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The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus

When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, hes faced with a choice remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize winning CK Williams life

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angelas Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre war Lime

The story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas

A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali amp Wladimir Klitschko The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings

A coming of age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all girl rock band The Runaways The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored

In 1893 Massachusetts, Lizzie Andrew Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an ax

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death

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

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas

An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana

The life and work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world

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

The life and times of major league pitcher Doc Ellis are explored in this revealing documentary

A chronicle of Marilyn Monroes family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world

A chronicle of Marilyn Monroes family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock

At the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williamss career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio

John Gotti rises to head the powerful Gambino crime family before being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder

The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success

A biography of the rock music star

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

Kajaki Dam 2006 A company of young British soldiers encounter an unexpected, terrifying enemy A dried out river bed, and under every step the possibility of an anti personnel mine A mine that could cost you your leg or your life

An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40 year old letter written to him by John Lennon

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

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

Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins

A 17 year old dancer joins a thinspiration website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of thin, until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia

On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish Batkid Begins looks at the why of this flash phenomenon

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton Johns breakthrough years

Based on true events, 16 year old Jamie falls in with his mothers new boyfriend and his crowd of self appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder

In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant garde pop masterpiece In the 80s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24 hour watch of shady therapist Dr Eugene Land