BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 16

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek S

IMDb: 6.0
1993

The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husbands ex wife After being dismissed from the Milwaukee police, Laurie Bembenek is swept off her feet

Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

IMDb: 6.8
2007

The life of career criminal Carlton Leach

The Legend of Bruce Lee 2008

IMDb: 7.0
2008–

The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his tragic death at the age of 32

Effie Gray (2014)

IMDb: 6.0
2014

A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin Greg Wise, his teenage bride Euphemia Effie Gray Dakota Fanning, and Pre Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais Tom Sturridge

Desert Flower (2009)

IMDb: 7.4
2009

Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at 13 when sold as 4th wife Shes maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then McDonalds, where shes discovered and becomes intl top model 1997, she speaks up against female genital mutil

Klitschko (2011)

IMDb: 7.7
2011

A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali amp Wladimir Klitschko The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings

The Hurricane (1999)

IMDb: 7.6
1999

The story of Rubin Hurricane Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

IMDb: 7.0
1993

A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar

The New World (2005)

IMDb: 6.7
2005

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas

Gotti (TV Movie 1996)

IMDb: 7.2
1996

John Gotti rises to head the powerful Gambino crime family before being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder

One Night with the King (2006)

IMDb: 6.1
2006

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

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

Party Monster (2003)

IMDb: 6.3
2003

Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate

The Gathering Storm (2002)

IMDb: 7.5
2002

Winston Churchills wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe

Coal Miners Daughter (1980)

IMDb: 7.5
1980

The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the Queen of Country Music

Only the Dead (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

Australian journalist Michael Wares experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after

Imperium (2016)

IMDb: 6.5
2016

A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist

Hannah Arendt (2012)

IMDb: 7.1
2012

A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem

The Red Baron (2008)

IMDb: 6.4
2008

German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike

Jackie (2016)

IMDb: 6.7
2016

Following the assassination of President John F Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husbands historic legacy

Roots (TV Mini-Series 2016)

IMDb: 7.9
2016

A portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship

Maidentrip (2013)

IMDb: 7.5
2013

14 year old Laura Dekker sets out on a two year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone

Endless Poetry (2016)

IMDb: 7.6
2016

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)

IMDb: 6.6
1980

Semi biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson

I, Olga (2016)

IMDb: 6.6
2016

My verdict is I, Olga Hepnarova, the victim of your bestiality, sentence you to death penalty Those were the famous words of the 22 year old mass murderer Olga Hepnarova, who in 1973 drove a truck into a group of innocent people

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

IMDb: 7.0
1988

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them

The Insider (1999)

IMDb: 7.8
1999

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes expose on Big Tobacco

A Real Vermeer (2016)

IMDb: 6.1
2016

The life story of Dutch painter Han van Meegeren, from his beginnings as a rebellious young artist in 1920s Amsterdam to his rise to infamy as one of the most ingenious art forgers of all time

Inside Deep Throat (2005)

IMDb: 6.7
2005

An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat 1972, covering aspects from the films creation to its cultural impact

Einstein and Eddington (2008)

IMDb: 7.3
2008

Drama about the development of Albert Einsteins theory of general relativity, and Einsteins relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to experimentally prove his ideas

Chopper (2000)

IMDb: 7.2
2000

Chopper tells the intense story of Mark Chopper Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison His book, From the Inside, upon which the film is based, was a best seller

The Pianist (2002)

IMDb: 8.5
2002

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II

Michael the Brave (1971)

IMDb: 8.5
1971

At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country

Against the Sun (2014)

IMDb: 6.5
2014

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission

My Darling Clementine (1946)

IMDb: 7.8
1946

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family

Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)

IMDb: 7.0
2017

Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya determined to discover the African continent