BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 20

Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)

IMDb: 7.8
2007

The story of one of the most famous men in history You might think you know him the heroic and successful discoverer of America Now think again

When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007

IMDb: 6.8
2007

The story of a sons conflicting memories of his dying father

Hanna Ranch (2014)

IMDb: 7.3
2014

Hanna Ranch is the story of three generations on a family ranch in rural Colorado, that centers on visionary eco rancher, Kirk Hanna, whose fight carried on by his amazingly determined wife and two daughters

Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. (20

IMDb: 7.4
2017

The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story Using archival footage and previously unknown audio to tell the story along with interviews with those that knew him the best

Interrupted Melody (1955)

IMDb: 6.7
1955

This movie chronicles Australian born opera star Marjorie Lawrences success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback

The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)

IMDb: 6.4
2012

An experimental documentary that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer, during the summer of his arrest in 1991

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986

IMDb: 7.0
1986

Arriving in Chicago, Henry Michael Rooker, in what is undoubtedly the finest performance of his patchy career, moves in with ex con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer

Who Took Johnny (2014)

IMDb: 7.2
2014

An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier

Iris (2001)

IMDb: 7.0
2001

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimers disease

If You Could See What I Hear (1982)

IMDb: 6.9
1982

A light comedylove story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Sto

IMDb: 6.7
2011

An inspiring look at JK Rowlings rise to become one of the most influential writers from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon

True Women (1997)

IMDb: 6.7
1997

Covering nearly fifty years of mid 19th century turmoil, from the tumultuous Texas Revolution to the early womens suffrage movement, True Women is a gripping tale of endurance, love, and above all, gritty female determination

Restrepo (2010)

IMDb: 7.5
2010

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan

Gracie (2007)

IMDb: 6.2
2007

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer

Mollys Game (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic class skier who ran the worlds most exclusive high stakes poker game and became an FBI target

After Tiller (2013)

IMDb: 7.4
2013

This thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

IMDb: 6.5
1989

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built

Beware the Slenderman (2016)

IMDb: 6.2
2016

Tells the story of two 12 year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

IMDb: 6.5
2001

A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug addicted father

Woman Walks Ahead (2017)

IMDb: 6.6
2017

Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples struggle over the rights to their land

Gotti (2018)

IMDb: 4.7
2018

The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)

IMDb: 6.1
2003

The story of poker legend Stuey Ungar A gambler by the age of 10, Ungar won millions playing card games

Inside the American Mob (2013)

IMDb: 8.2
2013–

Documentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the 60s to mid 90s Well documented with plenty of interviews and original footage Story told by ex members of Mafia,

The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005)

IMDb: 7.8
2005

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utahs Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967

Marie Antoinette (1938)

IMDb: 7.4
1938

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens

Walt Disney Part 1 (2015)

IMDb: 8.1
2015

American Experience Walt Disney

RBG (2018)

IMDb: 7.6
2018

The exceptional life and career of U S Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon

Cant Stand Losing You: Surviving the Pol

IMDb: 6.9
2012

Based on the acclaimed memoir One Train Later by rock guitarist Andy Summers, Cant Stand Losing You Surviving the Police follows Summers journey from his early days in the psychedelic 60s music scene, when he played with The Anim

The Grandmaster (2013)

IMDb: 6.6
2013

The story of martial arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee

Kundun (1997)

IMDb: 7.0
1997

From childhood to adulthood, Tibets fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems

Susanne Bartsch: On Top (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

A feature documentary exploring NYC culture through the influence of nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch

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

José and Pilar (2010)

IMDb: 8.3
2010

A documentary on Nobel Prize Winner Jose Saramago and his feelings over his wife, his country and life, as a whole

Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)

IMDb: 7.0
2019

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day

Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)

IMDb: 6.3
2015

The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven there are few if any directors who can be elevated to such heights On the back of his revolutionary film

Reaching for the Moon (2013)

IMDb: 7.0
2013

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares