Pollock (2000)
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." (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Ed Harris
Written By: Barbara Turner, Susan Emshwiller, Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifeh
Starring: Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, John Heard, Jeffrey Tambor, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Bud Cort, Linda Emond, Sada Thompson, Sally Murphy
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Pollock belongs to 15 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
3. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
4. Artist (collaborative: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
5. Biographical (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 7 stars)
6. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
7. Oscar: Best Actress In A Supporting Role (collaborative: moderated by doganay - 2 stars)
8. Prestige Picture / Oscar Bait (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
9. Alcoholism (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 1 star)
10. Films available in HD (supplement) (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 1 star)
11. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
12. Historical Figures (collaborative: moderated by comepelicula)
13. 2000: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
14. aNobii Cineforum (public: earthlydel)
15. seen in 2018 (public: sproost)
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| Sep 15, 2021 |  |
mrarn | 40 29th |
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"Pollock" presents a story about a self-destructive alcoholic. It delivers some good performances, but the story isn't interesting.
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| Jan 05, 2019 |  |
iyisinek | 70 43rd |
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Ressam, İçki SP Sonunda trafik kazasında ölüyor SP
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| Dec 06, 2017 | majid1989 | 71 48th |
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زندگی جکسون پولاک نقاش
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| Aug 17, 2014 |  |
knuth | 60 22nd |
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The only thing Ed Harris seems to achieve is keeping his anti-hero intriguing. Partly because of his own acting skills, but definitely not his directing skills.
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| May 24, 2013 |  |
caiman | 70 37th |
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This is one of those movies that necessitates that you care about the person it's about. Otherwise you just have a formulaic biopic about a self destructive ass. And that's mostly what this is. But there's one thing that made me like it: Jackson Pollock's fascinating painting process. I'm no art expert, but I love seeing a unique mind at work, and Pollock's was definitely unique. Harris really makes us believe it too.
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| Jan 17, 2013 |  |
mistersplice | 60 42nd |
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6- pretty good, decent
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| Sep 14, 2012 |  |
Timon88 | 32 21st |
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Why do people keep making movies about painters? It's almost impossible to portray the creative process--I've seen a lot of attempts, and the ONLY one that manages it is Clouzot's "Le mystère Picasso". Usually the only thing that makes painters interesting for an audience is their social unpresentability...Pollock had that in spades. So what you have here essentially is 2 hours of Marcia Gay Harden looking at Ed Harris with consternation. (Okay, occasionally other actors get a crack at it, too.)
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| Feb 01, 2012 |  |
redacted | 70 47th |
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How do you know when a painting is finished? Eyyyyy.
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| Apr 18, 2011 | Berni89 | 82 58th |
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A Great artist, well played, but the presentation was a bit conventionally...
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| Apr 10, 2011 |  |
roofs_runner | 82 65th |
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Pollock's biography is not just dramatic enough to be transformed into decent biopic. Sometimes weird editing drags it even more down. Though some memorable performance and decent scenery managed to turn this movie into a good one.
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| Sep 21, 2010 |  |
hellboy76 | 68 65th |
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Great cast carry this by the numbers biopic. Probably suffered slightly from Harris' directing.
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| Mar 13, 2010 |  |
Cinema_Asia | 65 42nd |
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Generic Hollywood stylized biopic with Ed Harris turning in an adequate performance. Jackson Pollock just isn't intriguing enough to build a picture around him. Everything else was pretty much paint by the numbers.
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| Jan 01, 2010 | FlorVdE | 2 40th |
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Talented actors acting out Pollock's wikipedia-page. It's not bad, Harden and Harris manage to carry the film.
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| Dec 06, 2009 |  |
WWallce4prez | 69 43rd |
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Great performances by the two leads, but the direction did little for the film. Nothing in this film rises above a "typical bio-epic." Very sloppy editing on top of a "decent" film.
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| Nov 27, 2009 |  |
DavidBlast | 70 65th |
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A labour of love from Harris. Too bad, then, so little came from it.
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| Jul 08, 2009 |  |
Freder | 70 54th |
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Well-made, well performed, deeply distressing and depressing.
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| May 18, 2009 |  |
HyphenateMe | 80 85th |
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No Pollock, watch out for that tree!
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| Mar 30, 2009 |  |
rthornhill | 95 93rd |
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Really terrific film with a great performance by Ed Harris... Highly recommended.
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| Dec 01, 2008 |  |
Fake Shemp | 11 7th |
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I only watched this for the love of Jen Connelly... other than her awesomness its not worth the time.
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| Jul 12, 2008 | kav | 82 82nd |
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Harris is phenomenal as Pollock.
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| Mar 08, 2008 |  |
yilb | 50 39th |
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This movie seems to get the painting for the most part, & the sets are amazing. The movie comes off as a great attempt at presenting something about Pollock, is done with obvious integrity, yet feels like the light version. I'm not altogether certain of what the goal was in doing the picture since it does not reveal the power & intensity of his work nor does it really seem to create a very full image of him.
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| Feb 05, 2008 |  |
dumbjaw | 46 15th |
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50
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
leshii | 40 13th |
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Kind of like a Jackson Pollock painting: confusing, messy, possibly provocative, but ultimately lacking.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | kamran | 83 79th |
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Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden = phenomenal.
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| Average Percentile 51.47% from 669 Ratings |  |