BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 35

Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)

IMDb: 6.5
1973

A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun

The Assassination of Jesse James by the

IMDb: 7.5
2007

Robert Ford, whos idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader

Cesar Chavez (2014)

IMDb: 6.4
2014

A biography of the civil rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez

Lucky Luciano (1973)

IMDb: 6.4
1973

Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks

Gods and Monsters (1998)

IMDb: 7.4
1998

The last days of Frankenstein 1931 director James Whale are explored

American Weightlifting (2013)

IMDb: 8.3
2013

Ultra independent a one person production start to finish this movie looks at the passion and dedication of American athletes and coaches in the Olympic sport of weightlifting The sport is extremely popular internationally, but

A Quiet Passion (2016)

IMDb: 6.5
2016

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist

Inherit the Wind (1960)

IMDb: 8.1
1960

Based on a real life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution

Hostage to the Devil (2016)

IMDb: 5.3
2016

A child possessed An exorcist locked in combat with an ancient evil In the battle for saving a soul, just who really is the Hostage to the Devil

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

IMDb: 7.1
2013

A chronicle of Nelson Mandelas life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa

Silkwood (1983)

IMDb: 7.2
1983

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant

The Miracle Maker (2000)

IMDb: 7.0
2000

The story of Jesus Christ

Lets Get Lost (1988)

IMDb: 7.8
1988

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Bakers earlier life and some modern day performances

The CourtMartial of Billy Mitchell (1955

IMDb: 6.9
1955

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Commands dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces

Kiss and Cry (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

A romantic drama based on the story of Carley Allison, a promising 18 year old figure skater and singer who made medical history in her fight against a rare 1 in 3 5 billion type of sarcoma

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

IMDb: 7.2
1958

A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War

Prefontaine (1997)

IMDb: 6.8
1997

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young

Capone (1975)

IMDb: 5.7
1975

The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years

Chuck (2016)

IMDb: 6.5
2016

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once in a lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky 1976

The Case for Christ (2017)

IMDb: 6.3
2017

An investigative journalist and self proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian

Colin Hay Waiting For My Real Life (201

IMDb: 7.8
2015

Colin Hay Waiting For My Real Life is the story of singer songwriter Colin Hay, former front man of Men At Work We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his familys emigration to Australia, to the massive, worl

Milk (2008)

IMDb: 7.5
2008

The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became Californias first openly gay elected official

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

IMDb: 7.8
1967

Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks

The Jesus Film (1979)

IMDb: 7.2
1979

Filmed on location in Israel at authentic biblical sites, this inspirational drama and commercial success retells the life of Christ

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord

The Kings Speech (2010)

IMDb: 8.0
2010

The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer

A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016

Official Trailer 1 A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey documents the adventures of British conflict photographer Jason P Howe He survived 12 years in four wars that define present day, photographing humanity at war, and its suffering Jasons journey exposes t

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016

IMDb: 7.5
2016

An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

Maria Sharapova: The Point (2017)

IMDb: 5.9
2017

In this documentary with video and archive material, Sharapova talks about the disqualification, with all its implications, and her return to tennis

A Night to Remember (1958)

IMDb: 7.9
1958

On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean

Find Me Guilty (2006)

IMDb: 7.0
2006

In the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

IMDb: 7.7
1966

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

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Car

IMDb: 7.7
2010

In 2001 Jack Cardiff 1914 2009 became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half century earlier when h

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

IMDb: 7.8
1962

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert

Wilde (1997)

IMDb: 6.9
1997

The turmoil in poetplaywright Oscar Wildes life after he discovers his homosexuality

Michael Collins (1996)

IMDb: 7.2
1996

Neil Jordans historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War