Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Rock in Rio (2002)

Rock in Rio poster
Original title
Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio
Directed by
Dean Karr
Genre
heavy metal music, documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
116h 04m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.6 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a concert film of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden playing to a huge crowd at the Rock in Rio festival in 2001. It shows the band performing many of their famous songs after the return of key members. The release also includes extra footage like interviews and a behind the scenes documentary.

energeticcelebratoryintensecrowd-drivenlivefast-pacedtriumphantpowerful

What happens

Rock in Rio is a live album and video by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, recorded at the Rock in Rio festival, Brazil in 2001 on the last night of the Brave New World Tour. The band played to approximately 250,000 people; the second largest crowd of their career (the band's largest concert attendance was their 1985 Rock In Rio performance to an audience of 350,000) and with the relatively recent return of lead singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith to the band, they recorded their fifth live release. It features many of their most well-known tracks, including the eponymous "Iron Maiden" and "Run to the Hills," along with six songs from Brave New World, such as "The Wicker Man" and the title track. Also performed were two tracks from the Blaze Bayley-era, "Sign of the Cross" and "The Clansman". The video release, which was issued on DVD, VHS and UMD, was edited by bassist and founder member Steve Harris. In addition to the concert, the second disc also includes three special features with interviews with band members, a short documentary on the day in the life of Iron Maiden, and photos by official photographer, Ross Halfin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?