BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 36

Phar Lap (1983)

IMDb: 7.2
1983

The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy

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

10 Rillington Place (1971)

IMDb: 7.6
1971

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

The Hammer (2010)

IMDb: 7.0
2010

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)

IMDb: 7.8
2016

The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou

To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)

IMDb: 6.6
2012

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

Gwiazdy (2017)

IMDb: 5.4
2017

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

The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)

IMDb: 6.4
2012

An experimental documentary that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer, during the summer of his arrest in 1991

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

Trump Unauthorized (2005)

IMDb: 5.0
2005

A look at the life of real estate kingmedia mogulreality TV star, Donald Trump

Darkest Hour (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire

B.T.K. (2008)

IMDb: 4.0
2008

Dennis L Rader systematically tortured and killed innocent victims for over two decades, evading the police for over 30 years while living a seemingly normal life as a husband, father, security officer and church president

True Women (1997)

IMDb: 6.7
1997

Covering nearly fifty years of mid 19th century turmoil, from the tumultuous Texas Revolution to the early womens suffrage movement, True Women is a gripping tale of endurance, love, and above all, gritty female determination

Korengal (2014)

IMDb: 6.8
2014

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war

Vatel (2000)

IMDb: 6.6
2000

Vatel is the cook of Prince Conde When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favor But when Vatel falls in love with the kings mistress, love and duty come into conflict

Joe and Max (2002)

IMDb: 6.6
2002

True story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship

Alan Bennetts Diaries (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016

A year in the life of British playwright Alan Bennett as hes finishing the latest tome of his diaries for his publisher

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

IMDb: 7.6
2005

A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose

A Man of Action (2022)

IMDb: 6.4
2022

In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the worlds biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operation

Williams (2017)

IMDb: 7.6
2017

Focusing on the career and family of its legendary founder Sir Frank Williams, the British sports documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Williams Formula 1 team, from its inception to the present day

My Fathers Glory (1990)

IMDb: 7.6
1990

At the end of the nineteenth century, little Marcel lives with his parents in the Provence countryside During his holiday, Marcel meets Lili, a local boy who knows all the secrets of the hills, and the two become fast friends

Mad to Be Normal (2017)

IMDb: 6.0
2017

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

The Report (2019)

IMDb: 7.2
2019

Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIAs post 911 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets

The Killing Fields (1984)

IMDb: 7.8
1984

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pots bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million undesirable civilians

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw

IMDb: 8.3
2000

Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature length narrative from over 30 years of private home movie footage

Lisztomania (1975)

IMDb: 6.2
1975

Composer and pianist Franz Liszt Roger Daltrey attempts to overcome his hedonistic life style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner Paul Nicholas

Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)

IMDb: 7.5
2018

Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions

PT 109 (1963)

IMDb: 6.6
1963

President John F Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk a plastic encased coconut The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109

Memoir of War (2017)

IMDb: 6.2
2017

Marguerite must navigate through the hardships of the Liberation after losing her husband and starting a relationship with the enemy during the War

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

Scott of the Antarctic (1948)

IMDb: 7.0
1948

The story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scotts 1912 expedition and his quest to be the first to reach the South Pole

Chasing Happiness (2019)

IMDb: 7.8
2019

A behind the scenes look at the life and work of The Jonas Brothers as they prepare their first album in six years

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (

IMDb: 7.6
2011

The life and work of the renowned film visual effects artist and producer

The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar

IMDb: 6.5
2018

The America gymnast Simone Biles road to success including all the trials and tribulations that she faced

This Is Elvis (1981)

IMDb: 7.5
1981

The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and deat

Harriet (2019)

IMDb: 6.6
2019

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubmans escape from slavery and transformation into one of Americas greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history