Crumb

Name: Crumb
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: April 28, 1995
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 93
Cast: Robert Crumb

1995

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 28, 1995 | R

Starring: Robert Crumb

Summary: A documentary of artist Robert Crumb's life.

Director: Terry Zwigoff

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 119 min

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Edward Guthmann

Crumb is one of the most provocative, haunting documentaries of the last decade. Read full review

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Owen Gleiberman

Extraordinary new documentary that turns Robert Crumb's twisted life story into a disturbing, exhilarating work of biographical art. Read full review

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Zwigoff not only presents a complex human being and the range of his art but also guides us through a profound and unsettling consideration of what it means to be an American artist. Essential viewing. Read full review

William Arnold

The film is an extraordinarily complex, well-rounded and multileveled portrait of how Crumb got to be the way he is, as well as a tribute to how he was miraculously able to rise above his dysfunctional roots by putting his demons into his art. [16 Jun 1995]

Todd McCarthy

A frank, intimate look at a phenomenal popular artist and his extraordinarily dysfunctional family, Crumb is an excellent countercultural documentary. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Crumb pulls us in with rich detail, and with what it says, or suggests, about art, drugs, psychology and the subconscious.... Like last year's "Hoop Dreams," this documentary does justice to a great subject. [08 Jun 1995]

James Adam

How refreshing then to find a movie with an honest-to-gosh dysfunctional family at its core, a family utterly Tolstoyan in its unhappiness, utterly Dostoevskyan in its despair. [16 Jun 1995]

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Victor_Magnus

Aug 27, 2020

More than just about R. Crumb, it about his brother as well. Who would think that the most interesting person in the film would NOT R. Crumb, but his brother instead?

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ryancarroll88

Aug 27, 2010

This documentary zig-zags between being an inspiring story about a man using his uncompromised talent to garner himself acclaim to becoming a stripped-down look at the disturbed psyche that produced the images he drew. The movie brings up interesting points, such as the fuzzy line betweenThis documentary zig-zags between being an inspiring story about a man using his uncompromised talent to garner himself acclaim to becoming a stripped-down look at the disturbed psyche that produced the images he drew. The movie brings up interesting points, such as the fuzzy line between pornography and art and the paradox of a creative mind getting commercial success. The movie also definitely doesn't leave anything to the imagination - all of the characters are stripped down to their most bare states (it's not surprising that his sisters both declined interviews). Absolutely fascinating.… Expand

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Gamzguy17

Aug 22, 2021

It's very personal, hell I'd say intrusive, of the artist's personal life, but hey, it was made under Robert Crumb's permission.  Zwigoff's careful direction gives us no **** as we learn the endearing highs and disturbing lows which colour the original comic life of "Crumb".  This is aIt's very personal, hell I'd say intrusive, of the artist's personal life, but hey, it was made under Robert Crumb's permission.  Zwigoff's careful direction gives us no **** as we learn the endearing highs and disturbing lows which colour the original comic life of "Crumb".  This is a masterful example on how a documentary should protect its integrity without sacrificing entertainment quality.… Expand

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davez

Jul 20, 2007

Captivating, even if art is not your thing. Disturbing and emotionally involved... I never knew the man or his art, now I feel like he is a childhood friend who I haven't talked to in years and wonder where the hell he might be.

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TimW.

Aug 5, 2007

I echo Dave's sentiment. I never knew about Crumb before I watched this movie (around 10 years ago) but, well, once seen - never forgotten. A great insight into a fascinating character: a cartoon character made flesh.

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EpicLadySponge

Mar 21, 2016

Crumb, about Robert Crumb, is like a crumb! [Pun intended] Crumb tells exactly the story of Robert Crumb in his daily life like how he is today in life.

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HotelCentral

May 18, 2019

An interesting account about the life of an odd character known as R. Crumb which really does not do very much to suggest whether one would like him, or get along with him, if one were to meet him in the street or a coffee shop. He seems to dislike just about everything except his own art,An interesting account about the life of an odd character known as R. Crumb which really does not do very much to suggest whether one would like him, or get along with him, if one were to meet him in the street or a coffee shop. He seems to dislike just about everything except his own art, and possibly old records. Who he might vote for I would not venture to guess.… Expand

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