Artist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant artist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, melancholic, serious, weird, visually appealing and art house films and TV shows about / with artist, art, painter, painting, artists and showbiz, biopic, art history, mentor, obsession and performer's life plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as artist: Cashback (2006), The Art of Getting By (2011), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991), At Eternity's Gate (2018), New York Stories (1989), Prime (2005), Basquiat (1996), Sirens (1994).
Best films
94K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Style:
sexy, humorous, surreal, philosophical, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
breakup, introspection, artist, supermarket, stopped time, sexual attraction, nudity, girlfriend, insomnia, workplace, time freeze, time ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Style:
witty, romantic drama, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
youth, teenager, coming of age, high school, teenage love, friendship, art, friends, artist, teenage life, pessimism, homework ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid ...
Style:
enigmatic, erotic, period piece, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
artist, painter, painting, art, master and servant, sexual tension, nymphet, teenage girl, society, couple relations, maid, portrait ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, year 2003, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
holland, netherlands, europe, america
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
Style:
feel good, melancholic, romantic, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
time travel, painter, literature, artist, bohemian life, magic realism, love and romance, love story, writers, nostalgia, writer's life, art ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2011, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
paris france, france, versailles, europe, montmartre paris ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 238 min.
Story:
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he ...
Style:
erotic, sincere, atmospheric, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
painting, painter, artist, art, eroticism, husband wife relationship, couples, couple relations, creative process, taxidermy, drawing, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1991
Place:
provence, france, usa, los angeles, south of france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, art film, touching, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
painter, loneliness, artist, art, priest, painting, doctor, insanity, obsession, art gallery, mission, genius ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s, 1880s
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Three stories happening in New York. The first, by Scorsese, is about a painter who creates his works helped by high volume music and an attractive assistant; second, by Coppola, is about a rich and bold 12 years old who helps her separated parents ...
Style:
anthology, talky, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
artist, luxury hotel, obsession, art, hotel, young heroes, jealousy, family relations, gallery, youth, city life, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
new york, greece, usa, athens greece, manhattan new york city ...
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43K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Style:
sweet, sentimental, romantic, melancholic, funny ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, age difference, love story, relationships, sex, older woman younger man sex, artist, therapy, therapist, family relations, impossible love, life philosophy ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, paris france, manhattan new york city ...
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24K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
Style:
inspirational, stylized, sexy, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
artist, art, graffiti, painter, biopic, drug abuse, painting, drug addiction, friendship, art history, drug, self destructing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1996, year 1981
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, realistic, semi serious, rom com ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
painting, artist, painter, voyeur, seduction, sexuality, husband wife sex, englishman abroad, skinny dipping, sexual awakening, culture clash, female nudity ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 1910s, edwardian era
Place:
australia, london, new zealand
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s ...
Style:
suspense, sensual, exciting, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
painter, art gallery, nazi, artist, nazism, berlin wall, sex scene, female pubic hair, forced abortion, romantic relationship, pregnancy, world war two ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 1930s, year 1948, 20th century ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, germany, west berlin west germany, west germany ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. Discovered by prominent critic and collector William Uhde, she came to prominence between the ...
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, surprise ending, independent film ...
Plot:
painter, artist, art, painting, art collector, mental illness, art dealer, world war one, biopic, art history, lifestyle, anti conformity ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 2008, 1920s, 1930s ...
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses ...
Style:
breathtaking, atmospheric, philosophical, black and white, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
painter, artist, art, religion, monk, biopic, medieval, human spirit, christianity, painting, hunger, saint ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 1966 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Three hour mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet. Entirely based on documentary evidence, special effects transport the viewer inside some of the ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
bohemian life, painting, painter, artist, historical character, career, art, talented, poverty, lifestyle, rise and fall, biopic ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, victorian era, 20th century
Place:
france, britain, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
dog, mental illness, neighbor, friendship, writers, gender, artist, love story, depression, gay, single mother, waitress ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, maryland, baltimore ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador DalÃ, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico GarcÃa Lorca.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, erotic, tense, factual ...
Plot:
poet, artist, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, painter, homosexual, gay relationship, friendship, political unrest, closeted homosexual, spanish civil war ...
Time:
year 1936, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s, year 2008
Place:
spain, andalusia, paris france, europe, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving ...
Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Style:
realistic, stylized, dark comedy, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
writer's life, artist, biopic, depression, superhero, art, antisocial behavior, loser, comic book, writers, character study, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 2000s, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, ohio, new york, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, sexy, romantic drama ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
artist, painter, art, womanizer, biopic, love triangle, infidelity, art history, character study, mistress, physical abuse, couple relations ...
Time:
1940s, year 1996, 50s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
poland, france, paris france, europe, provence ...
Is relevant?
101K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
"Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband to her illicit and ...
Style:
visually appealing, independent film, sexy, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
painter, artist, art, painting, female artist, bohemian life, lgbtq, disability, feminism, female protagonist, life, relationships ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 2002, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
mexico, paris france, empire state building manhattan new york city, mexico city, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The feature film debut by artist Miranda July about a various comic situations and plots that intertwine. One story line is about a father who is ending his marriage and the other story is of a video artist (possibly autobiographical of Miranda ...
Style:
touching, disturbing, emotional, philosophical, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
artist, childhood, coming of age, art, depression, complex characters, neighbor, struggle, divorce, stranger, shyness, museum ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
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104K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
painter, art, painting, artist, biopic, plagiarism, abusive husband, couples, courtroom, manipulation, art history, marriage ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2014, 1900s ...
Place:
hawaii, san francisco, california, usa, honolulu hawaii ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Style:
philosophical, intellectual, visually stunning, breathtaking, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
stripper, writer's life, party, high society, passion, female nudity, friendship, artist, aging, surrealism, skinny dipping, male nudity ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the ...
Style:
romantic, heartbreaking, emotional, sexy, costume drama ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
inheritance, art, artist, destiny, love story, childhood, passion, literary, amor, fall in love, understanding, stranger ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 80s, 90s, 70s ...
Place:
new york, florida, usa, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He ...
Style:
surreal, serious, realistic, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, artist, art, painter, art history, painting, napoleonic wars, storytelling, nude model, passion, female nudity, sex scene ...
Time:
ancient times, 18th century, 19th century, year 1999, georgian era ...
Place:
spain, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the ...
Style:
twist ending, exciting, sentimental, ambiguous ending, captivating ...
Plot:
art, artist, painting, painter, communism, legal system, father daughter relationship, professor, one legged man, loss of mother, teacher student relationship, art history ...
Time:
50s, year 1948, year 1952, 1940s, year 1950 ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In late spring, 1890, Vincent moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, under the care of Dr. Gachet, living in a humble inn. Fewer than 70 days later, Vincent dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. We see Vincent at work, painting landscapes and ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
artist, painter, painting, biopic, art, art history, sex, artist's model, nudity, male nudity, train conductor, model ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
france, paris france, europe, provence
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, factual, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, artist, spanish inquisition, spanish history, art, prison, prostitute, painter, biopic, life is a bitch, lifestyle, painting ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, regency period, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
spain, persia, madrid, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, cynical, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
teenage girl, artist, art school, painting, dark humor, murder, art class, art, sex, coming of age, nude model, painter ...
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Romania, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sad, factual ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, prodigy, biopic, art, art history, life is a bitch, addiction, tragic love, couple relations, tragic hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1919, 1920s
Place:
europe, france, paris france, south of france
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