BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 28

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

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

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

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

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

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup detat in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the

The idealist William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade

A heart racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular and dangerous feats of foot launched human flight

Set during the Philippine American war, a short tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army his own treacherous countrymen

New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hesters pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer

The real life of Colombian drug lord, Griselda Blanco, who reportedly masterminded more than 200 murders This film presents her life story from the time she was a young girl to the end of her life

An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty stricken childhood to world wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp

The story of an 84 year old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford

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

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

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husbands incarceration

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

This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history

Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia Explore Janets discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim

In 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baronessplantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free spirited big game hunter

A world weary political journalist picks up the story of a womans search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the right attitude toward the events in war torn Europe, and his search for a new home

The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry

Based on the real life case of the British serial killer John Christie, and what happened to his neighbors Tim and Beryl Evans

A young woman goes on a 1,700 mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog

Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up and comin

A bitter love story between a talented writer and a gentle nurse

A drama centered around Renee Yohe and her battle with drugs, depression, and other life issues that ultimately leads to the founding of charity group To Write Love on Her Arms

A story of passion, rivalry, love, and friendship Jan Banas, acclaimed Silesian football player of the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to makes his dreams come true on and off the field Stars is the story of a great love between young p

A group of U S soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after theyve left the battlefield

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

Born poor in St Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success

During the 1960s, a renegade Scottish psychiatrist courts controversy within his profession for his approach to the field, and for the unique community he creates for his patients to inhabit

She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame

The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son