Highest-Rated Movies about 'Beat Generation', Sort by Popularity

Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation (1999), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986), Beat (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Beat Generation movies.

#1. Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation (1999)

• Rating: 8.8/10
• Length: 90 mins
• Genre: Documentary
• Director: Chuck Workman

Storyline: Filmmaker Chuck Workman charts the achievements of Beat notables Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady.

Plot Keywords: writer, college student, free spirit, creative, inspiring, fascinating, cool ...

#2. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)

• Rating: 7.1/10
• Length: 96 mins
• Genre: Documentary
• Director: Richard Lerner,Lewis MacAdams

Storyline: Documentary explore the unfulfilled promise of Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac, covering the period from the publication of his notorious novel On the Road in 1957 to his alcohol-related death 12 years later.

Plot Keywords: author, widow, beatnik, allen ginsberg, william s. burroughs, poet, passionate ...

#3. Beat (2000)

• Rating: 5.7/10
• Length: 89 mins
• Genre: Drama
• Director: Gary Walkow

Storyline: The true story of two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.

Plot Keywords: allen ginsberg, jack kerouac, writer, ex-convict, melodramatic, shocking, powerful ...