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Crumb (1994)
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
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85
8.1
/10873/
80
/868/
78
/345/
4.3
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100
/10/
90
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World of Tomorrow (2015)
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
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Kanopy
85
7.8
/14307/
77
/437/
76
/402/
4.2
/45988/
99
/144/
89
/57/
94
/23/

Faces Places (2017)
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.9
/16172/
78
/479/
78
/330/
4.4
/98678/
79
/72/
90
/267/
84
/15/

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
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Amazon Prime Video
84
7.8
/80576/
74
/1228/
74
/1110/
4.0
/84035/
92
/59/
90
/1335/
90
/12/
cc age 15+

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
8.0
/513/
78
/28/
71
/9/
3.6
/598/
100
/12/
94
/4/

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.7
/104561/
75
/2399/
75
/3233/
4.1
/143710/
91
/135/
81
/657/
86
/34/
cc age 17+

The Great Beauty (2013)
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
poster
83
7.9
/70516/
78
/2498/
75
/922/
4.0
/62348/
96
/115/
91
/2653/
85
/27/
cc age 14+

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.
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Kanopy
81
7.5
/9031/
72
/378/
72
/151/
4.2
/60522/
95
/145/
64
/19/
91
/34/

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
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Kanopy
81
7.3
/1780/
72
/53/
73
/44/
3.9
/3381/
95
/66/
71
/2136/
89
/22/

National Gallery (2014)
A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
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Fandango at Home Free
80
7.2
/4786/
71
/146/
69
/78/
3.7
/4556/
95
/74/
76
/118/
83
/25/

Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.7
/5934/
79
/374/
75
/182/
4.1
/17796/
92
/24/
86
/57/
75
/12/
cc age 9+

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
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80
7.8
/8773/
80
/523/
72
/161/
3.8
/7526/
90
/118/
86
/216/
76
/32/

Tim's Vermeer (2013)
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
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Kanopy
79
7.5
/4587/
75
/185/
73
/63/
3.9
/10622/
97
/112/
85
/26/
79
/33/
cc age 15+

The Painter and the Thief (2020)
When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintings are nowhere to be found. Barbora goes to the trial in hopes of finding clues, but instead she ends up asking the thief if she can paint a portrait of him. This will be the start of a very unusual friendship. Over three years, the cinematic documentary follows the incredible story of the artist looking for her stolen paintings, while at the same time turning the thief into art.
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Kanopy
79
7.6
/25094/
78
/936/
77
/550/
3.7
/32208/
90
/151/
89
/227/
65
/35/
cc age 13+

Maudie (2016)
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
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Kanopy
78
7.7
/15664/
76
/547/
75
/318/
3.8
/20948/
95
/99/
89
/212/
75
/27/

Finding Vivian Maier (2014)
Vivian Maier's photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she'd collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street photography and irrevocably changed the life of the man who brought them to the public eye. This film brings to life the interesting turns and travails of the improbable saga of John Maloof's discovery of Vivian Maier, unravelling this mysterious tale through her documentary films, photographs, odd collections and personal accounts from the people that knew her. What started as a blog to show her work quickly became a viral sensation in the photography world. Photos destined for the trash heap now line gallery exhibitions, a forthcoming book and this documentary film.
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/7580/
74
/329/
69
/207/
3.8
/33537/
90
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75
/12/
75
/17/

David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.
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76
7.2
/859/
72
/114/
70
/5/
3.7
/8926/
82
/9/

Secret Mall Apartment (2025)
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.
poster
76
7.4
/88360/
71
/1321/
70
/952/
3.7
/56797/
87
/175/
83
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73
/35/
cc age 17+

Notes on a Scandal (2006)
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
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Kanopy
76
7.3
/1448/
73
/76/
71
/22/
3.6
/2618/
92
/53/
95
/9/
76
/16/

The Price of Everything (2018)
Featuring collectors, dealers, auctioneers and a rich range of artists, including market darlings George Condo, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, this documentary examines the role of art and artistic passion in today’s money-driven, consumer-based society.
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75
7.3
/578/
65
/14/
70
/8/
3.6
/374/
89
/9/
82
/21/

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1995)
A film about the work of the artist most famous for her monuments such as the Vietnam Memorial Wall and the Civil Rights Fountain Memorial.
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Netflix
75
8.1
/13986/
80
/1353/
79
/289/
4.2
/36771/
100
/48/
26
/337/

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)
The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.
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74
7.4
/334221/
72
/16409/
74
/8097/
3.7
/603918/
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/302/
74
/1501/
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/45/
cc age 17+

Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
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73
6.4
/227/
60
/6/
100
/1/
3.2
/2146/
72
/47/
91
/18/
62
/13/
cc age 14+

Love, Brooklyn (2025)
Roger, a writer, navigates complicated relationships with his ex Casey and his current lover Nicole, a newly-single mother, with the support of his best friend Alan. A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.
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Kanopy
73
7.0
/3511/
69
/97/
65
/82/
3.5
/2875/
86
/43/
75
/5/
75
/14/

Afterimage (2016)
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
7.5
/1668/
72
/133/
66
/40/
3.8
/8186/
89
/66/
80
/8/
75
/17/
cc age 15+

Frida (2024)
An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time — drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews — and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
6.7
/2082/
62
/34/
56
/37/
3.6
/5747/
94
/16/
67
/42/

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary, Polly becomes jealous, and discovers Gabrielle isn’t exactly who she claims to be.
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Starz
78
71
7.5
/3143/
74
/214/
72
/50/
3.6
/4985/
98
/80/
82
/34/
79
/17/

The Lost Leonardo (2021)
London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.
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71
7.2
/71916/
71
/1146/
70
/808/
3.7
/46182/
71
/163/
81
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70
/33/
cc age 15+

The Science of Sleep (2006)
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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Kanopy
71
6.8
/23887/
68
/529/
64
/350/
3.5
/12249/
88
/33/
71
/600/
72
/18/

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
poster
Hulu
70
6.3
/11558/
69
/842/
74
/472/
3.0
/125008/
83
/40/
80
/54/
56
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cc age 15+

Crush (2022)
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
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71
70
7.1
/10247/
70
/384/
72
/283/
3.6
/10410/
67
/6/
79
/181/

Dragons Forever (1988)
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
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Kanopy
70
6.5
/7534/
68
/215/
68
/166/
3.5
/14638/
75
/85/
55
/26/
72
/21/

Manifesto (2017)
An edited version of Rosefeldt's installation work of the same name, Manifesto is an outstanding tribute to various (art) manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth century, ranging from Communism to Dogme, in connection with thirteen different characters, including a homeless man, a factory worker and a corporate CEO, who are all played by Cate Blanchett. A striking humorous audio-visual experience.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
69
6.7
/6474/
69
/323/
65
/134/
3.2
/3321/
68
/78/
91
/54/
56
/15/
cc age 15+

The Last Vermeer (2019)
A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
5.9
/721/
56
/25/
57
/14/
3.3
/2384/
100
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44
/9/

A Bigger Splash (1973)
After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends.
poster
74
69
7.3
/13077/
72
/199/
72
/201/
3.7
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80
/15/
81
/205/
68
/14/

Lust for Life (1956)
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
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Kanopy
69
6.6
/3109/
69
/73/
66
/79/
3.5
/3587/
87
/77/
48
/15/
71
/25/

Francofonia (2015)
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
poster
69
7.1
/205242/
72
/6853/
75
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3.4
/235019/
66
/237/
72
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66
/41/
cc age 17+

The Danish Girl (2015)
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
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Kanopy
68
6.3
/7142/
59
/340/
57
/114/
3.5
/53398/
89
/167/
47
/53/
86
/38/
cc age 15+

Showing Up (2023)
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
poster
68
6.6
/2187/
65
/35/
57
/31/
3.6
/1537/
81
/21/
64
/25/

The Moderns (1988)
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He becomes involved in a plot by wealthy art patroness Nathalie de Ville to forge three paintings. This leads to several run-ins with American rubber magnate Bertram Stone, who happens to be married to Hart's ex-wife Rachel.
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Hoopla
73
68
7.1
/13758/
64
/176/
66
/154/
3.4
/3639/
88
/152/
74
/1454/
82
/32/
cc age 18+

Venus (2006)
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
poster
67
6.9
/1903/
63
/20/
61
/25/
3.6
/1967/
55
/11/
78
/19/

Savage Messiah (1972)
In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.
poster
67
7.3
/65524/
74
/2462/
72
/1431/
3.4
/25614/
58
/153/
79
/867/
51
/31/
cc age 12+

Woman in Gold (2015)
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
poster
Kanopy
66
7.0
/1729/
71
/137/
67
/50/
3.4
/1310/
72
/39/
61
/35/
64
/18/

Bettie Page Reveals All (2013)
The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution. When she saw the film The Notorious Bettie Page, produced by HBO in 2006, the main person concerned reacted unequivocally: “Lies! Lies!” In a long interview recorded shortly before her death, the woman who entered the collective unconscious as the ultimate pin-up gave her version of events to director Mark Mori. In a gravelly voice, Bettie Page tells her own story and lifts the veil on areas often hidden by images that have made so many men and women fantasize since the 1950s: her abused childhood, an eclipse that lasted forty years, her mental illness. Through testimonies and unpublished archives, this documentary brings back to life a body and a face endlessly declined before our eyes, just as Bettie wanted: “I would like people to remember me as I was in the photos.”
poster
Hoopla
65
5.5
/4121/
55
/301/
54
/72/
3.0
/14976/
96
/46/
55
/45/
75
/7/

A Wounded Fawn (2022)
A local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool is targeted by a charming serial killer. When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him.
poster
65
6.2
/2040/
63
/120/
57
/53/
3.2
/3795/
78
/32/
54
/12/
67
/16/

Ned Rifle (2015)
Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.
poster
77
64
7.5
/2567/
76
/101/
69
/42/
3.6
/1541/
85
/62/
87
/162/
75
/19/

The Art of the Steal (2010)
A gripping tale of intrigue and mystery in the art world, this film traces the history of a collection of Post-Impressionist paintings - worth billions - which became the subject of a power struggle after the death of its owner. Dr. Albert Barnes.
poster
Hoopla
64
6.4
/20769/
65
/386/
62
/390/
3.2
/23969/
77
/26/
56
/388/

New York Stories (1989)
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.


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