Basquiat fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Basquiat is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: drug use and strong language.
1 h 47 min
Basquiat runs 1 h 47 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see Basquiat much the same way.
No. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 92% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Basquiat in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for Basquiat, including The '80s, Author Avatar, Big Applesauce.
6.9
