With affected strokes, Basquiat paints an expressionist portrait of a misfit artist, masterfully rendered by a riveting Jeffrey Wright.
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Basquiat

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Movie Info
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Director -
Julian Schnabel -
Producer -
Jon Kilik , Sigurjon Sighvatsson , Randy Ostrow -
Screenwriter -
Julian Schnabel , Lech Majewski , John F. Bowe -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Miramax Films , Eleventh Street Production , Jon Kilik -
Rating -
R (Strong Language|Drug Use) -
Genre -
Biography -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 9, 1996, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 20, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$25.4K -
Runtime -
1h 48m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby A , Dolby Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)