John Waters Movies

The Salton Sea: An inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California....

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.

A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's...

Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the...

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault...

Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch, is undoubtedly one of the last remaining Magi of cinema. Despite living in the middle of...

Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up...

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

The story of American film criticism.

A giant teddy bear who became famous in kids TV shows, now lives the day to day as an Uber driver.

The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half...

An in-depth portrait chronicling the rise of New Line Cinema, between 1967 and 1994, from the perspective of the filmmakers and executives involved...

A documentary about actress Edith Massey in which she talks about her life and her career in film.

Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.

James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her...

An American short documentary video about the opening of Edith Massey's thrift store in Baltimore.

When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply...

John Waters' first sixteen-millimetre film, about a deranged nanny who kidnaps young girls and forces them to 'model themselves to death' in front of...