BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 49

Patsy & Loretta (2019)

IMDb: 6.7
2019

An original movie about the friendship between country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn

Semi Colin (2012)

IMDb: 6.2
2012

Challenging all notions of genre, Semi Colin is a living, breathing art installation Part performance, part art, part social comment, Colin philosophizes on his lifes obsessive work as an erotic artist

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

IMDb: 7.3
1973

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid

Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

IMDb: 7.4
1985

Pairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact offers personal insight into the

Diego Maradona (2019)

IMDb: 7.7
2019

Constructed from over 500 hours of never before seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S S C Napoli in the 1980s

Freeway: Crack in the System (2015)

IMDb: 7.1
2015

FREEWAY CRACK IN THE SYSTEM tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicity more compelling than fiction, its the real story behind Americas longest war This documentary by award winning film

The Other Side of Heaven (2001)

IMDb: 6.4
2001

John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s

Restless Virgins (2013)

IMDb: 5.7
2013

A sex scandal that shook Massachusetts prep school, Milton Academy in 2004 05 school year

Bigger (2018)

IMDb: 6.4
2018

The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of fitness as we now know it, Joe and Ben Weider Facing anti Semitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire and inspire future generations

Bride of the Wind (2001)

IMDb: 5.7
2001

This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka

Quincy (2018)

IMDb: 7.6
2018

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America

Fallen Soldier (2013)

IMDb: 6.8
2013

This is the true story of Gerald McClellan, undisputed middleweight champion of the world, who was destined for even greater boxing glory, when he suffered a devastating defeat in a bout with Nigel Benn which was viewed live by 17 mi

Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017)

IMDb: 5.9
2017

This film explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989

Hostage (1983)

IMDb: 5.4
1983

Horrific true tale set in late 1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German born husband is actually a fanatical neo Nazi

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

IMDb: 7.4
2004

Defiant young activists take the womens suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote

Capone (2020)

IMDb: 4.7
2020

The 47 year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)

IMDb: 7.6
2020

Tanhaji Malusare, a military chieftain in the army of the Maratha king Shivaji, leads the charge to capture the strategically important Kondhana fort guarded by the army of the fierce Rajput chieftain Udaybhan Rathod

Radioactive (2019)

IMDb: 6.2
2019

The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska Curie and her Nobel Prize winning work that changed the world

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

IMDb: 6.2
1990

Ian Flemings life 1908 64 as journalist and naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, he would later write 12 spy novels about

Francesco (1989)

IMDb: 6.4
1989

Docudrama about the life of St Francis of Assisi

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

IMDb: 6.6
1952

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one piece bathing suit is considered indecent

The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)

IMDb: 7.7
1993

The plot follows the birth, preaching, teaching and miracles of Jesus He preached and lived a radical message of Gods Love and was able to heal people of lifelong disabilities and illnesses and was able to command natural phenomena

The Conqueror (1956)

IMDb: 3.7
1956

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan

To Walk with Lions (1999)

IMDb: 6.8
1999

George Adamson fights to save Kenyas wildlife Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and Kora, from dangerous poachers

Rebel in the Rye (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J D Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye

Surviving Home (2017)

IMDb: 8.1
2017

They survived war, yet over the years, U S military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home

Farinelli (1994)

IMDb: 6.8
1994

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli

Joan the Maid 1: The Battles (1994)

IMDb: 7.2
1994

For the first installment of his ambitious yet restrained two part study, director and co screenwriter Jacques Rivette surveys the revelatory period where Joan met with royalty, joined the army, and led the French into battle against the English As J

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (20

IMDb: 6.3
2021

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)

IMDb: 6.5
1990

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of trapped Hungarian Jews, by providing them with s

Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956)

IMDb: 6.9
1956

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia

Promise at Dawn (2017)

IMDb: 7.2
2017

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous Frenc

Val (2021)

IMDb: 7.7
2021

Documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer featuring never before seen footage spanning 40 years

La mort de Louis XIV (2016)

IMDb: 6.8
2016

Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers

Into Thin Air Death on Everest (1997)

IMDb: 5.7
1997

A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions

Montford The Chickasaw Rancher (2021)

IMDb: 6.6
2021

A remarkable story inspired by the life of renowned Chickasaw cattleman Montford T Johnson, a man who overcame great hardships to establish a ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West, the Chisolm Trail