# I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol (2026)

> A corrective, high-energy account of the Sex Pistols’ formation and punk rebellion told from inside the band’s contested history.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7496517

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Music, Documentary
- Director: Nick Mead, Andre Relis
- Cast: Glen Matlock, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Wayne Kramer, Kenney Jones, Gary Kemp
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29268559/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: energetic, irreverent, insightful, music history night, punk film marathon

## Movies like I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol

- [Good Vibrations (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/84150)
- [Beastie Boys Story (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/468132)
- [We Want the Funk! (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7408890)
- [Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7460135)
- [The Punk Singer (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/106187)
- [It Might Get Loud (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/13436)
- [American Hardcore (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/9639)
- [Gimme Danger (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/260385)
- [The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/12722)
- [The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/22822)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt