20 movies like Lust for Life, ordered by similarity : Lautrec(1998), Vincent and Theo(1990), Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh(1987), Big Eyes(2014), Van Gogh(1991), At Eternity's Gate(2018), The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017), Klimt(2006), Loving Vincent(2017), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Final Portrait(2017), Breathe(2017) ...
Biography
USA
1956
122 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Everett Sloane James Donald Pamela Brown Niall MacGinnis Noel Purcell Henry Daniell Lionel Jeffries Eric Pohlmann
paul gauguin painter brother intense creative emotional france countryside holland vincent van gogh ambition mental illness art quest discovery fall 19th century
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
Biography, Drama
France|Spain
1998
127 Minutes
Régis Royer Elsa Zylberstein Anémone Claude Rich Jean-Marie Bigard Helene Babu Claire Borotra Alexandra Pandev Amanda Rubenstein Florence Viala Micha Lescot
toulouse-lautrec artist wealthy man aristocrat frenchman woman engaging charming creative emotional lighthearted melodramatic villa france paris artist's studio café nightclub art ambition
Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.
Biography
France|Netherlands|UK|Germany|Italy|USA
1990
138 Minutes
Tim Roth Paul Rhys Jip Wijngaarden Johanna Ter Steege Wladimir Yordanoff Jean-Pierre Cassel Bernadette Giraud Adrian Brine Jean-Francois Perrier Vincent Vallier Hans Kesting
painter brother uncle prostitute wife emotional dark netherlands household art gallery restaurant field vincent van gogh brotherhood art mental illness struggle obsession quest fall
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.
Biography
Australia|Belgium
1987
99 Minutes
John Hurt Marika Rivera Gabriella Trsek
painter artist brother friend passionate intense emotional sad paris arles, france studio hospital cottage vincent van gogh painting depression letter writing obscurity mental illness fall
This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity.
Biography, Drama
USA|Canada
2014
106 Minutes
Amy Adams Christoph Waltz Danny Huston Krysten Ritter Jason Schwartzman Terence Stamp Jon Polito Delaney Raye Madeleine Arthur Elisabetta Fantone Farryn VanHumbeck
painter husband wife con artist best friend art critic creative quirky charming california family home art studio art gallery office painting art world con game marriage fall rise
A drama about the awakening of 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.
Biography
France
1991
175 Minutes
Jacques Dutronc Alexandra London Gérard Séty Bernard Le Coq Corinne Bourdon Elsa Zylberstein Leslie Azzoulai Jacques Vidal Lisa Lametrie Chantal Barbarit Claudine Ducret
painter artist brother art dealer doctor daughter brooding uneasy france paris countryside inn vincent van gogh brother relationship creative process painting depression suicide underdog transformation
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.
Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Switzerland|UK|France|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Rupert Friend Oscar Isaac Mads Mikkelsen Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Niels Arestrup Amira Casar Vladimir Consigny Vincent Perez Alexis Michalik
vincent van gogh painter paul gauguin priest melancholy profound france countryside vincent van gogh painting last days art discovery 1880s
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Biography, Drama
Austria|France|Germany|UK
2006
95 Minutes
John Malkovich Veronica Ferres Stephen Dillane Saffron Burrows Nikolai Kinski Aglaia Szyszkowitz Annemarie Düringer Marion Mitterhammer Sandra Ceccarelli Gunther Gillian Paul Hilton
artist john malkovich man woman painter austrian charming creative melodramatic inspiring lighthearted fascinating austria vienna art studio artist's studio art gallery art art history relationships
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Animation, Biography, Drama, History
Poland|UK|USA|Switzerland|Netherlands
2017
95 Minutes
Hugh Welchman
postal worker artist son brother daughter painter fascinating moving melancholy old city village inn france painting darkness life story art imitating life following your heart investigation personal tragedy
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk) to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2017
90 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Armie Hammer Clémence Poésy Tony Shalhoub James Faulkner Sylvie Testud Philippe Spall Kerry Shale Attila G. Kerekes
artist writer amusing brooding charming cheeky confident creative fascinating engaging inspiring incredible intense passionate raw united kingdom london artistic struggle art portraiture
The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Claire Foy Tom Hollander Stephen Mangan Hugh Bonneville Dean-Charles Chapman Amit Shah Ben Lloyd-Hughes Emily Bevan Camilla Rutherford Diana Rigg
paraplegic wife brother inventor patient doctor emotional powerful heartwarming moving positive uplifting hospital countryside england kenya airplane tennis court survival paralysis
The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
Biography, Drama
New Zealand
2014
124 Minutes
Cliff Curtis James Rolleston Kirk Torrance Xavier Horan Miriama McDowell Wayne Hapi James Napier Robertson Te Ahorangi Retimana-Martin Sia Trokenheim
maori chess grandmaster chess player teenager intense emotional inspiring heartwarming melodramatic auckland, new zealand psychiatrist's office hospital chess competition training new life motivation psychiatry rise fall
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Documentary, Biography
France
2008
110 Minutes
Agnès Varda André Lubrano Blaise Fournier Vincent Fournier Andrée Vilar Stéphane Vilar
filmmaker artist actor family member winsome emotional creative beach france agnes varda regret art travel family nostalgia discovery transformation love 2000s
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Canada|Ireland
2016
115 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Ethan Hawke Kari Matchett Gabrielle Rose Zachary Bennett Billy MacLellan Marthe Bernard David Feehan
artist housekeeper painter fisherman family love interest emotional endearing heartwarming gripping engaging nova scotia farmhouse room rural community illness violence against women independence art abusive relationship
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Biography
Italy|France|West Germany|Monaco
1973
257 Minutes
Helmut Berger Romy Schneider Trevor Howard Silvana Mangano Helmut Griem Gert Froebe Marc Porel Nora Ricci
emperor king ludwig i cousin artist musician composer melodramatic emotional engaging heartwarming sad charming austria castle luxury luxury living wealth music mental illness ambition
The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Biography
1969
165 Minutes
Anatoliy Solonitsyn Ivan Lapikov Nikolay Grinko Nikolai Sergeyev Irma Raush Kolya Burlyayev Yuriy Nazarov
painter monk mentor profound inspiring russia monastery countryside art christianity religion faith andrei rublev discovery quest 15th century
A 15th-century Russian (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) who paints icons renounces his art after taking part in a peasant uprising.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Mexico
2019
107 Minutes
Florence Pugh Lena Headey Nick Frost Jack Lowden Vince Vaughn Mohammad Amiri Hannah Rae Julia Davis Stephen Merchant Ellie Gonsalves Aqueela Zoll
wrestler family member brother sister rookie heartwarming amusing tense emotional auditorium wrestling ring locker room beach airport wrestling career following your dreams rise adventure sacrifice
A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.