BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 52

Monica (2011)

IMDb: 5.3
2011

An accused and three politically connected suspects are prosecuted for their involvement in the homicide of a journalist

She Said Boom The Story of Fifth Column

IMDb: 8.4
2012

She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, a

Walter A Life in Football (2021)

IMDb: 7.6
2021

Documentary paying tribute to one of the most successful managers in the history of Scottish football, Walter Smith

Shabaash Mithu (2022)

IMDb: 5.6
2022

A biopic based on the life and struggles of Mithali Raj, Indian Cricketer, and captain of the Indian National Cricket team

Pablo Escobar Countdown to Death (2017)

IMDb: 6.6
2017

Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobars life

Beyond Barricades (2020)

IMDb: 6.9
2020

A documentary on political punk band Anti Flag The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism

Francis Bacon The Outsider (2022)

IMDb: N/A
2022

Adam Clayton retraces a trip artist Francis Bacon took to Ireland in 1929, painting a fresh picture of Bacons relationship with the land of his birth

El Crazy Che (2015)

IMDb: 7.2
2015

The unbelievable true life story of a crazy argentine engineer who became a cold war spy by delivering semiconductor industry secrets to the Soviet Union through Cuba Pursuing his ideals led him to unthinkable consequences

Doing Good (2016)

IMDb: 6.9
2016

Margreth Olin has filmed 22 persons i their meeting with the well known voluntary healer Joralf Gjerstad For 65 years more than 50 000 has gone to him to be healed from illnesses and ill doings He has never asked for a penny for

Get On Up 2014

IMDb: 6.9
2014

A chronicle of James Browns rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history

Marshall (2017)

IMDb: 7.3
2017

The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases

Eadweard (2015)

IMDb: 6.3
2015

A psychological drama about the turn of the century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who was the first to photograph subjects in movement and became the godfather of cinema He later murdered his wifes lover and was the last British

The Runaways (2010)

IMDb: 6.5
2010

A coming of age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all girl rock band The Runaways The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored

Che: Part One (2008)

IMDb: 7.2
2008

In 1956, Ernesto Che Guevara and a band of Castro led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista

The King of Kings (1927)

IMDb: 7.3
1927

Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection

Red Army (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

The story of the Soviet Unions famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its players

Call Me Lucky (2015)

IMDb: 7.6
2015

Barry Crimmins is pissed His hellfire brand of comedy has rained verbal lightning bolts on American audiences and politicians for decades, yet youve probably never heard of him But once youve experienced Bobcat Goldthwaits brill

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

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

IMDb: 8.2
2015

A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legends story

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

Spielberg (2017)

IMDb: 7.7
2017

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him

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

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

The Lennon Report (2016)

IMDb: 5.9
2016

On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside of the Dakota apartment building in New York This film follows the untold, actual story of those who were part of his attempted rescue and witnesses to the human cost of tragedy

Usain Bolt Documentary (2016)

IMDb: 7.1
2016

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt

Kiss and Cry (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

A romantic drama based on the story of Carley Allison, a promising 18 year old figure skater and singer who made medical history in her fight against a rare 1 in 3 5 billion type of sarcoma

Britney (2017)

IMDb: 2.5
2017

A chronicle of the life and career of singer Britney Spears, from humble beginnings on the Mickey Mouse Club to mega stardom, a heavily publicized fall from grace, and a monumental comeback

Rated X (2000)

IMDb: 5.8
2000

Biopic of notorious Mitchell Brothers who opened up a successful San Francisco strip club and thriving porn business that led to a downward spiral of power and greed

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

IMDb: 7.4
2005

Broadcast journalist Edward R Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy

My Mothers Castle (1990)

IMDb: 7.6
1990

Every holiday Marcel and his family go to their cottage near Marseilles During one of these holidays he meets Isabelle, a pretty but conceited girl Adapted from the cult classic novel from Marcel Pagnol

Guilty (2011)

IMDb: 7.3
2011

A family man battles to prove his innocence after being accused of a heinous crime

Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012)

IMDb: 6.5
2012

Hendrik Goltzius, a late sixteenth century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books

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

Kill the Irishman (2011)

IMDb: 7.1
2011

The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970s

Lets Get Lost (1988)

IMDb: 7.8
1988

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Bakers earlier life and some modern day performances