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Crumb

1994 · Movie · R · 121 min

★ 7.5(280)unSUB Rating

Documentary

This documentary traces the life of the underground cartoonist behind Keep On Truckin’ and Fritz the Cat. Through interviews with family and close relationships and selections from a large body of graphic work, it delivers a darkly comic look at one man’s inner world and creative drive.

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Details
Years
1994
Release date
1995-04-28
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
121 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.5/10 (280 votes)
Box office
$3,174,695
About

You’ll likely enjoy Crumb if you’re interested in underground comics, frank personal storytelling, and a darkly comic, intimate documentary vibe; Not for you if depressing real-life portraits or controversial, offensive-feeling material makes you uncomfortable, even if you’ve liked Inside Job or The Fog of War.

Pros: darkly comic insight; fascinating artwork; intimate family focus | Cons: very depressing; unsettling subject matter; repetitive pacing

Themes

  • underground
  • san francisco, california
  • obsession
  • fetish
  • artist
  • cartoon
  • nerd
  • biography
  • comic-strip artist
  • counter-culture
  • drawing
  • art
  • +13 more

Awards & recognition

  • Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 1995

Cast & crew

Directed by Terry Zwigoff