The Top 25 Music DVDs of All Time

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24. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Sony Pictures)

Heart-rending and uncomfortably hilarious, this documentary de-romanticizes the idea that insanity breeds genius. Bipolar singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston writes obsessive odes to comic-book heroes, launches into paranoid rants and rises from obscurity with help from Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth -- then alienates his comrades. Knowing his illness benefits his legend, Johnston alternately exploits and falls victim to it. Most devastating moment: When Johnston nearly kills himself by trying to crash a plane, his elderly father breaks down and sobs.

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