Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 5.4 · 61% critics
In the high-end art world, critics, dealers, and collectors scramble to profit from a newly discovered body of work by an unknown painter. As the hype grows, a sinister force tied to the art begins to punish those who treat creativity like a commodity, turning ambition and greed into a dangerous game.
Also known as Untitled Dan Gilroy Project · L'art de tuer
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-02-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (2,008 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a satirical art-world drama that slides into supernatural horror with stylish, creative scares; Not for you if you need clear answers, lovable characters, or nonstop tension like The Menu.
Pros: strong performances; striking artwork; original premise | Cons: uneven pacing; pretentious dialogue; messy payoff
Themes
- art collector
- supernatural
- dark comedy
- satire
- social satire
- art house
- consumerism
- art thief
- art dealer
- art theft
- commercialism
- media criticism
Cast & crew
Rene Russo
as Rhodora Haze
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Morf Vandewalt
Zawe Ashton
as Josephina
Tom Sturridge
as Jon Dondon
Toni Collette
as Gretchen
Natalia Dyer
as Coco
Daveed Diggs
as Damrish
Billy Magnussen
as Bryson
John Malkovich
as Piers
Mig Macario
as Cloudio
Directed by Dan Gilroy