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1. Style Wars (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
Director: Tony Silver | Stars: Demon, Kase 2, Eric Haze, D. 5
Votes: 3,301
2. Wild Style (1982)
R | 82 min | Drama, Music
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddy, Patti Astor
Votes: 2,950
4. Stations of the Elevated (1981)
46 min | Documentary
Stations of the Elevated (1981) is a 45-minute city symphony directed, produced and edited by Manfred Kirchheimer. Shot on lush 16mm color reversal stock, the film weaves together vivid ... See full summary »
Director: Manfred Kirchheimer
Votes: 210 | Gross: $0.02M
5. Bombin' (1988 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The Bronx founders of the now ubiquitous street culture known as Hip Hop carry their message to the ghettos of Britain and find themselves close to-home. Co-produced and written with Pat ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Fontaine
Votes: 17
6.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
(1984)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Dick Fontaine | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Almighty K.G., Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa
Votes: 73
7. Wholetrain (2006)
82 min | Drama
This feature length documentary takes a look at the graffiti movement, and the young people who populate the niche culture. Following four such artists as they shape the graffiti community ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Gaag | Stars: Mike Adler, Florian Renner, Elyas M'Barek, Jacob Matschenz
Votes: 1,076
8. Beat Street (1984)
PG | 105 min | Drama, Music
An aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant
Votes: 4,330 | Gross: $16.60M
This film has crap studio designer done graffiti but is still a bit of a hip hop classic that was many peoples first experience of the culture.
9. Graffiti Wars (2011 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
A look at the feud between graffiti artists King Robbo and Banksy.
Director: Jane Preston | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, King Adz, Banksy, Ben Eine
Votes: 265
10. Sly Artistic City (2010)
65 min | Documentary, History
Some argue that modern graffiti was born in Philadelphia, where the pioneers of wall-writing became citywide celebrities during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Graffiti eventually consumed ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Moran
11. 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: 68,838 | Gross: $3.29M
12. Dreams Don't Die (1982 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
Danny is a New York City subway graffiti artist whose prodigious talent is noticed by a concerned cop who becomes a mentor and urges him to help track down a drug kingpin.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Ike Eisenmann, Trini Alvarado, Israel Juarbe, Mark Gordon
Votes: 185
Features Dondi, - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e304YyMzT1E
13. Blek Le Rat - Original Stencil Pioneer (2006 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Director: King Adz | Star: Blek Le Rat
14. Jisoe (2005)
56 min | Documentary
A year in the life of troubled Australian graffiti artist Justin Hughes.
Director: Eddie Martin | Star: Justin Hughes
Votes: 181
15. Quality of Life (2004)
R | 85 min | Drama
Celebrated graffiti artists 'Heir' and 'Vain' are superstars in the underground world of San Francisco; urban outlaws always on the run. After a clash with the law, they find their lives spinning out-of-control with explosive consequences.
Director: Benjamin Morgan | Stars: Lane Garrison, Brian Burnam, Luis Saguar, Mackenzie Firgens
Votes: 324
16. Getting Up: The TEMPT ONE Story (2012)
53 min | Documentary, Biography
After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and rendered almost completely paralyzed, a graffiti artist regains his voice through technology that reads the movement of his eyes and enables him to create art and write once again.
Director: Caskey Ebeling | Star: Tony 'Tempt' Quan
Votes: 11
18. Bomb It 2 (2010)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
Jon Reiss and his crew travel to Asia, Australia, the Middle East and beyond, exploring the local graffiti scenes and artists. Follow-up to the groundbreaking street art documentary "Bomb It".
Director: Jon Reiss | Stars: Khaled Ajamia, Muhnned Alazzh, Antck, Ash
Votes: 79
19. Piece by Piece (2005)
79 min | Documentary
Piece by Piece is a groundbreaking film that documents San Francisco's highly controversial graffiti art movement. A story told by those who live the experience, Piece by Piece offers an ... See full summary »
Director: Nic Hill | Stars: Danny Lopez, Senor One
Votes: 144
20. Bomb the System (2002)
R | 91 min | Action, Drama
A tribute to graffiti art and the city where it all began. Blest, a 19-year-old graffiti writer, has just graduated from high school. With no ambition toward mainstream goals of work and ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Bhala Lough | Stars: Mark Webber, Jade Scott Yorker, Jaclyn DeSantis, Gano Grills
Votes: 1,064 | Gross: $0.01M
21. 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: 1,626 | Gross: $0.10M
22. 80 Blocks from Tiffany's (1979)
67 min | Documentary
Depicts the daily life of gangs within the context of the South Bronx. Deals primarily with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known as the "Savage Skulls" and the "Savage Nomads".
Director: Gary Weis | Star: Louis Gigante
Votes: 421
23. Kyselak war da! Graffiti anno 1825 (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Chico Klein | Stars: Nikolaus Barton, Claus Bruckmann, Sebastian Eckhardt, Christoph Fälbl
24. The Warriors (1979)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler
Votes: 110,777 | Gross: $22.49M
25. Just to Get a Rep (2004)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
More than thirty years ago, the youth of New York's neglected neighborhoods started a revolution by spray-painting their names on subway trains. The energy and freedom of this expression ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Gerard | Stars: Mode 2, Charlie Ahearn, Airone, Apes
Votes: 49
27. Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression (2011)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante. These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art... See full summary »
Director: Max Good | Stars: Stefano E. Bloch, Joe Connolly, Michael Dingler, Bevan Dufty
Votes: 101
28. Turk 182 (1985)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Jimmy Lynch is angry because his older brother, who was injured as a result of an off duty fire rescue, is denied benefits by the city.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp
Votes: 4,112 | Gross: $3.59M
29. Basquiat (1996)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani
Votes: 22,097 | Gross: $2.96M
30. Rash (2005)
73 min | Documentary
Rash is a contemporary story of Melbourne Australia and the artists who make it a living host for illegal artwork called street art.
Director: Nicholas Hansen | Stars: Kab 101, Chali 2na, Dominic Allen, Miles Allinson
Votes: 76
31. The Wackness (2008)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.
Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen
Votes: 31,272 | Gross: $2.08M
32. Beautiful Losers (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary follows the lives and careers of a collective group of Do-it-yourself artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.
Directors: Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard | Stars: Julian Bennett Holmes, Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson
Votes: 1,424 | Gross: $0.06M
33. Art in the Streets (2011– )
Documentary
Stars: Jeffrey Deitch, Billy Morrison, Brandon Boyd, Sulinh Lafontaine
34. The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2002)
Not Rated | 17 min | Documentary, Short
Graffiti removal: the act of removing tags and graffiti by painting over them. Subconscious art: a product of artistic merit that was created without conscious artistic intentions. It is no... See full summary »
Director: Matt McCormick | Stars: Miranda July, Hugh McDowell
Votes: 207
35. London Tonight (2010)
60 min | Documentary, Action, History
This film documents a covert culture with in British Social history. It gives the viewer the opportunity to compare and relate the film to what is going on today, in order to recognize and ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Slater | Star: Damon Driver
36. Open Space (1983–1995)
29 min | Documentary
British TV series in which the public make programmes under their own editorial control.
Stars: Michael Mansfield, Jon Alpert, Margo MacDonald, Julio Finn
this series included Tim Westwod's 1987 documentary on the UK hip hop scene "Bad Meaning Good".
37. The Graffiti Artist (2004)
PG-13 | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Adrift in a lush, nocturnal urban landscape, Nick is a post-modern urban hero asserting his anarchistic agenda on the endless maze of virgin exterior walls that comprise downtown Seattle ... See full summary »
Director: James Bolton | Stars: Ruben Bansie, Pledgure Duoshun, Zachary S. Smalls, Robert D. Heath Jr.
Votes: 807
38. Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring (1990 TV Short)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Elisabeth Aubert Schlumberger | Stars: Keith Haring, Tony Shafrazi, Barbara Haskell, Leo Castelli
Votes: 38
39. Alter Ego: A Worldwide Documentary About Graffiti Writing (2008 Video)
63 min | Documentary
This documentary film gives us a close inside look into the biggest art movement the world has seen so far, and into an art form that is not really accepted as such and yet not understood by most of the people.
Director: Daniel Thouw | Stars: Askew, Herbert Baglione, Caib, Caligula
Votes: 10
40. Graffiti Verité (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
A documentary that explores the eclectic world of Hip-hop and the Urban Graffiti Artist.
Director: Bob Bryan | Stars: Angst, Chaz Bojorquez, Cre8, Designine
Votes: 30
41. Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1: Graffiti (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, Music
A four-part documentary series entitled "The Architects." The story is told chronologically and right from the mouths of the greats. Learn how these young gifted pioneers constructed an ... See full summary »
Directors: Steve Kahn, Peter Lauer, Marty Thomas, Pam Thomas | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, Rob Base, Irwin Corey, The Crash Crew
Votes: 21
42. Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe (2008)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Dirty Hands delivers an intense portrait of David Choe, a young near-schizophrenic street artist that devises numerous criminal schemes that afford him to hitchhike across the globe. David ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Kim | Stars: David Choe, Barron Storey, Eric Nakamura, David Kinsey
Votes: 207
43. Next: A Primer on Urban Painting (2005)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A worldwide culture develops around graffiti art.
Director: Pablo Aravena
Votes: 85
44. Spray Paint Beijing (2016)
88 min | Documentary, Action, News
A documentary about graffiti artists in the capital of China.
Director: Lance Crayon | Stars: Qiu Qiu Li, Laoshi Liu, Dali Zhang
45. IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
119 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Two young robbers meet an old man. The three start traveling together, looking for the same thing.
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Yves Montand, Olivier Martinez, Sekkou Sall, Géraldine Pailhas
Votes: 763
46. Spraymasters (2008)
84 min | Documentary
Documentary that follows four graffiti artists who trace the history of graffiti.
Director: Manfred Kirchheimer | Stars: Futura, Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones, Zephyr
47. Mur murs (1981)
80 min | Documentary
Agnes Varda's documentary on murals in Los Angeles.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Juliet Berto, Agnès Varda, Judy Baca, Terry Schoonhoven
Votes: 1,140
48. Eurocops (1988–1994)
52 min | Crime, Thriller
Eurocops is a European television crime TV-series.
Stars: Heiner Lauterbach, Bernd Jeschek, Bigi Fischer, Alexander Radszun
Votes: 55
German series, Episode - "Zorro" - Two graffiti artists observe the murder of a drugs dealer. One of the artists tries to blackmail the killer.
49. Downtown Calling (2009)
75 min | Documentary
In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis. Yet out of... See full summary »
Director: Shan Nicholson | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, DJ AM, Arthur Baker, Jaleel Bunton
Votes: 15
50. Art Battle L.A. (2012)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Eric Heights | Stars: Ben Eine, Inkie, Man One, Mear One
51. Tags (2010)
13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
1994. A young graffiti girl battles the police and a bitter rival to finish a prized piece.
Director: Dominique Deleon | Stars: Douglas J. Aguirre, Timothy Allen, Abraham Amkpa, Dominique Deleon
52. Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets (2011)
Not Rated | 31 min | Documentary, Short
OUTSIDE IN is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art's groundbreaking exhibition Art in the Streets. The film features renowned ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Stapleton | Stars: Mode 2, Chaz Bojorquez, Mister Cartoon, Gusmano Cesaretti
Votes: 12
53. Roadsworth: Crossing the Line (2008)
72 min | Documentary
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line details a Montreal stencil artist's clandestine campaign to make his mark on the city streets. As he is prosecuted at home and celebrated abroad, Roadsworth ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Kohl | Star: Peter Gibson
Votes: 39
54. Gimme the Loot (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When their latest work is buffed by a rival crew, two determined graffiti writers embark on an elaborate plan to bomb the ultimate location: the New York Mets' Home Run Apple.
Director: Adam Leon | Stars: Ty Hickson, Tashiana Washington, Joshua Rivera, Zoë Lescaze
Votes: 2,610 | Gross: $0.10M
55. Follow Me Home (1996)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
Three muralists (one Chicano, one Black, one American Indian) and the socially-maladjusted cousin of the Chicano muralist set off on a road trip with the intent of painting their images on ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Jesse Borrego, Salma Hayek, Calvin Levels
Votes: 232
56. Who Is Bozo Texino? (2005)
57 min | Documentary
Travels on trains and interviews with hobos attempt to discover the history and rightful owner of an oft-seen graffiti moniker on trails. In the process, much is learned about hobo culture, life in America, and the value of rambling.
Director: Bill Daniel | Star: Bill Daniel
Votes: 51
57. Kilroy Was Here (1947)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy
"Kilroy Was Here" was a popular expression during World War II, but it's not much fun to John J. Kilroy, who has to try to live with all the jokes and wisecracks regarding his name.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Wanda McKay, Frank Jenks
Votes: 55
58. Style Wars 2 (2013)
69 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Style Wars is a legendary documentary, filmed in 1983, which helped the graffiti movement from New York to spread around the world. 30 years later, Veli and Amos, two Style Wars fans from ... See full summary »
Directors: Amos Angeles, Veli Silver | Stars: Amos Angeles, Banksy, Blade, Henry Chalfant
Votes: 28
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