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Basquiat

“In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.”

1996 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by Julian Schnabel
BiographyDramaHistory

Cast

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Plot

The brief life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Sinekatalog’s take

Julian Schnabel's biopic is visually vibrant, with Jeffrey Wright in a strong lead and David Bowie as Warhol.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (24,163 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.