BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 15

Stauffenberg (2004)

IMDb: 6.7
2004

In 1944, in fear of a complete German defeat in the World War II, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg Sebastian Koch, goes to a meeting with the

My Son Hunter (2022)

IMDb: 4.4
2022

Fictional retelling of the lifestyle and scandals of Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden

Goebbels and the Fuhrer (2024)

IMDb: 7.2
2024

Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is in charge of building public support for the Holocaust and for the war that Hitler is about to start

Johnny Football (2023)

IMDb: 6.9
2023

In 2012, Johnny Manziel is a star quarterback at Texas A and M the money rolls in, the scrutiny grows, and the scandals pile up losing his way, Manziel fumbles his shot at NFL success but goes on to find inner peace and happiness

Mariah Carey Grit and Glamour (2023)

IMDb: N/A
2023

A Cinderella story of sorts, Mariah Carey Songbird Supreme Queen of Christmas Dedicated philanthropist Mariah has sold over 220 million records and released the best selling Christmas album ever

Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)

IMDb: N/A
1980

This film concerns David Gulpilils work to bridge the gap between his life as an Australian Aboriginal and as a film and TV actor

Running Brave (1983)

IMDb: 6.7
1983

The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964

Elton John Never Too Late (2024)

IMDb: N/A
2024

It showcases a never before seen concert footage of him over the past 50 years, as well as hand written journals and present day footage of him and his family

The Fighter 2010

IMDb: 7.8
2010

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

IMDb: 8.0
2013

In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease

Lion of the Desert (1981)

IMDb: 8.3
1980

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar

Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

IMDb: 6.2
2014

New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city

The Sound of Music (1965)

IMDb: 8.0
1965

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widowers children

Ray (2004)

IMDb: 7.7
2004

The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s

Alive 1993

IMDb: 7.1
1993

A Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash

The Doors (1991)

IMDb: 7.2
1991

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971

Basquiat (1996)

IMDb: 6.9
1996

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity

Malcolm X (1992)

IMDb: 7.7
1992

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam

Eat Pray Love (2010)

IMDb: 5.8
2010

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round the world journey to find herself

Unbroken 2014

IMDb: 7.2
2014

After a near fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before hes caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner of war camp

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

IMDb: 7.3
1987

Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful

Boys Dont Cry (1999)

IMDb: 7.5
1999

A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

IMDb: 8.0
1975

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank A nice simple robbery Walk in, take the money, and run Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does

Fair Game (2010)

IMDb: 6.8
2010

CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969

IMDb: 8.0
1969

Wyoming, early 1900s Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels Their solution escape to Bolivia

As Dreamers Do (2014)

IMDb: 3.5
2014

Behind every great mouse there is a man Armed with an ever growing imagination and eternal optimism, Walt begins to develop skills as an animator early in life He overcomes a variety of hardships to become one of the biggest icons

De Palma (2015)

IMDb: 7.4
2015

A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma

Lemmy (2010)

IMDb: 7.8
2010

A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy metal musician Lemmy Kilmister

The Krays (1990)

IMDb: 6.6
1990

This fact based movie follows the life of the twin crime lords in Londons 60s underworld

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

IMDb: 7.2
1978

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death

Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)

IMDb: 7.6
2013

A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth

The Salt of the Earth (2014)

IMDb: 8.5
2014

The life and work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world

Altman (2014)

IMDb: 6.8
2014

A look at the life and work of American film maker Robert Altman

Bless Me, Ultima (2013)

IMDb: 6.4
2012

A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village

Changeling (2008)

IMDb: 7.7
2008

Grief stricken mother Christine Collins Angelina Jolie takes on the L A P D to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child

Sunshine Superman (2014)

IMDb: 6.9
2014

A heart racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular and dangerous feats of foot launched human flight