Cross-media picks for Rush fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
Rush built a devoted following on the conviction that music could be technically dazzling, thematically ambitious, and still feel urgent and alive. The picks here share that same spirit: driven characters who live or die by their craft, worlds where creative vision collides with power and control, and a restless energy that refuses to settle for the ordinary. Whether you're drawn to The Doors' mythologising of the rock life, the rhythm-combat rebellion of Hi-Fi Rush, or the insider history of Roadshow, the thread running through is serious passion for the music itself.
Film
Rush
A deep-cover cop story about obsession and identity — the same all-or-nothing commitment fans recognise in serious craft.
Film
Psych-Out
A runaway in Haight-Ashbury searching for belonging through a psychedelic band's messy, searching world.
Film
Body Rock
A breakdancer pulled from his roots by fame's temptation — the classic tension between loyalty and ambition.
Film
August Rush
A gifted orphan follows music through New York City — a story of innate talent and the search for where you belong.
Film
Pump Up the Volume
A pirate radio DJ using music to challenge authority — the same countercultural defiance that progressive rock embodied.
Film
Rock & Rule
A rock star as villain in an animated world where music literally summons darkness — ambitious and wildly conceived.
Film
The Doors
The full arc of a band shaped by its frontman's singular, self-destructive vision — rock mythology rendered in detail.
Film
Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos
Direct testimony from rock's titans on what the music means — honest, generous, and rooted in the real thing.
Series
Big Time Rush
Four friends flung into the music industry machine, navigating ambition and friendship under intense pressure.
Series
Classic Albums
Album-by-album deep dives into the records that defined rock — exactly the level of detail serious listeners crave.
Series
takt op.Destiny
A post-apocalyptic world where music is the last light — dramatic stakes that mirror rock's sense of life-or-death urgency.
Series
Vinyl
A record exec in 1970s New York trying to survive by staying true to the music amid corruption and collapse.
Series
Transform Project
Young performers riding the wave of their moment — ambition, teamwork, and the weight of expectation.
Series
K-POP Extreme Survival
A failed audition sends a musician into hiding — until a new chance forces her back into the spotlight.
Series
Catwalk
Six young musicians building a band from scratch — the ordinary chaos and camaraderie behind the music.
Series
Fast N' Loud
Restoring forgotten machines to glory — the same love of precision, craft, and technical mastery that defines great musicianship.
Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Retro rock venues and classic riffs — a pure celebration of the decade when hard rock defined everything.
Game
AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band
Play through an AC/DC live set — the closest a game gets to the physical thrill of a legendary rock concert.
Game
Rock Band 2
The most complete music-game experience built around mastering every instrument — ambition that matches the music itself.
Game
Hi-Fi Rush
A rhythm-combat game where the world literally moves to the beat — joyful, inventive, and built on musical precision.
Game
Friday night funkin: whitty mod (lo-fight) with music
A fan-made rhythm battle that keeps the music-game spirit alive in a simple, direct, playful form.
Game
Guitar Hero
Thirty rock anthems, one plastic guitar, and the fantasy of standing on stage — where it all began.
Game
Rock Band
Build your band and tour the world — a game that takes the collaborative, performance-driven side of music seriously.
Game
The Beatles: Rock Band
Follow The Beatles from Liverpool to the world stage — a reverent tribute to the craft behind the myth.
Book
Everybody needs a rock
A children's guide to finding the perfect rock — simple rules for choosing an object with care and intention.
Book
Roadshow: Landscape With Drums
Rush's own drummer recounts a fifty-seven-show world tour — insider perspective on what life on the road really demands.
Book
Rock and roll, 1955-1970
A historical survey tracing rock from its roots through the supergroup era — context for everything Rush built on.
Book
Psychotic Reactions and Carburettor Dung
Sharp, opinionated essays on rock's major acts — the kind of critical seriousness the music has always deserved.
Book
To the Limit
Inside the Eagles' rise and fractures — a case study in what holds a great band together, and what breaks it.
Book
Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose
The story of heavy metal's founding band, from obscurity to genre-defining influence — ambition and darkness in equal measure.
Book
Echoes
Pink Floyd's full career in detail — a chronicle of a band that also refused to separate art from ambition.
Book
Slash
A memoir from one of rock's most distinctive guitarists — candid about excess, craft, and what the music cost.
Start with The Doors for a cinematic dive into rock mythology, or Vinyl for a grittier look at the music industry in its prime era. Both capture the obsessive commitment to sound that defines the best rock.
Roadshow: Landscape With Drums is the most direct pick — it's Rush drummer Neil Peart's own account of a world tour. Psychotic Reactions and Carburettor Dung offers sharp, serious rock criticism for fans who think hard about music.
Hi-Fi Rush is the standout: a rhythm-action game where the world syncs to the beat, rewarding precision and feel. The Rock Band and Guitar Hero games are also natural fits for anyone who plays air drums to the radio.