Movies like Boogie Woogie

Set in the 1950s, Mona Lisa Smile features Julia Roberts as an art history professor at Wellesley College who challenges her female students' traditional views. While not as directly connected to the art industry, it parallels Boogie Woogie by highlighting the power and relevance of art in society.

This biographical drama portrays the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a pioneering figure in the 1980s New York City art scene. Basquiat's rise from homeless graffiti artist to famed painter echoes the themes of ambition and success in the art world explored in Boogie Woogie.

This documentary, directed by the street artist Banksy, explores the relationship between commercial and street art. Though a documentary, anyone interested in the themes of contemporary art and authenticity in Boogie Woogie will find Exit Through the Gift Shop incredibly engaging.

In this satirical thriller set in the contemporary art world of Los Angeles, Velvet Buzzsaw blends horror with critique on the commercialization of art, in a way that viewers of Boogie Woogie's art-centric storyline might find appealing and thought-provoking.

This comedy-drama explores the ambitions, dreams, and realities of artists in an art school setting. Like Boogie Woogie, Art School Confidential satirizes the art industry while offering a slew of quirky characters that navigate their way through the competitive art scene.