BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 49

Farah Diba Pahlavi Die letzte Kaiserin (

IMDb: 5.6
2018

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Frida Kahlo (2020)

IMDb: 7.8
2020

Delving deeper than any film has done before, engaging with world renowned Kahlo experts, exploring how great an artist she was, discover the real Frida Kahlo

Omar Khayyam (1957)

IMDb: 5.9
1957

During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyams lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor

Little Secret (2016)

IMDb: 7.4
2016

Based on true events Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people f

Potato Dreams of America (2021)

IMDb: 6.9
2021

An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class C

IMDb: 8.0
2007

Documentary about the rise and fall of World Class Championship Wrestling, the Von Erichs, as a family and individually Interviews with Kevin Von Erich, Gary Hart, Skandor Akbar, Bill

An Impossible Love (2018)

IMDb: 7.1
2018

In the late 1950s in Chateauroux, France, Rachel, a modest office worker, meets Philippe, a brilliant young man born to a bourgeois family This brief but passionate connection results in the birth of a daughter, Chantal Philippe re

A Man Called Peter (1955)

IMDb: 7.2
1955

The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46 Based on real events

Lincoln Divided We Stand (2021)

IMDb: 7.7
2021

Lincoln Divided We Stand is a six part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln

Pacific Adventure (1946)

IMDb: 7.2
1946

An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles Smithy Kingsford Smith

Escobar by Escobar (2022-)

IMDb: N/A
2022–

A documentary about the most notorious drug baron in the world Pablo Escobar, head of the Colombian Medellin Cartel from the perspective of his son Juan Pablo Escobar

Coming Out Under Fire (1994)

IMDb: 7.5
1994

A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans

The Silent Enemy (1958)

IMDb: 6.6
1958

During WW2, Italian Navy divers use underwater chariots to mine the keels of British warships, forcing the British to send underwater demolition expert Lionel Crabbe and his team to counter these enemy actions

The Man Nobody Knew In Search of My Fath

IMDb: 6.7
2011

A sons riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster Told by William Colbys son Carl, the story is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal memoir

Blossoms Back to Stockport (2020)

IMDb: N/A
2020

A look at life for the British band, Blossoms, as they prepare to play a homecoming show at Edgeley Park, Stockport

Tonya Nancy The Inside Story (1994)

IMDb: 5.3
1994

Based on the true story of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, rivals for the USA Olympic Figure Skating team When Kerrigan is savagely attacked, people begin to wonder if the intense rivalry between them was motivation for someone

Hannibal (1959)

IMDb: 5.2
1959

During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army

Lon Chaney A Thousand Faces (2000)

IMDb: 7.5
2000

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary

Menudo Forever Young (2022-)

IMDb: 7.5
2022–

A riveting four part docuseries chronicling the untold story behind the rise and fall of Menudo, the most iconic Latin American boy band in history

Oliver Sacks His Own Life (2019)

IMDb: 7.7
2019

The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr Oliver Sacks

The Secret Killer (1965)

IMDb: 6.7
1965

A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era

Leonardo da Vinci The Universal Man (201

IMDb: 7.1
2019

French art documentary about Leonardo da Vinci on the occasion of his 500th birthday, 2 May 2019 How is it possible that one and the same man was able to both paint the Mona Lisa, invent the ball bearing and be the first to giv

a ha The Movie (2021)

IMDb: 7.1
2021

Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true Or did it

Team Spirit (2016)

IMDb: 6.7
2016

The rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned scapegoat Jerome Kerviel, just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding

Maledetto Modigliani (2020)

IMDb: 7.2
2020

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Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (198

IMDb: 7.6
1988

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius

Nokas (2010)

IMDb: 6.5
2010

The movie portrays Norways most spectacular robbery, where 11 men occupied central Stavanger for twenty minutes and escaped with 57 million kroner appx 10 million A police officer was shot and killed

Welcome to Chippendales (2022-)

IMDb: 7.3
2022–

The origin story of Somen Steve Banerjee, an Indian American entrepreneur who started the stripper troupe, Chippendales

42 segundos (2022)

IMDb: 6.6
2022

The Spanish National water polo team hires that toughest world trainer looking for win the gold medal in the Olympic Games of Barcelona 92

Dr Petiot (1990)

IMDb: 6.9
1990

Based on the real life of Dr Marcel Petiot During world war II Petiot, an MD living in occupied Paris, promised to help wealthy Jewish people among his patients to flee occupied France for Spain Instead, he drugged them and bur

Johnny Depp King of Cult (2021)

IMDb: 9.2
2021

Johnny Depp One of the worlds best known actors Famous for his versatility and dedication to the characters he plays Initially known as a teen idol for his tortured pretty boy looks, Johnny Depp survived the perils of adolesce

Stonehouse (2023-)

IMDb: 6.8
2023–

A British politician who faked his own death

Night and Day (1946)

IMDb: 6.1
1946

A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s

Advocate (2019)

IMDb: 7.1
2019

A look at the life and work of Jewish Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years

Rasputin (1996)

IMDb: 6.9
1996

HBO biopic about the infamous mad monk Rasputin from the court of Czar Nicholas II in Russia

I Am Here (2021)

IMDb: 7.8
2021

Ella is not your average 98 year old Her magnetic personality makes her past even more surprising Follow this spirited South African Holocaust survivor as she reveals her astonishing life journey and unwavering appreciation of l