ForSeenItForSeenIt
WATCHDISCOVERLISTSAWARDSBALLOT
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
Your Rating

Burroughs: The Movie

1984
Directed byHoward Brookner
1h 30m

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr.

CAST
William S. BurroughsSelfMortimer BurroughsSelfLucien CarrSelf
ForSeenItForSeenIt
WatchDiscoverCompareWatchlistListsAwardsBallotSearch

© 2026 ForSeenIt. Made for film lovers.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

v2.22 · CLOUD · code x84 sha e59514b · rev forseentest-00170-wav

Jackie CurtisSelf
Allen GinsbergSelf
John GiornoSelf
James GrauerholzSelf
Brion GysinSelf
Patti SmithSelf
Terry SouthernSelf
DETAILS
GENRES
Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.0

Suggested

I Am Heath Ledger
7.4
I Am Heath Ledger2017
Hawking
7.6
Hawking2013
For the Love of Spock
7.4
For the Love of Spock2016
Downloaded
6.5
Downloaded2013
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
7.6
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart2020
Howard
6.8
Howard2018
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
7.3
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown2008
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
6.6
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince1978
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
7.9
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz2014
Love, Marilyn
6.6
Love, Marilyn2013
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
6.9
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction2013
Being James Bond
7.8
Being James Bond2021
Maria by Callas
7.3
Maria by Callas2017
Lemmy
7.5
Lemmy2010
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
8.4
Ozzy: No Escape from Now2025
A Plastic Ocean
7.6
A Plastic Ocean2016
Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.9
Woody Allen: A Documentary2011
How the Beatles Changed the World
7.4
How the Beatles Changed the World2017
The House I Live In
7.5
The House I Live In2012
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
7.0
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear2022
People who rated this

No ratings from ForSeenIt viewers yet.

Where to watch

US
Watch on Criterion Channel

Stream

Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel

Rent

Amazon Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
Google Play Movies
YouTube
YouTube

Buy

Amazon Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
Google Play Movies
YouTube
YouTube
All Options Powered by JustWatch