BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 17

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)

IMDb: 6.3
2006

Football match Real Madrid vs Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane

Mission to Lars (2012)

IMDb: 6.7
2012

Kate and Will Spicers brother, Tom, has Fragile X Syndrome, the most common form of inherited learning disability He is also a massive fan of Lars Ulrich from Metallica They made a promise to Tom that they would get him to meet La

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

Dark Waters (2019)

IMDb: 7.6
2019

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution

John Adams (TV Mini-Series 2008)

IMDb: 8.5
2008

The life of one of the USAs Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nations first 50 years

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

My Life So Far (1999)

IMDb: 6.5
1999

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister Through the household comes a numb

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

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

Hillary (2016)

IMDb: 7.3
2016

The biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, who, as a boy, was raised in a strict family, but eventually has to rebel against his stern fathers backward ideals, to follow his own convictions He wants to climb mountains

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

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

IMDb: 8.1
2004

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa

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

Kit Carson (1940)

IMDb: 6.3
1940

Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail through Shoshone territory, to California which plans to secede from Mexico

The Wind Rises (2013)

IMDb: 7.8
2013

A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II

Welcome to Marwen (2018)

IMDb: 6.2
2018

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process

Maria by Callas (2017)

IMDb: 7.2
2017

An intimate look at the life and work of Greek American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words

Red Joan (2018)

IMDb: 6.4
2018

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K G B s longest serving British spy

Pihalla (2017)

IMDb: 6.3
2017

Screwed orig Pihalla is a Finnish drama film, where seventeen year olds Miku and Elias find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside Love is not as easy as it seems

Coco Before Chanel (2009)

IMDb: 6.7
2009

The story of Coco Chanels rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world

Patsy & Loretta (2019)

IMDb: 6.7
2019

An original movie about the friendship between country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn

The Secret (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016

The Secret is the story of a real life double murder James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher, Hazel Buchanan, played by Gen

A Life Interrupted (2007)

IMDb: 6.0
2007

After Debbie Smith was raped, she didnt take the law into her own hands She wrote the law

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Dont Know Me (

IMDb: 7.6
2018

This documentary explores the rise of Teddy Pendergrass, the first male African American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums against the backdrop of 1960s America, and his comeback after a life changing accident

If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About L

IMDb: 7.9
2018

This authorized documentary will explore the music and backstory of the legendary American band With the songs from the first six Skynyrd albums driving the narration, the film focuses on the story of frontman Ronnie Van Zant his

Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to Presi

IMDb: 4.9
2017

Documentary telling the remarkable story of Donald Trumps family history, an extraordinary immigration success story What can we learn about the next President of the United States from his background

Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)

IMDb: 7.8
2007

A writer takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend Stuart, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood

Sergio (2020)

IMDb: 6.1
2020

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career