Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols were, despite their short existence, one of the most influential English punk bands. While The Clash were both more articulate and politically motivated, and Buzzcocks had more astute pop sensibilities, no other band so strongly exemplified the British punk movement's spirit and inherent contradictions or made such a lasting impression on British popular culture.

Films

• Sex Pistols Number One (Derek Jarman, 1976) (a short of footage shot at early gigs)
• Jubilee (Derek Jarman, 1978)
• The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (Julien Temple, 1979) (McLaren's version of the Pistols story)
• The Filth and The Fury (Julien Temple, 2000) (The Pistols' version of events)
• DOA (Lech Kowalski, 1981) (includes footage shot during the Pistols' 1978 US tour)
• The Punk Rock Movie (Don Letts, 1979) (contemporary independent documentary footage)
• Sid and Nancy (dir. Alex Cox, 1986).
• Sid's Gang dir. Andrew Mcleigh, 1999).
• 24 Hour Party People Michael Winterbottom, 2002