What is the best Julian Schnabel film of all time?

Seven pictures from a painter who came to cinema sideways, each one built on somebody's real life.

1. 1
   Miral

   A 2010 drama following four Palestinian women across five decades, adapted from Rula Jebreal's novel.
   1000pts
2. 2
   In the Hand of Dante

   Schnabel's 2025 adaptation of Nick Tosches's novel about a stolen manuscript of the Divine Comedy.
   698pts
3. 3
   At Eternity's Gate

   A 2018 portrait of Vincent van Gogh's final years, with Willem Dafoe as the painter.
   523pts
4. 4
   Basquiat

   Schnabel's 1996 debut, a first-hand account of Jean-Michel Basquiat's rise in the New York art world.
   407pts
5. 5
   The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

   Schnabel's 2007 adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir, shot largely from inside a paralysed man's single working eye.
   262pts
6. 6
   Before Night Falls

   A 2000 biopic of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, with Javier Bardem in his first Oscar-nominated role.
   262pts
7. 7
   Lou Reed's Berlin

   A 2007 concert film of Lou Reed performing his 1973 album Berlin in full.
   262pts