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1. Pina (2011)
PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music
A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante
Votes: 15,951 | Gross: $3.52M
2. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,830 | Gross: $3.29M
3. Gimme Danger (2016)
R | 108 min | Documentary, Music
An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, Bob Waller, The Stooges
Votes: 6,510 | Gross: $0.44M
4. The Defiant Ones (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,680
5. Beastie Boys Story (2020)
TV-MA | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Beastie Boys, Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch
Votes: 7,910
6. The B-Side (2016)
R | 76 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Elsa Dorfman, Jorge Luis Borges, Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 841 | Gross: $0.07M
7. Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso (2019)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Art historians discuss Pablo Picasso's early years as an artist and his early works.
Director: Phil Grabsky | Stars: Harry Lloyd, Pablo Picasso, Olivier Widmaier Picasso
Votes: 91
8. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Dan Ai, Lao Ai, Lee Ambrozy
Votes: 4,527 | Gross: $0.53M
9. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while... See full summary »
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger
Votes: 2,485 | Gross: $0.26M
10. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Directors: Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano
Votes: 6,475 | Gross: $0.09M
11. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Nancy Rooney, Harry Mapplethorpe, George Stack, Robert Mapplethorpe
Votes: 1,560
12. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,464 | Gross: $1.34M
13. Everything Is Copy (2015)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
Directors: Jacob Bernstein, Nick Hooker | Stars: Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon
Votes: 1,141
14. Don't Blink (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Israel | Stars: Robert Frank, Sid Kaplan, June Leaf, William S. Burroughs
Votes: 425
15. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music
A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Pegi Young, Ben Keith
Votes: 3,305 | Gross: $1.83M
16. Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary
The story of New York City journalists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill lauded in their time as the voice of New York.
Directors: Jonathan Alter, John Block, Steve McCarthy | Stars: Harvey Araton, John Avlon, Mike Barnicle, Dan Barry
Votes: 482
17. Storyboard P, a Stranger in Sweden (2016)
52 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music
Brooklyn dancer Storyboard P's relentless quest to express himself takes him to unexpected places and pushes him and those around him to their limits.
Director: Matthew D'Arcy
Votes: 7
18. Zappa (2020)
Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Lonnie Lardner, Patrice Zappa, Carl Zappa
Votes: 3,598
19. Roxy: The Movie (2015)
116 min | Documentary, Music
A concert movie showing a performance by the much-loved 1973 incarnation of the Mothers of Invention. An incredible cast of musicians treat us to a selection of blistering, pointillist jazz... See full summary »
Director: Frank Zappa | Stars: Frank Zappa, Ruth Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler
Votes: 314
20. Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)
124 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Shane MacGowan, The Pogues, Siobhan MacGowan, Gerry Adams
Votes: 1,996
21. Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021)
TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
Director: Joshua Rofé | Stars: Bob Ross, Steve Ross, Vicky Ross, John Thamm
Votes: 6,754
22. Sisters with Transistors (2020)
86 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the story of electronic music's female pioneers, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to utterly transform how we produce and listen to music today.
Director: Lisa Rovner | Stars: Jean-Michel Jarre, Kim Gordon, Wendy Carlos, Laurie Anderson
Votes: 995
23. Val (I) (2021)
R | 109 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer, featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years.
Directors: Ting Poo, Leo Scott | Stars: Val Kilmer, Jack Kilmer, Mercedes Kilmer, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 14,363
24. Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
A documentary which explores the connections among sound, rhythm, time, and the body by following percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who is nearly deaf.
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | Stars: Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith, Roxane Butterfly, Horacio 'Negro' Hernández
Votes: 681 | Gross: $0.18M
25. Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)
76 min | Documentary
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Ian Buruma, Guo-Qiang Cai, Wen-You Cai, Wenhao Cai
Votes: 1,644
26. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
TV-14 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: David Byrne, Jacqueline Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman
Votes: 5,256
27. NotNa (2005)
41 min | Documentary, Short
A Documentary about Anton Corbijn.
Director: Lance Bangs | Stars: Anton Corbijn, Joseph Arthur, Lance Bangs, Bono
Votes: 23
28. Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud, Simon Amédé
Votes: 15,083 | Gross: $1.51M
29. Lemmy (2010)
116 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.
Directors: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | Stars: Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Dave Navarro
Votes: 8,601
30. Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988 Video)
52 min | Music
Storytelling Giant was a 1988 compilation of ten music videos produced by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are linked by apparently real people (not actors) telling stories from ... See full summary »
Directors: Ted Bafaloukos, Toni Basil, Jim Blashfield, David Byrne, Jim Jarmusch, Stephen R. Johnson, Melvin Sokolsky | Stars: David Byrne, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth
Votes: 91
31. Lifeline/Clyfford Still (2019)
77 min | Documentary
Fiercely independent, idiosyncratic and iconic. A portrait of painter Clyfford Still, one of the most influential and yet least known American Abstract Expressionists.
Director: Dennis Scholl | Stars: David Anfam, Neal Benezra, Sandra Still Campbell, Diane Still Knox
Votes: 20
32. Pat Steir: Artist (2020)
77 min | Documentary
Pat Steir: Artist is a profoundly personal portrait of the groundbreaking woman painter by her friend, novelist and filmmaker Veronica Gonzalez Peña - the result is an intimate, character driven, revelatory film.
Director: Veronica Gonzalez Peña | Star: Pat Steir
Votes: 7
33. Aggie (2020)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
An exploration of the nexus of art, race and justice through the story of art collector Agnes Gund who sold Roy Lichtenstein's painting "Masterpiece" in 2017 for $165 million to start the Art for Justice Fund to end mass incarceration.
Director: Catherine Gund | Stars: Agnes Gund, Thelma Golden, John Waters, Dorothy Lichtenstein
Votes: 52
34. Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own (2019)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
Into Her Own is the story of a woman's struggle to overcome the hardship of her upbringing and to follow her calling to become an artist.
Director: Daniel Traub | Stars: Paul Greengard, Agnes Gund, Stas Karoliszyn, Elka Krajewska
Votes: 17
35. Cockroach (2020)
93 min | Documentary
In February 2019, the Hong Kong government proposed a bill that would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong to face trial in mainland China. The controversial ... See full summary »
Director: Ai Weiwei
Votes: 48
36. Museum Town (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.
Director: Jennifer Trainer | Stars: Laurie Anderson, John Barrett, Simeon Bruner, David Byrne
Votes: 33
37. Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)
94 min | Documentary, Crime
Made You Look is an American crime documentary about the largest art fraud in American history set in the super rich, super obsessed and super fast art world of New York.
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Ann Freedman, M.H. Miller, Perry Amsellem, Patricia Cohen
Votes: 4,876
38. Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The first abstract artist was a woman, misjudged and concealed, Hilma Klint rocks the art world with her mind-blowing oeuvre.
Director: Halina Dyrschka | Stars: Ernst Peter Fischer, Julia Voss, Anna Laestadius Larsson, Valeria Napoleone
Votes: 491
39. Marcel Duchamp: Art of the Possible (2020)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Marina Abramovic, William Anastasi, Bradley Bailey, Carlos Basualdo
Votes: 93
40. Moonage Daydream (2022)
PG-13 | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: David Bowie, Trevor Bolder, Ken Fordham, Mike Garson
Votes: 14,457
41. Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019)
82 min | Documentary
Explore the life of Chicano activist Carlos Almaraz, sexual outlaw and visionary painter of some of the most unforgettable images of Southern California.
Directors: Elsa Flores Almaraz, Richard Montoya | Stars: Zack De La Rocha, Shepard Fairey, Dolores Huerta, Cheech Marin
Votes: 79
42. Gerhard Richter Painting (2011)
Unrated | 97 min | Documentary
A documentary on the German artist that includes glimpses at his studio, which has not been seen in decades.
Director: Corinna Belz | Stars: Gerhard Richter, Norbert Arns, Hubert Becker, Sabine Moritz-Richter
Votes: 771 | Gross: $0.24M
43. Women Art Revolution (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing political consequences of discrimination and ... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Hershman Leeson | Stars: Lynn Hershman Leeson, B. Ruby Rich
Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.05M
44. ORELSAN: Don't ever show this to anyone (2021–2022)
45 min | Documentary, Music
An unprecedented and intimate immersion into the world and life of Orelsan, one of the most famous and emblematic French rappers of his generation. Tracing his entire career, this original ... See full summary »
Stars: Orelsan, Clément Cotentin, Skread, Ablaye
Votes: 892
45. The Woodmans (2010)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
The story of a family that suffers a tragedy, but perseveres and finds redemption through each other and their work - making art.
Director: Scott Willis | Stars: Francesca Woodman, George Woodman, Betty Woodman, Charles Woodman
Votes: 681 | Gross: $0.04M
46. Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine (2008)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
A journey inside the world of a legend of modern art and an icon of feminism. Onscreen, the nonagenarian Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally raw-an uncompromising artist... See full summary »
Directors: Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach | Stars: Pandora Tabatabai Asbaghi, Jean-Louis Bourgeois, Louise Bourgeois, Guerrilla Girls
Votes: 154
47. Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A documentary on art-scene commentator Paul Hasegawa-Overacker's relationship with enigmatic photographer Cindy Sherman.
Directors: Tom Donahue, Paul Hasegawa-Overacker | Stars: Cindy Sherman, John Waters, Eric Bogosian, Danny DeVito
Votes: 240
48. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,362 | Gross: $0.19M
49. Our City Dreams (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Filmed over the course of two years, "Our City Dreams" is the story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City.
Director: Chiara Clemente | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ghada Amer, Caledonia Curry, Kiki Smith
Votes: 115 | Gross: $0.03M
50. Banksy Does New York (2014)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
Documentary chronicling the famed street artist's "31 works of art in 31 days" in New York city.
Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Beth Stebner, Keegan Hamilton, Jaime Rojo, Steven P. Harrington
Votes: 2,314
51. Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
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.
Director: Zach Heinzerling | Stars: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Alex Shinohara, Ethan Cohen
Votes: 4,736 | Gross: $0.20M
52. Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
From an early age, David Lynch was inspired by the arts and the warm inner glow that comes with the pursuit of creative expression. "Pretty as a Picture:The Art of David Lynch" examines how... See full summary »
Director: Toby Keeler | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Angelo Badalamenti, Robert Blake, Mel Brooks
Votes: 862
53.
Imagine (2003– )
Episode:
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
(2009)
Not Rated | 61 min | Biography, History
Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockney's return from California to his native Yorskhire, outside, through the seasons and in all weathers.
Director: Bruno Wollheim | Stars: Alan Yentob, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Margaret Hockney
Votes: 35
54.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Andy Warhol: A Documentary
(2006)
TV-14 | 240 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Laurie Anderson, Irving Blum, DeVeren Bookwalter, Marlon Brando
Votes: 423
55. Score (2016)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Director: Matt Schrader | Stars: Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin, Bill Field
Votes: 4,876 | Gross: $0.10M
56. Downtown 81 (2000)
Unrated | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.
Director: Edo Bertoglio | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau
Votes: 1,625 | Gross: $0.10M
57. Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A portrait of a patron of the arts extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune and impeccable taste into one of the premiere collections of twentieth century art.
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland | Stars: Peggy Guggenheim, Jacqueline Bograd Weld, Francine Prose, John Richardson
Votes: 874 | Gross: $0.50M
58. Faces Places (2017)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Directors: JR, Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern
Votes: 13,611 | Gross: $0.95M
59. Jasper Johns: Take an Object (1990)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Painter Jasper Johns works in his studio in 1972 repainting and discussing his "Map". John's work over the next 18 years is reviewed. Then, the film ends with Johns at work in his final etching of "The Seasons" in 1989.
Directors: Hans Namuth, Judith Wechsler | Stars: John Cage, Jasper Johns, Christopher Ricks, Mark Rosenthal
60. Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers (1990)
70 min | Documentary
Independent Chinese documentary by Wu Wenguan following and interviewing a group of young artists around the time of the events Tiananmen about their lives and careers.
Director: Wenguang Wu | Stars: May May Ci Zhang, Bo Gao, Sen Mou, Dali Zhang
Votes: 63
61. Charlotte, 'vie ou théâtre?' (1992)
60 min | Documentary
Portrait of the German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, who lived in the south of France during World War II where she painted nearly 1000 gouaches recounting her life.
Director: Richard Dindo | Stars: Anne Alvaro, Angela Winkler
Votes: 9
62. Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018)
TV-MA | 115 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary chronicles the life of Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893-1987) from his early years in Chicago, to his time in Poland and Los Angeles, and his artistic and political contributions to the world.
Director: Ireneusz Dobrowolski | Stars: Stanislav Szukalski, Glenn Bray, Robert Williams, Suzanne Williams
Votes: 4,637
63. Francis Bacon (1988)
55 min | Documentary
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Francis Bacon, Melvyn Bragg
Votes: 101
64. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,915 | Gross: $3.97M
65. Amy (III) (2015)
R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand
Votes: 55,085 | Gross: $8.41M
66.
Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse (1961– )
Episode:
Alberto Giacometti: un homme parmi les hommes
(1963)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Jean-Marie Drot | Stars: Alberto Giacometti, Riva Boren, Jacques Darche, Jean-Marie Drot
67. Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance (2015)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
Mr. Gaga tells the story of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance.
Director: Tomer Heymann | Stars: Ohad Naharin, Tzofia Naharin, Eliav Naharin, Judith Brin Ingber
Votes: 954 | Gross: $0.17M
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