The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Casts Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Jean-Claude La Marre
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Straight Story
Short Sharp Shock
Summer in Berlin
The Pianist
Schindler's List
Tough Enough
Maria Full of Grace
Popular Music
A Beautiful Mind
Sissi
Sissi: The Young Empress
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
Erin Brockovich
36 Fillette
The Hole
My Own Private Idaho
Stranger Than Paradise
Bandyta
Pi
SIMILAR MOVIES
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1995
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.The Straight Story
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 1999
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.Short Sharp Shock
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 1998
Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.Summer in Berlin
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2005
When you read the title ‘Summer on the Balcony’ you probably think it will be a light Berlin summer comedy but it’s not. This film is an intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.The Pianist
IMDB 8.4 | Sep , 2002
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.Schindler's List
IMDB 8.6 | Dec , 1993
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.Tough Enough
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2006
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.Maria Full of Grace
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2004
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.Popular Music
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2004
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.A Beautiful Mind
IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 2001
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.Sissi
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1955
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.Sissi: The Young Empress
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1956
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1957
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.Erin Brockovich
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2000
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.36 Fillette
IMDB 5 | Mar , 1988
Lili, a pouty and voluptuous 14-year-old, is caravan camping with her family in Biarritz. She's self-aware and holds her own in a café conversation with a concert pianist she meets, but she has a wild streak and she's testing her powers over men, finding that she doesn't always control her moods or actions, and she's impatient with being a virgin. She sets off with her brother to a disco, latching onto an aging playboy who is himself hot and cold to her. She is ambivalent about losing her virginity that night, willing the next, and determined by the third.The Hole
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2001
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.My Own Private Idaho
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1991
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.Stranger Than Paradise
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1984
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.Bandyta
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 1997
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.Pi
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 1998
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.