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Pollock

2000 · 132 min

A slow, sobering portrait of a brilliant, self-destructive man, heavy with loneliness and the price of art.

Directed by
Ed Harris
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Bower
Tagline
A true portrait of life and art.
Overview
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

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Directed by
Ed Harris
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Bower
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • addiction
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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