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Exit Through the Gift Shop

2010 · 86 min

A gleeful, deadpan prank of a film that keeps you grinning and second-guessing what's staged while it skewers art-world hype.

Tagline
The world's first Street Art disaster movie...
Overview
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • obsession
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Banksy
Written by
Banksy
Starring
Rhys Ifans, Thierry Guetta, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, INVADER, Debora Guetta, Monsieur André, Zeus
Music
Geoff Barrow
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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