Cast: David Hockney

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring David Hockney. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Lucian Freud: Painted Life (TV)

2012 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Randall Wright

Cast Esther Freud · David Hockney

Plot Painted Life explores the life and work of Lucian Freud, undoubtedly one of Britain's greatest artists. Freud gave his full backing to the documentary shortly before his death. Uniquely, he...

7.8

22 votes

7.8

22 votes

Tim's Vermeer

2013 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States

Direction Teller

Cast Martin Mull · Penn Jillette · David Hockney · Tim Jenison

Plot Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

7.0

262 votes

7.0

262 votes

A Bigger Splash

1974 · Documentary · 106 min. · United Kingdom

6.0

71 votes

6.0

71 votes

Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

2017 · Documentary · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Phil Grabsky

Cast David Hockney

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Love, Cecil

2017 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States

Direction Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Cast Cecil Beaton · Hamish Bowles · Leslie Caron · Rupert Everett

Plot A tribute to Cecil Beaton, the Oscar-winning set and costume designer of 'My Fair Lady' and 'Gigi'.

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Queer as Art

2017 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction James House

Cast Stephen Fry · Alan Cumming · Antony Sher · David Hockney

Plot Hour-long documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. This film is part of the Gay Britannia season of BBC programming to...

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Genius

1970 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States

Direction Gregory J. Markopoulos

Cast Leonor Fini · David Hockney · Daniel Kahnweiler

Plot Based upon the theme of Faust. Filmed in Paris and London. Restored and printed by Temenos Archive, Zurich.

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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China

1988 · Documentary · 46 min. · United States

Direction Philip Haas

Cast David Hockney

Plot A groundbreaking essay documentary which featured an ebullient David Hockney discussing a late seventeenth-century Chinese scroll by artist Wang Hui.

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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States

Direction Chuck Workman

Cast Joan Agajanian Quinn · Jean-Michel Basquiat · Irving Blum · Stephen Bruce

Plot A look at the life, work, and impact of Andy Warhol (1928-1987), pop icon and artist, from his childhood in Pittsburgh to his death after a botched surgery. Warhol coined...

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Heads (S)

1969 · Documentary · 10 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Gidal

Cast Francis Bacon · Rufus Collins · Stephen Dwoskin · Marianne Faithfull

Plot Includes ‘portraits’ of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.

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Fire in the Water

1977 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967 · Documentary · 70 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Whitehead

Cast Alan Aldridge · Julie Christie · David Hockney · Andrew Loog Oldham

Plot Peter Whitehead's disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled "A Pop Concerto," comprises a number of different "movements," each depicting a different theme underscored by music.

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David Hockney: Secret Knowledge (TV)

2002 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Randall Wright

Cast David Hockney

Plot Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early as the 15th century. Examples from...

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