BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 48

The Queen (2006)

IMDb: 7.3
2006

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted

Amy (2015)

IMDb: 7.8
2015

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singersongwriter Amy Winehouse

Truth (2015)

IMDb: 6.8
2015

Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then President George W Bushs military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers

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

38 (2014)

IMDb: 8.3
2014

This unique documentary follows the life of a Slovak hockey legend, Pavol Demitra It takes us from the very begining of his career in Slovakia through successful years in NHL to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and his tragic death in a plane cr

Born to Be Blue (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

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

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

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

MacArthur (1977)

IMDb: 6.6
1977

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War

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

Cesar Chavez (2014)

IMDb: 6.4
2014

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

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

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

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

The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)

IMDb: 5.9
2014

An exploration of the making of b movie sci fi cult classic The Creeping Terror and its con man director Art A J NelsonVic Savage

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

Permanent Midnight (1998)

IMDb: 6.2
1998

A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin

The King and I (1956)

IMDb: 7.4
1956

A widow accepts a job as a live in governess to the King of Siams children

City of War: The Story of John Rabe (200

IMDb: 7.2
2009

A true story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937 38

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

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012

IMDb: 7.5
2012

Harry Dean Stanton Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart breaking renditions of American folk songs Stun

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

Caspar David Friedrich Grenzen der Zeit

IMDb: 7.2
1986

A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Carl David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus

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

The Last Play at Shea (2010)

IMDb: 8.0
2010

A documentary feature chronicling the history of two New York icons and the journey that brought them together for the last musical performance at Shea Stadium