Pollock

2000 132 min ★ 6.7 Drama, History

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.

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Cast

Ed Harris

Jackson Pollock

Marcia Gay Harden

Lee Krasner

Tom Bower

Dan Miller

Jennifer Connelly

Ruth Kligman

Bud Cort

Howard Putzel

John Heard

Tony Smith

Val Kilmer

Willem DeKooning

David Leary

Charles Pollock

Robert Knott

Sande Pollock

Stephanie Seymour

Helen Frankenthaler

Details

Director

Ed Harris

Screenplay

Barbara Turner

Tagline

"A true portrait of life and art."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$10,994,533

Production

Zeke Productions, Fred Berner Films

Reviews

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Wuchak

December 22, 2020

★ 7/10

_**Downer biography starts weak, but becomes, um, artistic… and moving**_ Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris) is a struggling artist in New York City in the early 40s when he meets his future wife Lee Krasner, a fellow artist (Marcia Gay Harden). They move to the far end of Long Island where he finally catches a break, but alcoholism threatens his life. Jennifer Connelly shows u...