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We Are the Best!
Why this pick
Its teenage girls form a punk band out of defiance and friendship; it shares The Runaways’ raw youthful conviction, performance rush, and refusal to be dismissed.
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MOVIE2010 1h 46m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Linda Linda Linda
Why this pick
A warm, unvarnished girl-band story focused on rehearsal-room chemistry and the nervous charge of playing live, offering a gentler counterpart to The Runaways’ rock-and-roll drive.
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The Punk Singer
Why this pick
This documentary follows Kathleen Hanna’s fiercely self-defined punk career, extending The Runaways’ interest in women claiming space, voice, and authorship in a hostile music scene.
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Beyond the Lights
Why this pick
It shares the pull between a young woman’s genuine musical identity and an image-driven commercial machine, while treating fame’s pressure with emotional seriousness.
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Foxes
Why this pick
A moody Los Angeles coming-of-age drama about teenage girls testing freedom and loyalty, with an era-specific, nocturnal edge that complements The Runaways’ restless adolescence.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Cherie Currie is a teenager in Los Angeles, California who desperately wants to be a rock and roll. She idolizes David Bowie and cuts her hair and dons make-up so she will resemble Bowie's character Aladdin Sane. At her high school talent show, she lip syncs to "Lady Grinning Soul" and, despite some hecklers in the audience, wins.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kristen Stewart
Joan Jett
Dakota Fanning
Cherie Currie
Michael Shannon
Kim Fowley
Stella Maeve
Sandy West
Scout Taylor-Compton
Lita Ford
Riley Keough
Marie Currie
Tatum O'Neal
Marie Harmon
Keir O'Donnell
Rodney Bingenheimer