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For fans of Bob Dylan: what to watch, read & play next

Cross-media picks for Bob Dylan fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.

These picks orbit a particular American feeling: music as autobiography, artistic restlessness, and the tug between where you come from and where you're going. Whether it's a young singer remaking himself in early-1960s New York, a blues obsessive chasing a lost Robert Johnson song, or a record exec trying to hear what the city is becoming, the thread is people who take music seriously enough to let it define — and sometimes destroy — them. Expect honesty over polish and outsiders who end up shaping culture.

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Frequently asked

What should I watch if I love Bob Dylan's music and story?

Start with A Complete Unknown (2024) for a dramatised take on Dylan's early New York years, then pair it with No Direction Home and Don't Look Back for documentary perspectives on the same period.

Are there books for Bob Dylan fans?

Invisible Republic by Greil Marcus covers the legendary basement recordings Dylan made with the Band near Woodstock, A Freewheelin' Time is a firsthand memoir of the early 1960s scene before Dylan became famous, and Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews collects over two dozen conversations spanning his full career.

What films capture the world of American roots music that Dylan came out of?

Cadillac Records follows the turbulent lives of Chicago's rock and roll legends in the 1950s, Coal Miner's Daughter traces country singer Loretta Lynn's rise from poverty to fame, and Crossroads follows a blues guitarist hunting a lost Robert Johnson recording.

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