Beat Generation Movies

  • 1991
    Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

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    Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After...

    Naked Lunch
  • 2013
    Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

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    A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

    Kill Your Darlings
  • 2013
    Big Sur

    Big Sur

    Big Sur

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    Big Sur is a film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel of the same name.

    Big Sur
  • 1980
    Heart Beat

    Heart Beat

    Heart Beat

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    An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.

    Heart Beat
  • 1984
    Burroughs: The Movie

    Burroughs: The Movie

    Burroughs: The Movie

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    An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion...

    Burroughs: The Movie
  • 1985
    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

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    Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S....

    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
  • 1959
    Pull My Daisy

    Pull My Daisy

    Pull My Daisy

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    Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose...

    Pull My Daisy
  • 1995
    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

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    San Francisco's North Beach in the 50's - A mix of jazz, poetry and art - The Beach recreates the atmosphere that prevailed through first-hand...

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s
  • 1979
    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

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    After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
  • 1987
    Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

    Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

    Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

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    Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the...

    Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
  • 1968
    Witchcraft Through the Ages

    Witchcraft Through the Ages

    Witchcraft Through the Ages

    7.21968HD

    A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by...

    Witchcraft Through the Ages
  • 2023
    Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel

    Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel

    Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel

    02023HD

    A new documentary, exploring the Chelsea Hotel's role in the cultural and artistic movements of the 20th century, from the Beat Generation to the...

    Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel
  • 2001
    Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

    Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

    Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

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    Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
  • 1970
    Sunnyside

    Sunnyside

    Sunnyside

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    Ninety-year-old sound artist and comedian Henry “Sandy” Jacobs lives a quirky existence at the end of Sunnyside Drive, a steep and...

    Sunnyside
  • 1961
    Miceniks

    Miceniks

    Miceniks

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    Beatnik mice are chased by a square cat.

    Miceniks
  • 1970
    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    01970HD

    Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, writer, publisher and playwright whose work has been associated with the Beat movement. Born and raised in New...

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy
  • 1970
    Diane di Prima: The Floating Bear

    Diane di Prima: The Floating Bear

    Diane di Prima: The Floating Bear

    01970HD

    Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, writer, publisher and playwright whose work has been associated with the Beat movement. Born and raised in New...

    Diane di Prima: The Floating Bear
  • 1970
    Diane di Prima: Poet's Theater

    Diane di Prima: Poet's Theater

    Diane di Prima: Poet's Theater

    01970HD

    Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, writer, publisher and playwright whose work has been associated with the Beat movement. Born and raised in New...

    Diane di Prima: Poet's Theater
  • 1970
    Diane di Prima: Dipping In

    Diane di Prima: Dipping In

    Diane di Prima: Dipping In

    01970HD

    Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, writer, publisher and playwright whose work has been associated with the Beat movement. Born and raised in New...

    Diane di Prima: Dipping In