20 movies like Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh, ordered by similarity : Van Gogh(1991), Lust for Life(1956), Vincent and Theo(1990), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Lautrec(1998), Edvard Munch(1975), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007), At Eternity's Gate(2018), Final Portrait(2017), Big Eyes(2014), The Danish Girl(2015), Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story(2017) ...
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
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
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
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.
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.
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, Drama
1975
215 Minutes
Geir Westby Gro Fraas Johan Halsborg Lotte Teig Gro Jarto Rachel Pedersen Berit Rytter Hasle Gunnar Skjetne Kare Stormark Iselin Bast Eli Ryg
artist mother anarchist dreamy dark passionate europe paris berlin norway art depression illness painting culture discovery growing up forbidden love 1890s
The tormented Norwegian artist (Geir Westby), famous for "The Cry," struggles for recognition in the late 19th century.
Biography, Drama
France|USA
2007
114 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Marie-Josée Croze Anne Consigny Patrick Chesnais Niels Arestrup Olatz Lopez Garmendia Jean-Pierre Cassel Marina Hands Max von Sydow
editor nurse doctor patient lover emotional engaging sad hospital france car airplane illness survival stroke paralysis infidelity loneliness fall transformation
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
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.
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.
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, Drama, History
UK|USA|Germany|Denmark|Belgium|Japan
2015
120 Minutes
Eddie Redmayne Alicia Vikander Ben Whishaw Sebastian Koch Amber Heard Matthias Schoenaerts Pip Torrens Emerald Fennell Adrian Schiller Henry Pettigrew
artist painter artist's model transgender woman surgeon emotional endearing engaging heartwarming passionate positive sad copenhagen paris germany transsexuality surgery marriage gender identity metamorphosis
A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Biography, Documentary
2017
102 Minutes
makeup artist celebrity actress model inspiring confident moving emotional louisiana stage fashion show dressing room hollywood, calif. makeover career depression inner beauty art homosexuality love
Iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin's life and work are recalled through interviews with some of his famous clients, including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.
Biography, Drama
2016
119 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Michael C. Hall Tracy Letts Maria Dizzia J. Smith-Cameron John Cullum David Alexander Kim Shaw Timothy Simons Morgan Spector
reporter anchorman station manager mother co-worker friend brooding emotional intense florida newsroom television studio stage house crime scene journalism ethics emotional involvement desperation defiance
In 1974, a female TV news reporter aims for high standards in life and love in Sarasota, Fla, and missing her mark is not an option. Based on true events.
Biography
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Karl Malden Norma Moore Adam Williams Perry Wilson Peter Votrian Dennis McMullen Gail Land Brian G. Hutton Bart Burns
father son baseball player reporter psychiatrist doctor tense disturbing emotional engaging dark connecticut baseball field boston father/son relationship emotional abuse baseball mental illness obsession pursuit
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Biography, Drama
UK|Luxembourg|France|Belgium|USA
2003
99 Minutes
Colin Firth Scarlett Johansson Tom Wilkinson Judy Parfitt Cillian Murphy Essie Davis Joanna Scanlan Alakina Mann
painter maid patron jealous woman butcher melodramatic passionate intricate netherlands artist's studio shop street painting obsession vulnerability art class distinctions forbidden love rivalry temptation
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2011
68 Minutes
Heston Blumenthal Daniel Boulud Frank Bruni Paul Liebrandt Drew Nieporent Eric Ripert
chef artist restaurant employee food critic girlfriend restaurant owner creative passionate spirited new york city restaurant kitchen cooking food restaurant business artistic struggle unemployment paul liebrandt quest transformation
Paul Liebrandt is one of the most talented and controversial chefs in the food world and the youngest chef to have received 3 stars from the New York Times. He was 24. NY Times food critic,... See full summary »
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.
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.
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
USA
1975
101 Minutes
Marilyn Hassett Beau Bridges Belinda Montgomery Nan Martin Bill Bryant Dabney Coleman Dori Brenner Griffin Dunne Bill Vint Hampton Fancher William Roerick
skier pilot fiancé mother doctor friend inspiring emotional gripping utah mountain household hospital rehabilitation clinic skiing accident paralysis depression recovery new life
Young ski champion Jill Kinmont is left paralyzed after a tragic skiing accident. Her best friend suffers the same fate after contracting polio. Jill must slowly put her life back together again with the help of those close to her.