8 MOVIES ABOUT ART YOU NEED TO WATCH

8 MOVIES ABOUT ART YOU NEED TO WATCH

The Square (2017)

Directed by Ruben Östlund

A prestigious Stockholm museum’s chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

Suspiria (1977)

Directed by Dario Argento

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.

Art School Confidential (2006)

Directed by Terry Zwigoff

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.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

Directed by Laura Poitras

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

Directed by Mary Harron


Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her “Scum” manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her.

Anselm (2023)

Directed by Wim Wenders

This film dives deep into an artist’s work and reveals his life path, inspiration, and creative process. Past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, allowing the audience to be completely immersed in the remarkable world of Anselm Kiefer.

Never Look Away (2018)

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.

The Best Offer (2013)

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Virgil Oldman, a renowned antiques expert, leads a solitary, detached life. Hired by the enigmatic Claire to appraise her family's art collection, he becomes drawn to her, igniting a passion that disrupts his carefully controlled world.