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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon A true story

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

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singersongwriter Amy Winehouse

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

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

A re imagining of jazz legend Chet Bakers musical comeback in the late 60s

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 legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt

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

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

Dare to Be Wild follows Mary Reynolds adventures from the green hills of Ireland, to the desert highlands of Ethiopia, to Londons Chelsea for the garden design competition of 2002

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Colin Hay Waiting For My Real Life is the story of singer songwriter Colin Hay, former front man of Men At Work We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his familys emigration to Australia, to the massive, worl

Story of the life of writerplaywright Moss Hart

An exploration of the making of b movie sci fi cult classic The Creeping Terror and its con man director Art A J NelsonVic Savage

Eric Liddell Chinas first gold medalist and one of Scotlands greatest athletes returns to war torn China

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime

When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colins innocence

A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin

Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls

Since childhood, orphan Bobby Evel Knievel never could resist risks or keep out of trouble Hes determined to leave the mining town of Butte, willing to try any job or scam Linda Bork

A biopic about the actor James Dean, whose stardom of the ultimate teenage rebel as well as the premature death made him a legend His roles are depicted having much in common with his

A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager turned husband becomes dangerously jealous