Pollock (2000)
81%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 9 nominations total
Though Pollock does not really allow audiences a glimpse of the painter as a person, it does powerfully depict the creative process. Harris throws himself into the role and turns in a compelling performance
Pollock is a movie that will make you want to pick up a paintbrush and start splattering paint all over your walls. Ed Harris does an amazing job portraying the troubled artist, and you can feel the passion and pain in every stroke of his brush. It’s not just a biopic, it’s a journey into the mind of a genius, and it will leave you feeling inspired and a little bit messy. So grab some paint and let’s get creative!
Production Company(ies)
Piki Films, Defender Films, Curious Film
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Long Island, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and brief sexuality
Year of Release
2001
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 58m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2000 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2001
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey Tambor, Bud Cort, directed by Ed Harris, written by Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith, Barbara Turner, Susan Emshwiller, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Joe Morgenstern, Nell Minow, Peter Rainer, Michael Bracewell, Neil Smith, Marc Savlov, rated R, Fred Berner, Jon Kilik, MPAA rating, Sony Pictures Classics, Surround, Dolby Stereo, Flat (1.85:1), Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Peggy Guggenheim, Ruth Klingman, Clement Greenberg, Howard Putzel
Worldwide gross: $10,994,533
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $18,528,959
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,738
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,020,606
US/Canada gross: $8,598,593
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $14,491,109
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,506
US/Canada opening weekend: $44,244
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $74,564
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,053
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $6,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $10,111,731
Production budget ranking: 1,661
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,445,167
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,972,062
ROI to date (est.): 19%
ROI ranking: 1,296
Marcia Gay Harden – Lee Krasner
Amy Madigan – Peggy Guggenheim
Jennifer Connelly – Ruth Klingman
Jeffrey Tambor – Clement Greenberg
Bud Cort – Howard Putzel
Director(s)
Ed Harris
Writer(s)
Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith, Barbara Turner, Susan Emshwiller
Producer(s)
Fred Berner, Ed Harris, Jon Kilik
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 9 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (109) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (22)
For better and worse, Pollock is an Action Painterly picture, an ambitious work of ambiguous surfaces.
June 18, 2012
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
Wonderful movie, but for adults and older teens.
December 27, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
Harris as an actor does justice to his long-term passion to play Pollock.
September 26, 2002
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
It tracks a mythology of creativity which runs from Caravaggio to Patti Smith, and is running still, unended.
August 8, 2002
Michael Bracewell
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
A highly personal, rigorous, and thoughtful analysis of a truly troubled genius.
April 16, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
Neil Smith
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
That rare breed, a biopic that makes you want to learn more about its subject, as much as you can, as fast as you can.
April 9, 2001 | Rating: 4/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
a plodding glimpse of the latter part of Jackson Pollock’s life
April 25, 2013 | Rating: D+
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews
In the same way a tap dancer innately understands the percolating syncopation of all jazz music, Ed Harris identifies character rhythms and physical possibilities in drama.
April 19, 2009 | Rating: A
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
July 14, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
Many films about artists indulge opportunities to depict people behaving recklessly. Harris seems more interested in showing us the nature of creativity.
January 15, 2005 | Rating: B+
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Not a review, but an Interview with Ed Harris, who discusses Pollock among other roles.
August 4, 2004
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
June 5, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4
Gerry Gallo
Hollywood.com…
Plot
At the end of the 1940’s, abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is featured in Life magazine. Flashback to 1941, he’s living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That’s when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker. To get him away from booze, insecurity, and the stress of city life, they move to the Hamptons where nature and sobriety help Pollock achieve a breakthrough in style: a critic praises, then Life magazine calls. But so do old demons: the end is nasty, brutish, and short.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Ed Harris delivers a compelling performance as Jackson Pollock in this biopic.
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