20 movies like Nico-Icon, ordered by similarity : Superstar(1990), The Nomi Song(2004), The Gleaners and I(2000), Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story(2017), The Devil and Daniel Johnston(2005), Scott Walker: 30 Century Man(2006), Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami(2017), Blank City(2009), Waste Land(2010), Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey(1994), Marlene(1984), Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film(2006) ...
Documentary
1995
70 Minutes
Christian Aaron Boulogne Tina Aumont Edith Boulogne Jackson Browne John Cale Danny Fields Jonas Mekas Helma Wolff
musician artist filmmaker actress model brooding creative germany new york city nico fame depression drug addiction performance wretched excess transformation 1990s
Filmmaker Susan Ofteringer profiles German model, cult figure and heroin addict Nico, nee Christa Paffgen.
Documentary
1990
85 Minutes
actor actress artist painter model engaging fascinating pittsburgh new york city warehouse artist's studio andy warhol pop art fame new york city art world rise fall wretched excess transformation
Filmmaker Chuck Workman profiles pop artist Andy Warhol through interviews with friends and colleagues.
7.3/10
Documentary
Germany
2004
99 Minutes
Klaus Nomi
singer david bowie musician performance artist homosexual offbeat spectacular new york city berlin stage rock club klaus nomi fame new wave aids punk rock music rise fall 1980s
Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the 'real' performances were over)... See full summary »
7.7/10
Documentary
France
2000
82 Minutes
Agnès Varda Francois Wertheimer
filmmaker chef professor artist truck driver amusing somber bleak creative engaging fascinating france beach countryside city refuse community art homelessness food
Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.
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.
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
2005
110 Minutes
editor musician manager music lover intense creative austin, texas musicians mental illness art fame drugs daniel johnston quest transformation 2000s
Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
7.2/10
Biography, Documentary, Music
UK
2006
96 Minutes
musician david bowie executive interviewee creative offbeat studio paris new york city music scott walker alcohol rise to stardom drugs performance rise transformation fall 2000s
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
6.2/10
Documentary, Music
Ireland|UK
2017
116 Minutes
performer singer model actress engaging inspiring new york city jamaica stage backstage fame performance music rise
Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous - Grace Jones plays all these parts. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits ... See full summary »
Documentary
2009
99 Minutes
James Chance
musician actor actress artist filmmaker thrilling creative manhattan, n.y. nightclub art gallery no wave art world filmmaking punk rock music metamorphosis rise 1980s
Jim Jarmusch, Debbie Harry and others discuss the No Wave and Cinema of Transgression movements that took place in New York in the late 1970s and early '80s.
7.9/10
Documentary
Brazil|UK
2010
98 Minutes
Karen Harley Vik Muniz
artist artist's model photographer brazilian poor person fascinating gritty inspiring spirited rio de janeiro dump artist's studio vik muniz environmental art oppression courage modernization perseverance sacrifice transformation
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
7.4/10
Documentary
USA|UK
1994
83 Minutes
Clara Rockmore Robert Moog Nicolas Slonimsky Paul Shure Henry Solomonoff Suki Bader Lydia Kavina Brian Wilson Todd Rundgren Dr. Samuel Hoffman Ingrid Bergman
inventor musician scientist brian wilson performer fascinating creative quirky shocking new york city russia music the theremin cold war inventions kidnapping discovery quest 1990s
A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.
7.6/10
Documentary
West Germany
1984
95 Minutes
actress actor brooding melodramatic hollywood, calif. germany film set marlene dietrich hollywood fame recluses acting rise transformation 1930s
Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.
Documentary
2006
240 Minutes
filmmaker art critic artist art dealer brother fascinating positive offbeat new york city film set andy warhol celebrity film art quest rise 1970s
Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
7.9/10
Documentary
Germany|Finland|UK|Canada
2001
90 Minutes
artist filmmaker sculptor creative engaging incredible france forest new york state river scotland museum nature art sculpture creative process andy goldsworthy discovery quest 2000s
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
8.0/10
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.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA
1994
119 Minutes
cartoonist brother wife friend creative quirky family home cleveland san francisco france artist's studio art psychology mental illness drugs fame robert crumb quest 1990s
An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
Documentary, Biography, Music
2015
128 Minutes
musician singer parent alcoholic drug addict moving inspiring creative emotional united kingdom life drug addiction alcoholism music singing success downward spiral fall growing up 21st century
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
7.8/10
Documentary
USA
2004
99 Minutes
willie nelson emmylou harris steve earle kris kristofferson singer songwriter brooding passionate austin, texas stage townes van zandt country music show business alcoholism mental illness performance wretched excess transformation underdog 1990s
Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2005
110 Minutes
singer musician performer cool engaging creative spirited new orleans stage performance musical influences musicians jazz blues gospel rise transformation 2000s
MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.
7.7/10
Documentary, Music
Germany|USA|UK|France|Cuba
1999
101 Minutes
singer guitarist pianist musician spirited emotional havana apartment recording studio new york city amsterdam cuba aging performance revitalization musicians ry cooder underdog discovery rise
Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
8.3/10
Documentary, Music
USA
1982
87 Minutes
man woman sailor factory worker bleak profound powerful earth desert city factory highway nuclear power plant industrial landscapes technology man vs. nature overpopulation environmental consciousness modernization wretched excess
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.
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