BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 46

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2

IMDb: 6.3
2015

Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United States

Born to Be Blue (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

A re imagining of jazz legend Chet Bakers musical comeback in the late 60s

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)

IMDb: 7.2
2015

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G H Hardy

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012)

IMDb: 8.1
2012

Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson 1925 2005, with commentary from an ex wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers The biography defines why Carson was an enduring star hi

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012)

IMDb: 8.1
2012

Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson 1925 2005, with commentary from an ex wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers The biography defines why Carson was an enduring star hi

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

IMDb: 7.9
2012

A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York

The Dog (2013)

IMDb: 6.6
2013

A documentary portrait of the late John Wojtowicz, whose attempted robbery of a Brooklyn bank to finance his lovers gender reassignment surgery was the real life inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon 1975

Usain Bolt Documentary (2016)

IMDb: 7.1
2016

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt

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

Lust for Life (1956)

IMDb: 7.4
1956

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh

I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

IMDb: 5.7
1995

Widower Thomas Jefferson 3rd US president 1801 09 lives in Paris 1785 90 with his daughter He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France He has an alleged affair with her resulting in kids

Jimmy P. (2013)

IMDb: 6.1
2013

A troubled Native American veteran forms an extraordinary friendship with his maverick French psychoanalyst as they try to find a cure to his suffering

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

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

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

On Wings of Eagles (2016)

IMDb: 5.6
2016

Eric Liddell Chinas first gold medalist and one of Scotlands greatest athletes returns to war torn China

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

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

After Tiller (2013)

IMDb: 7.4
2013

This thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment

The Color of Friendship (2000)

IMDb: 7.2
2000

A white South African girl finds herself in a difficult situation when she is sent to spend a term with a black family in America

Squanto: A Warriors Tale (1994)

IMDb: 6.0
1994

Fictional chronicle of Squantos life prior to and including the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S

IMDb: 7.7
2008

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson

Star 80 (1983)

IMDb: 6.7
1983

A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager turned husband becomes dangerously jealous

Harry & Snowman (2015)

IMDb: 7.6
2015

The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter

I Am Your Father (2015)

IMDb: 6.6
2015

The story of the underappreciated bodybuilder, actor and Star Wars alumnus, David Prowse

The Conqueror Worm (1968)

IMDb: 6.8
1968

A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancee and kills her uncle

Dance with a Stranger (1985)

IMDb: 6.7
1985

A stormy relationship, complicated by the strictures of 1950s social class and gender roles, ends in death Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain

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

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

IMDb: 7.0
2013

Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral

Barabbas (1961)

IMDb: 6.9
1961

Barabbas, the criminal that the Jewish leaders induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life

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

Andrei Rublev (1966)

IMDb: 8.1
1966

The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth century Russian iconographer St Andrei Rublev

The Dawn Wall (2017)

IMDb: 8.1
2017

In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan

An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

IMDb: 8.3
2013

A dramatisation of the early years of Doctor Who 1963, with the story revolving around BBC executive Sydney Newman, novice producer Verity Lambert and actor William Hartnell