Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential
Watch TrailerWatch Movie
2006
1h 42m
6.1(227 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.

Where to Watch

Stream

MGM Plus Amazon Channel

Rent

Amazon Video

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Mr. Mudd

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

67 members
Acting

Max Minghella

Jerome

Max Minghella
Acting

Sophia Myles

Audrey

Sophia Myles
Acting

John Malkovich

Professor Sandiford

John Malkovich
Acting

Jim Broadbent

Jimmy

Jim Broadbent
Acting

Matt Keeslar

Jonah

Matt Keeslar
Acting

Ethan Suplee

Vince

Ethan Suplee
Acting

Joel David Moore

Bardo

Joel David Moore
Acting

Nick Swardson

Matthew

Nick Swardson
Acting

Anjelica Huston

Art History Teacher

Anjelica Huston
Acting

Adam Scott

Marvin Bushmiller

Adam Scott
Acting

Jack Ong

Professor Okamura

Jack Ong
Acting

Scoot McNairy

Army-Jacket

Scoot McNairy
Acting

Jeremy Guskin

Eno

No Image
Acting

Monika Ramnath

Flower

No Image
Acting

Isaac Laskin

Kiss-Ass

No Image
Acting

Mike Stanley

Martel Drinker

No Image
Acting

Brian Turk

Cliffy

Brian Turk
Acting

Jeanette Brox

Shilo

Jeanette Brox
Acting

Finneus Egan

Vegan

Finneus Egan
Acting

Shelly Cole

Filthy-Haired Girl

Shelly Cole
Acting

Jean St. James

Mom

Jean St. James
Acting

Cristen Coppen

Preppy Girl

Cristen Coppen
Acting

Michael Shamus Wiles

Donald Baumgarten

Michael Shamus Wiles
Acting

Kate Moennig

Candace

Kate Moennig
Acting

Ezra Buzzington

Leslie

Ezra Buzzington
Acting

Lauren Lee Smith

Beat Girl

Lauren Lee Smith
Acting

Travis Walck

Richard Natwick

Travis Walck
Acting

Paul Collins

Professor David Zipkin

Paul Collins
Acting

Marshall Bell

Lonny

Marshall Bell
Acting

Chris L. McKenna

Mikey

Chris L. McKenna
Acting

Marc Vann

Kevin

Marc Vann
Acting

Roxanne Day

Jonah's Wife - Marie

Roxanne Day
Acting

Roxanne Hart

Mom Platz

Roxanne Hart
Acting

Osman Soykut

Dad Platz

Osman Soykut
Acting

Katija Pevec

Cynthia Platz

Katija Pevec
Acting

Edith Jefferson

Doddering Aunt

No Image
Acting

Michael Lerner

Art Dealer

Michael Lerner
Acting

Jeff LeBeau

Lawyer

Jeff LeBeau
Acting

Richard Bakalyan

Cranky Guard

Richard Bakalyan
Acting

Kimi Reichenberg

Suburban Girl

Kimi Reichenberg
Acting

John Bliss

Vince's Grandpa

John Bliss
Acting

Charlie Talbert

Vince's Editor

Charlie Talbert
Acting

Amy Gross

Vince's Editor's Girlfriend

Amy Gross
Acting

Alexandra Ryan

Nympho Slut

Alexandra Ryan
Acting

Bob Golub

Hector

Bob Golub
Acting

Lauren Bowles

Woman Strangled

Lauren Bowles
Acting

Zachary Maurer

Young Jerome

No Image
Acting

Brendan Walsh

Eugene

No Image
Acting

Brian Geraghty

Stoob

Brian Geraghty
Acting

Valyn Hall

Cute Girl

Valyn Hall
Acting

Oliver Ryan Anderson

Cute Girl's Boyfriend

No Image
Acting

Curtis Taylor

Coach

Curtis Taylor
Acting

Jesse Flanagan

Hurst

Jesse Flanagan
Acting

Dawn-Lyen Gardner

Coed

Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Acting

Laura Roth

Coed

Laura Roth
Acting

Alexi Wasser

Female Student

Alexi Wasser
Acting

Nathaniel Lee Jr.

Kid

No Image
Acting

Stacey Travis

Teacher

Stacey Travis
Acting

Wendy Haines

Grenadine Woman

Wendy Haines
Acting

Erik Walker

Punching Bully

Erik Walker
Acting

Andre Marcus

Other Bully

No Image
Acting

Choice Skinner

Cop

Choice Skinner
Acting

Bob Jennings

Cop

Bob Jennings
Acting

Sam Sabbah

Scary Local

Sam Sabbah
Acting

Lily Asinovsky

Girl Who Steps on Glass

No Image
Acting

Steve Buscemi

Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)

Steve Buscemi
Acting

Kristin Quick

Girl Student

No Image

Similar Movies

Men in Black
7.2
1997

Men in Black

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

Movie
Men in Black II
6.4
2002

Men in Black II

Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.

Movie
M
8.1
1931

M

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

Movie
The Mask
7.0
1994

The Mask

Stanley, a meek bank employee, turns into an eccentric and maniacal green-skinned superhero who can bend reality, after wearing a wooden mask that was created by Loki, the Norse god of mischief.

Movie
Batman
6.4
1966

Batman

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Movie
Gucha!
7.0
2006

Gucha!

Juliet, a white girl, falls in love with a dark-skinned romeo, a divine trumpet player from the Roma orchestra. But her father Satchmo doesn't accept Romeo. Romeo needs to fight for Juliet at the legendary Festival of the trumpeters in Gucha.

Movie
American Splendor
7.2
2003

American Splendor

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Movie
Tears of the Black Tiger
6.4
2000

Tears of the Black Tiger

Dum, the son of a peasant falls in love with Rumpoey, the daughter of a wealthy and respected family. The star-crossed lovers are torn apart for years, but their forbidden love survives. When tragedy strikes, Dum unleashes his rage and becomes the gun-slinging outlaw the "Black Tiger" who will stop at nothing to seek his revenge.

Movie
A Very Long Engagement
7.3
2004

A Very Long Engagement

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Movie
Chubby Killer: The Anthology
4.1
2013

Chubby Killer: The Anthology

Scary tales featuring bloodthirsty supernatural forces, a séance gone wrong and bloodthirsty psycho killers.

Movie
Mars Attacks!
6.4
1996

Mars Attacks!

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

Movie
Dirty Dancing
7.3
1987

Dirty Dancing

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

Movie
Blind Chance
7.5
1987

Blind Chance

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

Movie
A Real Young Girl
5.3
1976

A Real Young Girl

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

Movie
Monster Man
6.0
2003

Monster Man

Two guys and a female hitchhiker are terrorized by a monstrous looking man driving a giant monster truck.

Movie
Re-Animator
7.0
1985

Re-Animator

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

Movie
The Devil's Rejects
6.8
2005

The Devil's Rejects

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

Movie
May Fools
6.8
1990

May Fools

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Movie
The Contract
5.7
2006

The Contract

Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
6.2
1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.

Movie

Recommended Movies

Guarding Tess
6.0
1994

Guarding Tess

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.

Movie
Running with Scissors
5.7
2006

Running with Scissors

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

Movie
Songs from the Second Floor
7.0
2000

Songs from the Second Floor

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

Movie
Stakeout
6.5
1987

Stakeout

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Movie
American Splendor
7.2
2003

American Splendor

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Movie
Human Nature
6.0
2001

Human Nature

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Movie
Way Out East
9.0
2004

Way Out East

"Way Out East" is a Super 8 & 16mm motion picture extravaganza shot during a 3 week road trip to London, Paris & New York with skateboarders Jason Lee, Chris Pastras, Clint Peterson, Benny Fairfax & Keegan Sauder. During these trips a series of art shows were held exhibiting the original art work of Jason Lee, Chris Pastras, Clint Peterson, Matt Irving, Beth Riesgraf & Tobin Yelland, as well as old skateboard graphics and ads from the original conception of Stereo.

Movie
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
4.5
1999

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

Join the epic "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast of Saturday Night Live regulars in a hilarious compilation of the best holiday moments from the show's Christmas specials. Some of the highlights include "Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas Special," "The Lost Ending to It's a Wonderful Life," "The Night Hannukah Harry Saved Christmas," "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood on Christmas" and, of course, the Church Lady's drum solo.

Movie
Lie with Me
5.2
2005

Lie with Me

Happily unattached, the sexually voracious Leila satisfies her desires with a host of rapidly changing bed partners, unconcerned about the emotional consequences. But that all changes when she meets an artist looking for a deeper commitment.

Movie
Don't Think Twice
6.4
2016

Don't Think Twice

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Movie
10 Years
5.8
2012

10 Years

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.

Movie
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.3
2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Movie
Two Lovers
6.9
2008

Two Lovers

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

Movie
The Raven
6.3
2012

The Raven

A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

Movie
The Art of Racing in the Rain
8.2
2019

The Art of Racing in the Rain

A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

Movie
Last Tango in Paris
6.9
1972

Last Tango in Paris

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

Movie
Copycat
6.5
1995

Copycat

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Movie
The Witches
6.9
1990

The Witches

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

Movie
Gulliver's Travels
5.2
2010

Gulliver's Travels

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
5.8
2001

Not Another Teen Movie

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '90s.

Movie