011 portrait of the leastcelebrated Beatle makes a strong case for celebrating him. HBO Max

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones’ disastrous 1969 concert at California’s Altamont Speedway will always be remembered as an event that brought down the curtain on the lovein spirit of the Woodstock era. Much of that owes to the Maysles brothers’ 1970 documentary. $3 on demand

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

What if, instead of breaking up, the Beatles went to therapy? It worked for Metallica, the heavy metal band that lost a bassist and sent frontman James Hetfield to rehab during the turbulent period captured by this music documentary like no other. Netflix

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

After 1969, the Beatles never performed together, but what if they had? In this 2005 concert film shot on a street in Brooklyn, a string of great hip-hop performances peaks when Lauryn Hill reunites with the Fugees. Netflix

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

The notoriously reclusive creative force behind the Beach Boys opens up to rock journalist Jason Fine during a series of SoCal drives that anchor this look back at the songwriter’s career. From $7 on demand

The Filth and the Fury

The Sex Pistols were active for less than three years but generated decades worth of drama, and were arguably the most consequential of post-Beatles U.K. bands. Surviving members offer a postmortem in this 2000 documentary. $3 on demand