20 movies like Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story, ordered by similarity : Klimt(2006), The Beaches of Agnès(2008), Maudie(2016), Carol(2015), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Cloud 9(2008), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), Diego Maradona(2019), Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017), Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story(2015), Lautrec(1998) ...
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
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.
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.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
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A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
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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.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Documentary
USA
2017
78 Minutes
steve mcqueen pastor celebrity family member friend entertainer cool confident emotional lighthearted inspiring touching hollywood, calif. airplane hangar house car fame religion life story life lessons
Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith ... See full summary »
Documentary
2015
94 Minutes
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Storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his wife, film researcher Lillian Michelson, were once considered the heart of Hollywood.
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.
Documentary
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Jeff Koons Larry Poons Simon de Pury Amy Cappellazzo Jerry Saltz George Condo
artist art collector art critic art dealer intellectual critic creative fascinating hedonistic spectacular art gallery auction house london united states art art world auction consumerism money prestige
With unprecedented access to pivotal artists and the white-hot market surrounding them, this film dives deep into the contemporary art world, holding a fun-house mirror up to our values and times.
Comedy, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Canada|USA
2018
97 Minutes
Steve Coogan John C. Reilly Shirley Henderson Nina Arianda Rufus Jones Danny Huston Susy Kane Ella Kenion Harry Hepple Bentley Kalu Roger Ringrose
comedian laurel and hardy audience fan partner playful heartwarming tense emotional stage backstage theater dressing room hotel friendship partnership performance comedy team love
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
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.
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Sienna Miller Guy Pearce Hayden Christensen Jimmy Fallon Meredith Ostrom Beth Grant Illeana Douglas Shawn Hatosy Edward Herrmann Patrick Wilson Mary-Kate Olsen
debutante artist andy warhol fashion model musician lover engaging melodramatic hedonistic new york city club studio party music stage countryside manipulation fame art fashion drug addiction
Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.
Documentary, Biography, Music
2015
128 Minutes
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Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Romance
France|Belgium
2017
95 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Xavier Beauvois Philippe Katerine Josiane Balasko Sandrine Dumas Nicolas Duvauchelle Alex Descas Laurent Grévill Bruno Podalydès Paul Blain Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
lover love interest frenchman frenchwoman mother divorcée artist lighthearted engaging playful paris france eiffel tower apartment love dating city life art sexual conquests heartbreak
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.
Documentary, Biography
Canada
2013
82 Minutes
Nelson Mandela Rob Allingham B.B. King Katherine Jenkins Estelle Emmanuel Jal
nelson mandela musician friend artist volunteer inspiring incredible confident calm charming cool engaging south africa cape town tribute bands music life journey documentaries love
"Music for Mandela" explores the role music played in the extraordinary life of one of the world's most important icons. From Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, to his release, to the present ... See full summary »