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Crumb
8.4
/10
3,027 Ratings

Synopsis

Underground artist Robert Crumb’s unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made him a household name in popular American art. The details of Crumb’s incredible career and life are examined and upturned—including his family of reclusive eccentrics.

Our take

Legendary antihero Robert Crumb is a perfectly ambiguous subject for an in-depth documentary, which took no less than 9 years to make. For the connoisseurs of the nerdy cartoonist and novices alike, this is a delightful and informative trip into his bizarre, fantasy-filled and obsessive world.