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Movies like Un coup de pinceau

The best movies like Un coup de pinceau are Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972), Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) and Renoir (2012). If Un coup de pinceau hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972)

    Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

    In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Renoir (2012)

    In the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste, returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. A Brush with Love (2019)

    As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints a vision board that brings her success and love—only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn't who she thinks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  5. La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

    The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Woman on the Beach (1947)

    A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Painting (2011)

    Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Blood of a Poet (1932)

    In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)

    Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are against this relationship and stop financial help. Modigliani worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Final Portrait (2017)

    Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Pollock (2000)

    In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Witness in the City (1959)

    Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Too Shy to Try (1978)

    Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching bag. Soon after, he's smitten by Agnes, a hotel guest with a model's looks and photographers wherever she goes. When she leaves for Nice, he follows, meeting Aldo on the way. Aldo becomes his boldness coach. Pierre gets a job washing dishes where Agnes is staying, but after a week or so, she's off to Deauville, with Aldo and Pierre in pursuit. Using funds they get by selling Aldo's car, this time Pierre poses as a polo-playing jet setter. Will this win the heart of Agnes?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Élisa (1995)

    Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Crime is Mine (2023)

    In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Woman in Gold (2015)

    Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Endings, Beginnings (2020)

    An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Cookies (1975)

    Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), an umbrella salesman, leads a quiet life between his work, his family and his passion for painting. During his many business trips, Henri indulges in a few amorous escapades, which provide a welcome change from the tiresome daily routine his bigoted wife locks him into. One fine day, Henri decides to drop everything and live on love and fresh water. He ends up in Pont-Aven, where he meets Émile, a local painter imitating Gauguin, with whom he shares his drinking and other feminine attractions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Angèle and Tony (2011)

    Angèle, a beautiful young woman with a past, arrives in a small fishing harbor in Normandy. She meets Tony, a professional fisherman, who finds himself attracted to her although he dislikes her blunt ways. Tony hires her as a fishmonger, lodges her and teaches her the tricks of the trade. The relationships between Myriam, Tony's mother, and Angèle are far from easy but the young woman gradually adapts to her new environment and little by little Tony and Angèle manage to tame each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Modigliani (2004)

    Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Un coup de pinceau?

The closest matches to Un coup de pinceau are Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972), Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) and Renoir (2012). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Un coup de pinceau?

Start with Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972), the closest match to Un coup de pinceau.

What is the highest-rated movie like Un coup de pinceau?

La Belle Noiseuse (1991), rated 7.3/10 by 306 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Un coup de pinceau?

The Crime is Mine (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Un coup de pinceau?

Yes: Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972), Renoir (2012) and La Belle Noiseuse (1991).

How are movies similar to Un coup de pinceau chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Un coup de pinceau, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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