BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 5

Kinsey (2004)

IMDb: 7.1
2004

A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior

The Erotic Adventures of Anais Nin (2015

IMDb: 5.3
2015

A one hour celebration of Anais Nins ground breaking diaries, this special programme brings the influential authors voice to the fore in a way not seen before on television Shivani Kapur

Escape at Dannemora (2018)

IMDb: 8.0
2018

A female prison employee in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape

Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

IMDb: 7.9
2022

Story of the Milwaukee Monster told from the perspective of the victims and police incompetency that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree

Sweetwater (1999)

IMDb: 6.3
1999

In 1969, the rock band Sweetwater led by lead singer Nansi Nevins opened Woodstock and subsequently received considerable media attention, appearing on a number of television shows However, just as they appeared to be receiving a

American Gangster 2007

IMDb: 7.8
2007

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film

Hands of Stone (2016)

IMDb: 6.6
2016

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each others lives

Papillon (2017)

IMDb: 7.2
2017

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devils Island

The Snowtown Murders (2011)

IMDb: 6.6
2011

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

Legend (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s

The Big Short (2015)

IMDb: 7.8
2015

In 2006 2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is

Jungle (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

IMDb: 7.7
2006

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amins regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

Only the Brave (2017)

IMDb: 7.6
2017

Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire

The Intouchables (2011)

IMDb: 8.5
2011

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver

Sybil (1976)

IMDb: 8.0
1976

A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor

Chhapaak (2020)

IMDb: 5.1
2020

The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit

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

Roots (1977)

IMDb: 8.4
1977

A dramatization of author Alex Haleys family line from ancestor Kunta Kintes enslavement to his descendants liberation

12th Fail (2023)

IMDb: 9.2
2023

The real life story of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi

Loro (2018)

IMDb: 6.7
2018

An escort service owner uses his girls to get close to politicianPM and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, but in 2006 hes preoccupied with his shaky marriage and losing an election

The Elephant Man (1980)

IMDb: 8.1
1980

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side show freak Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication

La Bamba (1987)

IMDb: 6.9
1987

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper

McFarland USA (2015)

IMDb: 7.4
2015

Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross country teams in the region

Ronaldo (2015)

IMDb: 6.4
2015

Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorized film of one of the most celebrated figures in football, triple Ballon DOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo, at the

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)

IMDb: 6.4
2018

Pope Francis A Man of His Word is intended to be a personal journey with Pope Francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him The popes ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and

Roman Empire: Reign of Blood

IMDb: 7.0
2016–

Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization

The Pianist (2002)

IMDb: 8.5
2002

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II

Napoleon (1927)

IMDb: 8.2
1927

A film about the French generals youth and early military career

The King (2019)

IMDb: 7.2
2019

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past lif

The Offer (2022-)

IMDb: 8.6
2022–

Oscar winning producer Albert S Ruddys never before revealed experiences of making The Godfather 1972

Big George Foreman (2023)

IMDb: 6.6
2023

The life and boxing career of George Foreman

Manto (2018)

IMDb: 7.3
2018

The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Mantos life and is set in 1940s India

Baby Reindeer (2024-)

IMDb: 7.8
2024–

The story follows the writer and performer Richard Gadds warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma

The Aviator (2004)

IMDb: 7.5
2004

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s

The Theory of Everything (2014)

IMDb: 7.7
2014

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife