Cross-media picks for Neil Young fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
For fans of Neil Young, these picks follow the same thread: music as a force that shapes lives, drives journeys, and refuses to stay polished. Films like A Complete Unknown and Cadillac Records dig into the messy origins of American rock; TV like Vinyl and Classic Albums pulls back the curtain on how records get made. Games, books, and series round out a portrait of what it means to care deeply about a song.
Film
Song Sung Blue
Two down-on-their-luck musicians form a Neil Diamond tribute band and find love along the way.
Film
Rhinestone
A big-time country singer bets she can turn a New York cab driver into a country star.
Film
National Anthem
A young construction worker joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in rural New Mexico.
Film
A Complete Unknown
An enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in early-'60s New York with a guitar, destined to change music.
Film
Crossroads
A blues guitar student hunts for a long-lost song by the legendary Robert Johnson.
Film
Rock & Rule
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a singer to summon a demon; her band must stop him.
Film
Cadillac Records
Sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, through the lives of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Film
Rock of Ages
A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while chasing their Hollywood dreams.
Series
Classic Albums
A documentary series examining landmark pop and rock albums in depth, one record at a time.
Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
An aging NYC rocker tries to revive his band and his life, getting a shot at fame as a songwriter.
Series
Vinyl
A 1970s record exec tries to resurrect his failing New York label while chasing the city's new sound.
Series
CMT Crossroads
Country stars collaborate with artists from other genres and swap stories about their shared love of music.
Series
Young Rock
Dwayne Johnson looks back at his extraordinary youth through the outrageous stories of his family.
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
A landmark series charting rock music's rise through the musicians who shaped the genre.
Series
The Top Ten Revealed
Music icons and experts debate rock's most influential songs, bands and musicians.
Series
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
An annual live music special featuring performances, global celebrations and the Times Square countdown.
Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Shred classic '80s rock tracks with a guitar controller in this PS2-exclusive entry in the series.
Game
Rock Band 2
Master lead guitar, bass, drums and vocals together in the most ambitious music game of its era.
Game
The Beatles: Rock Band
Follow The Beatles' career from Liverpool to Abbey Road, playing drums, guitar, bass and vocals.
Game
A Highland Song
A young woman sets out alone across the Scottish Highlands to reach the sea for the first time.
Game
Rock Band 3
Learn real guitar through your favourite rock tracks, with a focus on actual playing over theory.
Game
Friday night funkin: whitty mod (lo-fight) with music
A lo-fi rhythm battle game where hitting the beat is the whole point.
Game
Mixtape (2025)
Three friends spend their last high-school night together, playing through a mixtape of shared memories.
Game
Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Remastered
Plug in a real guitar and learn through the music you already love, no sheet music required.
Book
Everybody needs a rock
A picture book about the art of choosing the perfect rock for play — ten rules, simply told.
Book
Rock and roll, 1955-1970
A concise history covering rock's roots, rhythm and blues, solo stars and the supergroups that followed.
Book
The girl's guide to rocking
A practical guide for turning a love of music into something you actually play.
Book
Country
A history of country music tracing its dark origins through minstrels, yodelers and honky-tonk.
Book
The Bad Decisions Playlist
A teenager discovers his allegedly dead father is a living rock star — identity and family collide.
Book
Debbie Harry Sings in French
A misfit kid discovers Debbie Harry of Blondie and finds something that speaks to who he is.
Book
Rock and roll
A social history of rock and roll tracing how the music and the culture shaped each other.
Book
American popular song
Surveys popular music's development in twentieth-century America through six outstanding composers.
Start with A Complete Unknown, which follows a young musician arriving in early-'60s New York determined to change everything around him, or Cadillac Records for the turbulent origins of American rock and blues. Vinyl is a strong TV pick for the chaos of the 1970s record industry.
Country digs into the dark, mythic origins of America's most rootsy music genre — minstrels, yodelers and honky-tonk. Rock and Roll: A Social History traces how the music and the culture pushed each other along. Both suit fans who want to understand where the sound came from.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered lets you learn real guitar through songs you already love — the closest a game gets to actually playing. Rock Band 2 lets you master guitar, bass, drums and vocals together for the feel of a full band.