Pollock
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67% Critic Match

Pollock

A true portrait of life and art.

6.7 / 10 2000 2h 12mR English
DramaHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Jackson Pollock

Lead
Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Lee Krasner

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Dan Miller

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Ruth Kligman

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Howard Putzel

John Heard

John Heard

Tony Smith

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Willem DeKooning

David Leary

David Leary

Charles Pollock

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ed Harris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Pollock is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker