William S. Burroughs Filmography
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
- 88 minutes (1 hour 28 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.1/10 (1240 votes)
"William S. Burroughs: A Man Within" unveils the enigmatic saga of a literary titan, featuring...
Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
- 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.0/10 (798 votes)
Burroughs: The Movie is a profound exploration into the life of the avant-garde author, William...
Ornette: Made in America (1986)
- 78 minutes (1 hour 18 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.0/10 (444 votes)
"Ornette: Made in America" is an immersive journey through time, capturing the transformative evolution of...
Uncle Howard (2017)
- 96 minutes (1 hour 36 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.0/10 (280 votes)
Uncle Howard is a poignant exploration of the interplay between past and present, memory and...
Heavy Petting (1989)
- 74 minutes (1 hour 14 minutes)
- Documentary
- 6.1/10 (409 votes)
In the laugh-out-loud documentary, HEAVY PETTING, the repressed sexual norms of the 1950s are scrutinized...
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)
- 72 minutes (1 hour 12 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 6.7/10 (689 votes)
An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music...
Decoder (1984)
- 87 minutes (1 hour 27 minutes)
- Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- 6.4/10 (1049 votes)
A burger shop employee discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to...
Don't Blink: Robert Frank (2017)
- 82 minutes (1 hour 22 minutes)
- Documentary
- 6.8/10 (427 votes)
Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian...
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
- 60 minutes (1 hour)
- Documentary
- 6.9/10 (134 votes)
An informal documentary on Beat/satirical/avant-garde novelist William S. Burroughs, featuring interviews, footage of Burroughs's public...
Taking Tiger Mountain (1982)
- 81 minutes (1 hour 21 minutes)
- Drama, Science Fiction
- 4.7/10 (305 votes)
Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World...
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)
- 97 minutes (1 hour 37 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.2/10 (261 votes)
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to...
Poetry in Motion (1982)
- 91 minutes (1 hour 31 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.0/10 (174 votes)
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Several also...