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      Exit Through the Gift Shop

      2010, Documentary, 1h 27m

      116 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      An amusing, engrossing look at underground art, Exit Through the Gift Shop entertains as it deflates the myths and hype surrounding its subjects. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      The infamous, shadowy British graffiti street artist Banksy has literally left his mark on cities throughout the world. He comes in contact with Thierry Guetta, a Los Angeles-based Frenchman who videotapes various underground art escapades, and later is transformed into an art phenomenon dubbed "Mr. Brainwash." Rhys Ifans narrates an overlapping documentary where the line between what is real and what might be fake blurs, as modern art and celebrity are put under the microscope.

      • Rating: R (Some Language)

      • Genre: Documentary

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Banksy

      • Producer: Jaimie D'Cruz

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $3.3M

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      • Distributor: Producers Distribution Agency

      • Production Co: Paranoid Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      Banksy
      Holly Cushing
      James Gay-Rees
      Chris King
      Tom Fulford

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      • Apr 30, 2014

        Banksy's directorial debut and it shows. It nears mockumentary status for how the subject of the film essentially becomes the filmmaker, but that switch comes too late to fulfill the larger narrative purpose or thesis, which isn't quite discernible either. I thought I'd be getting a film about graffiti and its status in the art world, but there is very little actual background or debate about this guerrilla art form. The camera flashes quickly through the art pieces, not staying on any one long enough for the audience to take it in. The film is tainted by garbled and shadowed Banksy's desire for anonymous fame, and the motor is more propelled by Thierry Guetta's wild ravings and incompetent artistry than a real search for truth. This all makes me wonder whether or not Banksy even intended to make an earnest film about the legitimacy of graffiti (which seems to be what most people take away from this film), or if he actually just intended to alienate the audience with devil-may-care antics as a type of "joke's on you, this is shite" anti-art performance piece, and if that's the case, he may have succeeded.

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      • Nov 03, 2013

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      • Mar 16, 2013

        A very interesting look into the life of street art. The film focuses on Thierry Guetta's life as a filmer and later as an "artist" under than Mr. Brainwash. He's able to achieve success with his art even though he lacks talent and it's funny (and also ridiculous) how he pulls it off. Some of the events in the film are outlandish and there has been speculation on if this is a true story or not. It's still an entertaining documentary with a good message that resonates most with artists.

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      • Feb 29, 2012

        Really enjoyed the hell out of this. Worth watching, but even more so, worth discussing afterward.

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