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1. Loving Vincent (2017)
PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Directors: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Helen McCrory
Votes: 63,616 | Gross: $6.74M
2. Lust for Life (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown
Votes: 12,505 | Gross: $3.48M
3. The Family Fang (2015)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
Director: Jason Bateman | Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Maryann Plunkett
Votes: 10,027 | Gross: $0.24M
4. Klimt (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Biography, Drama
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Stephen Dillane, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 3,259
5. Vincent & Theo (1990)
PG-13 | 138 min | Biography, Drama
The familiar tragic story of Vincent van Gogh is broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. The movie also provides a nice view of the locations which Vincent painted.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine, Jean-François Perrier
Votes: 4,204 | Gross: $2.23M
6. Life Lessons (2013 Video)
27 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
In this Story by Richard Price, Lionel Dobie is an acclaimed artist who finds himself unable to paint before a gallery exhibition and uses his messy lifestyle to create artwork.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: David Fichtenmayer, Kellie Marie McGhee, Hayley Pendergrass, Alexander Raye Pimentel
Votes: 55
7. Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
105 min | Documentary, Biography
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.
Director: Freida Lee Mock | Star: Maya Lin
Votes: 534 | Gross: $0.06M
8. Vincent and Theo (1990)
203 min | Biography, Drama
Oscar winner Robert Altman directs this biography of a struggling Vincent Van Gogh and his relationship with Theo, his art-dealer brother. Starring actors Tim Roth and Paul Rhys. Beautifully acted and visually stunning.
Stars: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Hans Kesting, Johanna ter Steege
Votes: 98
9. Comic Book Confidential (1988)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, History
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb
Votes: 1,081
10. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 44
11. Iconoclast (2010)
233 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Boyd Rice may well be the only person alive who's been on a first name basis with both Charlie Manson and Marilyn Manson. His career has spanned more than three decades, during which time ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Wessel | Stars: Allison Anders, Margaret Ann, Blanche Barton, Rodney Bingenheimer
Votes: 213
12. The Genius (1993)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future where conservatives rule the New York art world, a scientist finds a way to copy the personalities of others and become more like them. He uses this to win over a girl, but turns himself into a rebel by mistake.
Directors: Emily Breer, Joe Gibbons | Stars: Joe Gibbons, Karen Finley, Tony Oursler, Tony Conrad
Votes: 16
13. Mystification (2010)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An expelled university student investigates the suicide of Witkacy and tries to prove that the famous artist is still alive.
Director: Jacek Koprowicz | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Ewa Blaszczyk, Karolina Gruszka
Votes: 297
14. Art/Crime (2011)
100 min | Documentary
A Documentary about violence, horror, censorship and legislation on the web. In 2009, Remy Couture, a special effects makeup artists from Quebec was arrested by the police right in front of... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Maheux | Stars: Nacho Cerdá, Rémy Couture, Joseph Elfassi, Éric Falardeau
Votes: 19
15. Topless Shock Syndrome: The Documentary (2013)
60 min | Documentary
"Topless Shock Syndrome" is a compelling documentary that follows controversial artist Holly Van Voast into New York's alternative "punk drag" community. Along the way the audience meets ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Stearns | Star: Holly Van Voast
Votes: 29
16. Casuistry: The Art of Killing a Cat (2004)
91 min | Documentary
A documentary about a man who videotaped his torturing and killing of a cat and called it art.
Director: Zev Asher | Stars: Christie Blatchford, Daniel Borins, Jubal Brown, Matthew Kaczorowski
Votes: 74
17. Zamisli Zivljenje (2010)
11 min | Short, Horror
In the late 1990's, Marko Zivotinovic emerged as one of Europe's most intriguing and controversial artists. After being linked to several suspicious circumstances, Marko vanished. In 2010, ... See full summary »
Directors: Mike Kang, Mike Kang | Stars: Tine Murn, Aaron Scully
19. Deh Namaki-ha (2008)
62 min | Documentary
Pegah Ahangarani sets out to a one woman manhunt for Masoud Dehnamaki.
Director: Pegah Ahangarani | Stars: Akbar Abdi, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Pegah Ahangarani, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Votes: 114
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Great Art Explained (2020– )
Episode:
Salvador Dali's 'The Persistence of Memory': Great Art Explained
(2021)
17 min | Documentary
Ingrigued by Sigmund Freud's concepts of the subconscious Salvadore Dali said his art was inspired by his dreams. I order to recall more dreams he had a process to awaken himself when he ... See full summary »
Star: James Payne