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1. La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Unrated | 238 min | Drama
The former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt
Votes: 9,425 | Gross: $0.41M
2. Swimming Pool (2003)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Lamour
Votes: 48,435 | Gross: $10.11M
3. 8½ (1963)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo
Votes: 125,510 | Gross: $0.05M
4. Barton Fink (1991)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Votes: 129,216 | Gross: $6.15M
5. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Dana DeVestern
Votes: 148,508 | Gross: $6.35M
6. The Band Wagon (1953)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray
Votes: 12,618
7. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Approved | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews
Votes: 8,093
8. My Best Fiend (1999)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes
Votes: 12,238 | Gross: $0.10M
9. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After moving into a dilapidated rural villa to reinvigorate his creative energies, a neurotic artist becomes obsessed with a beautiful countess who died there many years prior.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges Géret, Gabriella Boccardo
Votes: 2,056
10. Cradle Will Rock (1999)
R | 132 min | Drama
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack
Votes: 9,545 | Gross: $2.90M
11. The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Omar wants to write an authorized biography on a dead writer and travels to a farm in Uruguay to meet the trustees - the writer's brother, widow and cute mistress/mother of his daughter.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicholas Blandullo
Votes: 3,248
12. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
R | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is about to be performed. The ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, Elena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger
Votes: 7,052 | Gross: $1.72M
13. Art Attack (1990–2007)
20 min | Documentary, Family
An educational series presenting various art project suggestions and creations.
Stars: Neil Buchanan, Francis Wright, Jim Sweeney, Peter Corey
Votes: 3,100
14. Savage Messiah (1972)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical movie of the French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren, Lindsay Kemp
Votes: 1,677
15. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy
An ill-behaved, lovably scruffy painter, Gulley Jimson, searches for a perfect canvas, determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan
Votes: 3,880
16. Faithless (2000)
R | 142 min | Drama, Romance
An imaginary woman recollects the painful experience of adultery to a storyteller.
Director: Liv Ullmann | Stars: Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon
Votes: 3,731 | Gross: $0.73M
17. Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Vienna, early 20th century: the young Egon Schiele is one of the most discussed artists of his time with his original, erotically charged works.
Director: Dieter Berner | Stars: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner, Marie Jung
Votes: 1,535
18. Howard (2018)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of songwriter Howard Ashman who penned the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast before he died of AIDS at the height of the AIDS crisis in 1991.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Don Hahn, Sarah Gillespie, Shirley Ashman, Howard Ashman
Votes: 1,468
19. 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: 4,213 | Gross: $2.23M
20. The Girlfriends (1955)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman returns to her hometown of Turin to set up a new fashion salon and gets involved with a troubled woman and her three wealthy friends.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 3,422 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Apartment 12 (2000)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
An L.A. artist suddenly finds his life upside down when his art show is canceled and his model girlfriend leaves him.
Director: Dan Bootzin | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Beth Ulrich, Alan Gelfant, Manuel Cabral
Votes: 711
22. French film
90 min | Drama, Romance | Post-production
Sam and Léna, two actors, are in love. Sam wants to completely possess Léna. She gives herself entirely to him. Yet their relationship deteriorates to the point of disaster.
Director: Claude Chamis | Stars: Luca Colucci, Pauline Miocekovitz, Augustin De Winter, Nathan Moreira
23. Crashing (2007)
R | 79 min | Drama
Having been kicked out of his house by his wife, writer Richard McMurray crashes on the couch of two sexy co-eds where he just might find the inspiration to complete his second novel.
Director: Gary Walkow | Stars: David Cross, Caleigh White, Campbell Scott, Alex Kingston
Votes: 715
24. Pandaemonium (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Biography, Drama
Friendship and betrayal between two poets during the French Revolution.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof
Votes: 886
25. Priest of Love (1981)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner, Penelope Keith
Votes: 524
26. The Tango Lesson (1997)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Sally Potter, Pablo Verón, Morgane Maugran, Géraldine Maillet
Votes: 2,473 | Gross: $1.30M
27. The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
PG | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pablo Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Claude Renoir
Votes: 2,708 | Gross: $0.27M
28. Borderline (II) (2021)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.
Director: Anna Alfieri | Stars: Anna Alfieri, Agathe Ferré, Caspian Faye, Ali Keane
Votes: 42
29. The American Dreamer (1971)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film The Last Movie (1971).
Directors: L.M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Princess Lida Amun, L.M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller
Votes: 459
30. Leave (2011)
R | 84 min | Drama, Thriller
Henry Harper is a successful novelist who has it all. But after surviving a recent trauma he finds himself haunted by a dream that terrifies him. Convinced that the only way to understand ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Celestino | Stars: Rick Gomez, Frank John Hughes, Vinessa Shaw, Ron Livingston
Votes: 1,039
31. Spoiled Children (1977)
113 min | Drama
A touching portrait of modern life, whether showing the human dimension of large issues, or deftly detailing the intimate reverberations of a casual love affair.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Christine Pascal, Michel Aumont, Gérard Jugnot
Votes: 357
32. Bromley: Light After Dark (2023)
94 min | Documentary
David Bromley found that art appeased the voices in his head and helped him find beauty in the world. So he made the life-changing decision to commit his whole being to something meaningful... See full summary »
Director: Sean McDonald | Stars: David Bromley, Yuge Bromley, Kate Ceberano, Julia Stone
Votes: 37
33. The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process (2023)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Inspired by the 25th Anniversary of 'Shine (1996)', the mysterious world of musical genius of brilliant musicians is explored as well as transformational story-telling, the mystery of prodigy and the impact of music on the brain.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Ben Folds, David Helfgott, Daniel Johns, Simon Tedeschi
Votes: 14
34. Comic Girls (2018– )
23 min | Animation, Comedy
Moeta Kaoruko ia a 15-year-old high school student and manga creator, who uses the pen name Chaos. After ranking at the bottom of a reader survey, Kaoruko's editor recommends that she enter... See full summary »
Stars: Hikaru Akao, Kaede Hondo, Saori Ônishi, Rie Takahashi
Votes: 264
35. Advertising Rules! (2001)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
Viktor Vogel gets a huge career boost when he sneaks into a high-powered ad agency meeting and becomes veteran ad man Eddie Kaminsky's new partner on a big campaign. Can he hold on to his integrity in the cutthroat world of advertising?
Director: Lars Kraume | Stars: Alexander Scheer, Götz George, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Schrader
Votes: 761
36. Never Met Picasso (1996)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred for inspiration.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Alexis Arquette, Georgia Ragsdale, Margot Kidder, Don McKellar
Votes: 155
37. Meeting Woody Allen (1986)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Revolutionary French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard conducts a twenty-five minute interview with influential and acclaimed American director Woody Allen on the cultural radiation, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Woody Allen, Jean-Luc Godard, Annette Insdorf
Votes: 1,037
38. The Living Museum (1998)
78 min | Documentary
Director: Jessica Yu | Stars: Issa Ibrahim, John C. Mapp, Janos Morton, David Waldorf
Votes: 37
39. MindFlux (2010)
53 min | Documentary
Explores the wildly creative universe of internationally acclaimed experimental artist Richard Foreman, an icon who bypassed rewards of traditional success to do his art. Perseverance is a key theme that's both timely and enduring.
Director: Ryan Kerrison | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Eric Bogosian, Ben Brantley, Blair Brown
Votes: 12
40. Title of Show (2020 Video)
144 min | Musical
Two best friends, lyricist Hunter and composer Jeff, try to write a hit musical they'll show at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The only problem is that they have only three weeks.
Director: Josh Seymour | Stars: Marc Elliott, Tyrone Huntley, Lucie Jones, Jenna Russell
Votes: 7
41. The Three Andreis (1966)
19 min | Documentary, Short
The creative process is explored through Andrei Tarkovsky and Andrey Konchalovskiy working on their respective film projects: Andrei Rublev (1966) and The First Teacher (1965) and actor Anatoliy Solonitsyn, who plays Rublev in Tarkovsky's film.
Director: Dina Musatova | Stars: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Lyudmila Feyginova
Votes: 16
42. Stjernekigger (2002)
72 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the Danish rock band Swan Lee on their way to fame, covering a period of four years of high ambitions and struggles.
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Pernille Rosendahl, Tim Christensen, Jonas Struck, Fredrik Damsgaard
Votes: 79
43. The Screen Writer (1950)
10 min | Documentary, Short
This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter and how he transforms a story idea, novel, or stage play into a screenplay that becomes the film seen in cinemas.
Director: Jerry Webb | Stars: Charles Brackett, Franklyn Farnum, Wilton Graff, Raymond Largay
Votes: 52
44. Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
This revealing, feature-length film follows the dramatic story of Rufus Wainwright's debut opera, Prima Donna, from his childhood obsession with opera to the final triumphant staging of Prima Donna at the Manchester International Festival.
Director: George Scott | Stars: Bernadette Colomine, Renée Fleming, Janis Kelly, Daniel Kramer
Votes: 20
45. Coming Soon: The Head Returns (2020)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Making-of look at The Head Returns (2020).
Director: James Rolfe | Stars: James Rolfe, Kirk Hart, Kevin Finn
Votes: 8
46. Anatomía dunha serea (2022)
15 min | Short
After having received inappropriate treatment in hospital and having suffered from the injuries caused by the episiotomy that was practised on her without her consent, the actress Iria ... See full summary »
Director: Adriana Paramo Perez | Star: Iria Pinheiro
47. Rocket Brothers (2003)
87 min | Documentary, Music
Am exciting documentary feature about the creative process of Danish rock band Kashmir, described intimately through several years.
Director: Kasper Torsting | Stars: Kasper Eistrup, Mads Tunebjerg, Henrik Lindstrand, Asger Techau
Votes: 265
48. The Manuscripts' Secret History (2021)
Documentary
The Manuscripts Adventure traces the origin and journey of works of international significance or some major stories, the original manuscript of which came down to us.
Stars: Edward Wakeling, Mark Davies, Franziska Kohlt
49. Celluloid Dreams (2002)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
A trip into the wonderful and weird worlds of fantasy, nightmare and adult fairy tale...where intuition and pure imagination run wild.
Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Lynch, Guy Maddin, Stephen Quay
Votes: 33
50. Trimpin: The Sound of Invention (2009)
79 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary profile of Trimpin, an eccentric and highly creative artist/inventor/engineer/composer who has created a world that resembles both Santa's workshop and Frankenstein's lab.
Director: Peter Esmonde | Stars: Charles Amirkhanian, Hank Dutt, Kyle Gann, David Harrington
Votes: 43