beat generation movies

Naked Lunch (1991)
7.029 / 10

Crime, Drama

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...

Kill Your Darlings (2013)
7.093 / 10

Drama, Romance, Thriller

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

Heart Beat (1980)
5.7 / 10

Drama

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

Big Sur (2013)
4.979 / 10

Drama

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

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

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

Pull My Daisy (1959)
6 / 10

Comedy, Drama

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...

Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1968)
7 / 10

History, Horror

A 1968 collaboration between jazz musician Daniel Humair and beat author William S. Burroughs that recuts and reinterprets the 1922 silent film...

Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

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...

Sunnyside (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

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

Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat (2001)
7.5 / 10

Documentary

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979)
6.5 / 10

Documentary

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....

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey (1987)
8 / 10

Drama, Documentary

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 most...

The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s (1995)
0 / 10

Documentary

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...

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)
6.3 / 10

Documentary

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