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Naked Lunch(1991)

R
| 1h 55min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 479 votes)

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 meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.

Directed by David Cronenberg - With Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Nicholas Campbell, ...

Kill Your Darlings(2013)

R
| 1h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 616 votes)

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

Directed by John Krokidas - With Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, ...
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Heart Beat(1980)

R
| 1h 50min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

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

Directed by John Byrum - With Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey, Ann Dusenberry, Tony Bill, ...
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Pull My Daisy(1959)

26min
3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.

Directed by Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie - With Allen Ginsberg, Delphine Seyrig, Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Larry Rivers, Peter Orlovsky, ...

Burroughs: The Movie(1984)

NR
| 1h 30min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr.

Directed by Howard Brookner
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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats(1985)

NR
| 1h 11min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S. Burroughs. The film also employs dramatic recreations of Kerouac's life beginning with his early childhood.

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Jack Kerouac's Road - A Franco-American Odyssey(2017)

55min | Drama, Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

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 important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

Directed by Herménégilde Chiasson

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds(1979)

NR
| 56min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

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. Associated through mutual friendships, these cultural dissidents looked for new ways and means to express themselves. Soon their writings found an audience and the American media took notice, dubbing them the Beat Generation. Members of this group included writers Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg. a trinity that would ultimately influence the works of others during that era, including the "hippie" movement of the '60s. In this 55-minute video narrated by Allen Ginsberg, members of the Beat Generation (including the aforementioned Burroughs, Anne Waldman, Peter Orlovsky, Amiri Baraka, Diane Di Prima, and Timothy Leary) are reunited at Naropa University in Boulder, CO during the late 1970's to share their works and influence a new generation of young American bohemians.

Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat(2001)

1h 10min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

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Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel(2023)

1h 10min | 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 Punk Rock scene. Delving into the history of the hotel, as a home and gathering place for some of the most influential artists and cultural icons of the past century, including Mark Twain, Arthur Miller, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Leonard Cohen, Madonna and a possible spirit or two. Including historical footage of some of the residents and regulars who made the glorious Chelsea Hotel so legendary.