BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 23

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

IMDb: 7.8
2004

The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his lifes calling

Mask 1985

IMDb: 7.2
1985

A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances

Walk the Line (2005)

IMDb: 7.8
2005

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cashs life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins

Made in Dagenham (2010)

IMDb: 7.2
2010

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination

Crumb (1994)

IMDb: 8.0
1994

An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family

Jobs 2013

IMDb: 6.0
2013

The story of Steve Jobs ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

IMDb: 6.9
1950

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her loveprofessional rival, Frank Butler

Penton: The John Penton Story (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

Full length documentary about the story of John Penton An American icon and motorcycle pioneer who along with his family and a band of loyal followers, changed off road motorcycling forever

Behind the Candelabra 2013

IMDb: 7.0
2013

A chronicle of the tempestuous six year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson

Ali (2001)

IMDb: 6.8
2001

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974

The Bling Ring (2013)

IMDb: 5.6
2013

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities whereabouts in order to rob their homes

Kill the Messenger (2014)

IMDb: 6.9
2014

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIAs role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contrasfreedom fighters in Nicaragua

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

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

IMDb: 7.4
1959

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi occupied Netherlands

Nostradamus (1994)

IMDb: 5.8
1994

Nostradamus 1503 66 was a French doctor, astrologer and seer during the Inquisition, successful in treating patients during an outbreak of plague

Patch Adams 1998

IMDb: 6.8
1998

The true story of a heroic man, Hunter Patch Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos

BB King The Life of Riley (2012)

IMDb: 7.4
2012

The untold true American story of an orphan boy from the heart of the Mississippi Delta who rose to music stardom around the world and inspired a generation of fans against all odds

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

IMDb: 7.3
2013

The life and times of Richard Pryor

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

The Perfect Wave (2014)

IMDb: 4.7
2014

When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, hes faced with a choice remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world

The Last of Robin Hood (2013)

IMDb: 5.7
2013

The last days in the life of legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn

Champs (2015)

IMDb: 7.3
2014

A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins examines their lives in and out of the ring

The Krays (1990)

IMDb: 6.6
1990

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

Chariots of Fire (1981)

IMDb: 7.2
1981

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics

Erin Brockovich (2000)

IMDb: 7.4
2000

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a citys water supply

Che: Part One (2008)

IMDb: 7.2
2008

In 1956, Ernesto Che Guevara and a band of Castro led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista

The Green Prince (2014)

IMDb: 7.2
2014

The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis

Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All Part Two

IMDb: N/A
2015

Overcoming the booze and regaining control over his career, relations with the mob and political candidates, new marriages and extramarital affairs, Vegas, the Rat Pack Sinatra retires, never really leaving his timeless music beh

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

IMDb: 7.5
1956

Boxer Rocky Grazianos biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947

Altman (2014)

IMDb: 6.8
2014

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

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe 2015

IMDb: 6.9
2015

A chronicle of Marilyn Monroes family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe 2015

IMDb: 6.9
2015

A chronicle of Marilyn Monroes family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world

Boys Town (1938)

IMDb: 7.3
1938

When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldnt have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys

The Sapphires (2012)

IMDb: 7.0
2012

Its 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam