This is a comprehensive list of feature films about art, artists and or art scenes

Click the links to read the reviews and learn about the lives of artists. These films are in date order.

  1. Bauhaus 100 (2019) – watch on Youtube
  2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) About a female painter
  3. Mi obra maestra (2018)
  4. The Monuments Men (2014)
  5. Effie Gray (2014)
  6. Finding Vivian Maier (2013) A nanny who took street photos in 1950’s America.
  7. The Artist and the Model (2012)
  8. Midnight in Paris (2011) 1920’s Paris art scene
  9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) About cave paintings
  10. Boogie Woogie (2009)
  11. Desperate Romantics (2009) mini-series
  12. The Cool School (2008) LA art scene of the 50’s and 60’s
  13. Junebug (2005)
  14. Ryan (2004) A wonderful and dark short animation
  15. Las cajas españolas (2004)
  16. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
  17. Russian Ark (2002)
  18. A Dog Called Pain (2001) Animation by Luis Eduardo Aute
  19. Volavérunt (1999) Goya
  20. Cradle Will Rock (1999) Diego Rivera
  21. La hora de los valientes (1998) Goya
  22. I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
  23. Sirens (1994)
  24. La Vie de Bohème (1992)
  25. El sol del membrillo, The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
  26. Belle Noiseuse (1991) – Edouard Frenhofer (fictional artist)
  27. New York Stories (1989)
  28. The Moderns (1988)
  29. The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
  30. The Decameron (1971) A group of artists
  31. Age of Consent (1969) Rediscovering a muse
  32. The Rebel (1961) Tony Hancock
  33. The Horse’s Mouth (1958) Comedy about an artists life
  34. Moulin Rouge (1952) – (a fictional account of Toulouse-Lautrec 1864–1901)
  35. Portrait of Jennie (1948)

If you come across any other good films in this genre, please leave the title in a comment, so I can add it to the list.

FYI you can also see my blog with a list of films about artists and a blog with a list of documentaries about artists.