BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 5

Dear Mama (2022-)

IMDb: 8.5
2022–

A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur

Girl Interrupted 1999

IMDb: 7.3
1999

Based on writer Susanna Kaysens account of her 18 month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s

Jarhead (2005)

IMDb: 7.0
2005

A psychological study of Marines state of mind during the Gulf War Told through the eyes of a U S Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home

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

Miracles from Heaven (2016)

IMDb: 7.1
2016

Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family

Hitler The Rise of Evil (2003)

IMDb: 7.2
2003

A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National Socialist German Workers Party prior to World War II

Hans Zimmer Hollywood Rebel (2022)

IMDb: N/A
2022

The 40 year journey of Hans Zimmer from post war Germany to Hollywood royalty, revealing some of his musical secrets over a career landing films as Rain Man, Pirates of The Caribbean, Gladiator, No Time To Die and much more

Coach Carter 2005

IMDb: 7.3
2005

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

IMDb: 7.6
1979

Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world

Elvis (2022)

IMDb: 7.8
2022

From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock n roll star and changes the world with his music

BlackBerry (2023)

IMDb: 7.9
2023

The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the worlds first smartphone

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

IMDb: 8.2
2001

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

A recounting of a New England whaling ships sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby Dick

Gia (1998)

IMDb: 7.0
1998

The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and V

IMDb: 6.7
2019

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

IMDb: 7.1
2018

On the night she plans on taking her own life, a 17 year old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she

Marie Krøyer (2012)

IMDb: 6.3
2012

The story of the marriage between the painters Marie and P S Kryer

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

Part 1 (1999)

IMDb: N/A
1999

NA

Remember the Titans (2000)

IMDb: 7.8
2000

The true story of a newly appointed African American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit

Colin in Black White (2021)

IMDb: 2.2
2021

This drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernicks high school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist

The Imitation Game (2014)

IMDb: 8.0
2014

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

IMDb: 7.9
2018

The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid 1985

Sully (2016)

IMDb: 7.4
2016

The story of Chesley Sully Sullenberger Tom Hanks, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flights passengers and crew

Raging Bull (1980)

IMDb: 8.2
1980

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it

Only the Dead (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

Australian journalist Michael Wares experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after

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 Last Dance (2020 )

IMDb: 9.1
2020

Charting the rise of the 1990s Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, one of the most notable dynasties in sports history

Dumb Money (2023)

IMDb: N/A
2023

Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop yes, the mall videogame store into the worlds hottest c

Get Rich or Die Trying (2005)

IMDb: 5.4
2005

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music

The Sound of Music (1965)

IMDb: 8.0
1965

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widowers children

American Me 1992

IMDb: 7.2
1992

A Mexican American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle

Donnie Brasco (1997)

IMDb: 7.7
1997

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one

Selena (1997)

IMDb: 6.8
1997

The true story of Selena, a Texas born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts

Lords of Chaos (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A teenagers quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome

The Banker (2020)

IMDb: 7.3
2020

In the 1960s two African American entrepreneurs hire a working class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur