performance art movies

She's All That (1999)
6.324 / 10

Comedy, Romance

High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for...

Crimes of the Future (2022)
6.1 / 10

Drama, Science Fiction, Horror

With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances....

Looking for Richard (1996)
6.739 / 10

Documentary

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of...

Live! (2008)
5.6 / 10

Thriller

A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.

House of Flesh Mannequins (2009)
4.3 / 10

Drama, Horror

A loner artist with a history of abuse meets a beautiful woman who takes an interest in his life and work; leading to a chilling path of tragedy.

Discovering Hamlet (1990)
5.7 / 10

Documentary

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the...

Three (1978)
0 / 10

Documentary

The performance 'Three' took place on November 30th, 1978, at Harlekin Art in Wiesbaden, Germany. The third participant, which is implied by title of...

Pistolteatern (2004)
0 / 10

Documentary

Pistolteatern in Stockholm, Sweden, was a leading experimental scene in the mid 1960s, comparable to the Living Theater in New York. In the years...

Himebauch (1969)
0 / 10

Using faux archival footage and social media, Adam Himebauch, 38, has created the alter-ego of an artist who rose to fame in the 1970s.

The Sound of Identity (2020)
7 / 10

Documentary

In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic...

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important creators of the 20th century,...

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)
7.1 / 10

Documentary, Music

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing...

Art Girls (2013)
1.2 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Three women artists from Berlin collaborate on an exhibition sponsored by a biotech firm and end up being the first people to experience the...

Cut Piece (1965)
6.5 / 10

Documentary

Filmed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Cut Piece documents one of Yoko Ono’s most powerful conceptual pieces. Performed by the artist herself, Ono...

Enhanced (2019)
4 / 10

Documentary

How far are you willing to go to enhance your body and your life? Testing a diverse cocktail of illegal performance enhancing drugs throughout his...

Diorama (1983)
0 / 10

Documentary

A ritual of transformation and awakening within the walls of the only existing original ‘diorama’ building in London

Meat Joy (1964)
6.6 / 10

Documentary

"Meat Joy is an erotic rite — excessive, indulgent, a celebration of flesh as material: raw fish, chicken, sausages, wet paint, transparent...

The Cost of Living (2005)
6.5 / 10

Drama

A disparate group of dancers, preferring to express themselves through dance rather than speech, clash with each other and members of the local...

Visual Text: Finger Poem (1968)
0 / 10

Documentary

The 1968 version of Finger Poem. In it, VALIE EXPORT uses sign language in her performance, forming an alphabet with her fingers. This is a work that...

Black Box Investigations (2023)
0 / 10

Cracking open the human-camera body.