The best movies about painters
The top 3 according to 93 votes from people: Van Gogh (1991) · Lust for Life (1956) · Frida (2002). (Updated Jun 4, 2023.)
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Turner, Pollock: the great painters as seen by cinema, according to Mediafilm's selection and the Cinetrafic audience ranking.
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Top 12
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1
Van Gogh (1991)
Maurice Pialat and Jacques Dutronc: the painter's last months in Auvers-sur-Oise.
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2
Lust for Life (1956)
Vincente Minnelli and Kirk Douglas.
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Frida (2002)
Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo, opposite Diego Rivera.
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Pollock (2000)
Ed Harris directs and stars as Jackson Pollock.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
A maid becomes Vermeer's model, with Scarlett Johansson.
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Rembrandt (1936)
Alexander Korda and Charles Laughton: the Dutch master's last years.
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7
Big Eyes (2014)
Tim Burton: Margaret Keane and the husband who signed her paintings.
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Basquiat (1996)
Julian Schnabel on Jean-Michel Basquiat, with David Bowie as Andy Warhol.
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9
Mr. Turner (2014)
Mike Leigh and Timothy Spall on J. M. W. Turner's final years.
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10
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Milos Forman, the Inquisition and the painter's model.
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11
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel under pressure from Pope Julius II.
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12
Maudie (2016)
Sally Hawkins as Maud Lewis, the folk painter from Nova Scotia.
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13
Surviving Picasso (1996)
James Ivory and Anthony Hopkins: ten years of Picasso's life.
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Comments (2)
Le Van Gogh de Pialat avec Dutronc reste pour moi le plus juste, loin du cliché du génie maudit
Mr. Turner est magnifique, Timothy Spall qui grogne pendant 2h30 et pourtant on ne s'ennuie jamais