BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 26

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

IMDb: 7.7
1942

The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2

IMDb: 6.4
2008

A British writer struggles to fit in at a high profile magazine in New York City

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

IMDb: 6.6
1965

An all star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ

The Sessions (2012)

IMDb: 7.2
2012

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest

The Jacksons An American Dream (1992)

IMDb: 7.5
1992

The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success

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

Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

IMDb: 6.8
1989

In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra until they and their families are sent to Auschwitz When the Nazis learn of his boxing, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matc

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

IMDb: 7.3
1954

Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944

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

Only the Dead (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

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

Genius (2016)

IMDb: 6.6
2016

A chronicle of Max Perkinss time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald and others

Nowhere Boy (2009)

IMDb: 7.1
2009

A chronicle of John Lennons first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life

Holy Rollers (2010)

IMDb: 5.9
2010

In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel

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

RKO 281 (1999)

IMDb: 7.0
1999

Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane 1941, despite the opposition of the films de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst

Love Ranch (2010)

IMDb: 5.6
2010

A drama centered around a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada

An Honest Liar (2014)

IMDb: 7.5
2014

The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi

The Music of Silence (2017)

IMDb: 6.6
2017

Based on the extraordinary true story of Andrea Bocelli, a blind boy, who against all odds becomes one of the most world renowned opera singers To date, he has sold over 80 million records worldwide

Casino Jack (2010)

IMDb: 6.2
2010

A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protege go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder

All Hail the Popcorn King (2019)

IMDb: 8.6
2019

Hallowed be thy name, oh Lord, and shotgun do your stuff, wrote Joe R Lansdale in one of his more than 50 novels, 500 short stories, and countless comic books and screenplays While a prolific storyteller, Lansdale is no ordina

Sylvia (2003)

IMDb: 6.3
2003

Story of the relationship between poets Edward James Ted Hughes Daniel Craig and Sylvia Plath Gwyneth Paltrow

The Miracle Maker (2000)

IMDb: 7.0
2000

The story of Jesus Christ

Loving Vincent (2017)

IMDb: 7.8
2017

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh Robert Gulaczyk to deliver the troubled artists final letter and ends up investigating his final days there

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

Jinnah (1998)

IMDb: 8.0
1998

The story of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

IMDb: 7.3
1994

Two teenage girls share a unique bond their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge

Charlie Wilsons War (2007)

IMDb: 7.0
2007

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilsons covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long reaching effects

Miss Potter (2006)

IMDb: 7.0
2006

The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best selling childrens book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and her struggle for love, happiness, and success

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

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,

Adrift (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A true story of survival, as a young couples chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history

My Way The Life and Legacy of Pat Patter

IMDb: 8.2
2021

Pat Patterson and those who will knew him best look back at his unlikely path to the top of sports entertainment From your growing up a poor kid in Montreal, to finding a fame in San

Whitney (2018)

IMDb: 7.3
2018

An in depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston

55 Steps (2017)

IMDb: 6.9
2017

When patients rights lawyer Colette Hughes goes to meet her new client, Eleanor Riese, a patient in the psychiatric unit of a San Francisco hospital, she has no idea that besides taking on an uphill legal battle to improve treatment

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

A Matadors Mistress (2008)

IMDb: 5.7
2008

The film starts in the trip from Sevilla to Linares, where Manolete stops in Cordoba to see his mother He will be remembering some passages of his life