Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Beauty Is Embarrassing is a documentary film directed by Neil Berkeley, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage landscape paintings have made him a darling of the fine art world. The movie chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of an artist struggling to find peace and balance between his professional work and his personal art. This is especially complicated for a man who struggles with the virtues he most often mocks in his art...Vanity, ego and fame.

Who’s in it. Beauty Is Embarrassing stars Wayne White as Himself, Mimi Pond as Herself, Woodrow White as Himself and Lulu White as Herself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Beauty Is Embarrassing has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Beauty Is Embarrassing page.

If you liked it. Fans of Beauty Is Embarrassing tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.