I Shot Andy Warhol

Skip the prestige-TV noise — I Shot Andy Warhol is quietly one of the better ones. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 93 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Lili Taylor leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason I Shot Andy Warhol keeps coming up in conversation. I Shot Andy Warhol trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "SCUM" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he repeatedly ignored her. So she shot him. The performances from Lili Taylor and Jared Harris give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 1996. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in I Shot Andy Warhol. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Lili Taylor carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

I Shot Andy Warhol was released in 1996, directed by Mary Harron. The full 103-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.