BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 29

Full Out (2015)

IMDb: 6.4
2015

A young gymnasts Olympic aspirations are crushed after a debilitating accident

Drift (2013)

IMDb: 6.3
2013

In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick start the modern surf industry

Papillon (1973)

IMDb: 8.0
1973

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape

Good Ol Freda (2013)

IMDb: 7.3
2013

A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles

Denial (2016)

IMDb: 6.7
2016

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel

The Message (1976)

IMDb: 8.2
1976

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

Abraham (1993)

IMDb: 7.0
1993

The Old Testament story of Abraham and the trials he endures Commanded by God to lead his family to the promised land of Canaan with the promise that if he does so, his descendants will become a great and numerous tribe His obed

The Countess (2009)

IMDb: 6.2
2009

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty

Ned Kelly (2003)

IMDb: 6.5
2003

An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known

Feud (2017)

IMDb: 8.5
2017

Planned anthology series centering on famous feuds, including Bette Davis and Joan Crawford that is discontinued at the moment

The Glass Castle (2017)

IMDb: 7.1
2017

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother whos an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the childrens imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty

Churchill (2017)

IMDb: 6.1
2017

Ninety six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort

The Longshots (2008)

IMDb: 5.5
2008

The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56 year history

Ed Wood (1994)

IMDb: 7.8
1994

Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D Wood Jr tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent

The Real Miyagi (2015)

IMDb: 7.1
2015

The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation

I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

IMDb: 5.6
2000

A bored Italian socialite Kim Basinger abandons her jet set lifestyle for the rigors and rewards of rural Kenya in this true story, based on the best selling memoir by Kuki Gallmann Directed by Hugh Hudson Chariots of Fire

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

Have a Little Faith (2011)

IMDb: 6.9
2011

Writer Mitch Alboms reluctantly agrees to pen the eulogy of his childhood rabbi

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

The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (20

IMDb: 7.8
2003

Clip Rise from the Dead

W. (2008)

IMDb: 6.3
2008

A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W Bush

Elvis (1979)

IMDb: 7.0
1979

Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley

La femme la plus assassinée du monde

IMDb: 5.3
2018

Paula Maxa is the Parisian Grand Guignol Theatres leading lady, famous for being murdered on stage every day But is there a link between the theatre and a series of gruesome real life murders

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (199

IMDb: 4.5
1992

Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies

Operation Finale (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust

Once Upon a Time in China III (1992)

IMDb: 6.8
1992

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the Dancing Lion Competition to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent

Sanju (2018)

IMDb: 7.7
2018

Sanju is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt his film career, jail sentence and personal life

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

Lizzie (2018)

IMDb: 5.8
2018

A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Bordens family

Holding the Man (2015)

IMDb: 7.4
2015

The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15 year long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo

The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

IMDb: 6.7
2018

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public

Boy Erased (2018)

IMDb: 6.9
2018

The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

IMDb: 7.3
2019

Eddie Murphy portrays real life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon

Goyo: Ang batang heneral (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

The story of Gregorio Goyo del Pilar, one of the youngest Generals during the Philippine American War who fought in the historic Battle of Tirad Pass

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

The Last Waltz (1978)

IMDb: 8.2
1978

A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band