BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 54

Quincy (2018)

IMDb: 7.6
2018

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America

Fallen Soldier (2013)

IMDb: 6.8
2013

This is the true story of Gerald McClellan, undisputed middleweight champion of the world, who was destined for even greater boxing glory, when he suffered a devastating defeat in a bout with Nigel Benn which was viewed live by 17 mi

Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017)

IMDb: 5.9
2017

This film explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Li

IMDb: 6.6
2012

This documentary looks at architecture and design team Diller Scofidio + Renfro through the lens of two important urban projects the High Line and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Hostage (1983)

IMDb: 5.4
1983

Horrific true tale set in late 1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German born husband is actually a fanatical neo Nazi

Joe Hill (1971)

IMDb: 7.4
1971

About the life and death of the legendary SwedishAmerican agitator Joe Hill

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

IMDb: 7.4
2004

Defiant young activists take the womens suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote

Capone (2020)

IMDb: 4.7
2020

The 47 year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past

Ambers Story (2006)

IMDb: 6.1
2006

Story about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today

Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

IMDb: 7.3
2008

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

IMDb: 6.2
1990

Ian Flemings life 1908 64 as journalist and naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, he would later write 12 spy novels about

Paan Singh Tomar (2012)

IMDb: 8.2
2012

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement

Path to War (2002)

IMDb: 7.3
2002

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B Johnson Sir Michael Gambon and his foreign policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

IMDb: 6.6
1952

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one piece bathing suit is considered indecent

My One and Only (2009)

IMDb: 6.5
2009

A 1950s set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux Zellweger embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons

The Conqueror (1956)

IMDb: 3.7
1956

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

IMDb: 6.5
1947

The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials

Yuli (2018)

IMDb: 7.1
2018

The director Iciar Bollain presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles A dancer who did not want to dance

Rebel in the Rye (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J D Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye

See You in Montevideo (2014)

IMDb: 8.2
2014

A football team from Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia, gets a chance to go to the First World Football Championship, but things get complicated along the way

Farinelli (1994)

IMDb: 6.8
1994

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli

Blaze (1989)

IMDb: 6.0
1989

A middle aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure

Burden (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the groups Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past

Camille Claudel (1988)

IMDb: 7.3
1988

Camille Claude impresses already famous sculptor Auguste Rodin He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow

Cantinflas (2014)

IMDb: 6.6
2014

The untold story of Mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood

Beastie Boys Story (2020)

IMDb: 7.8
2020

Heres a little story theyre about to tell Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze

End of the Spear (2005)

IMDb: 6.8
2005

Two people come to the end of a spear in order to realize that the divisions between them are not real

The Dreamlife of David L (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

The imaginary story of the director David Lynch as a student in art school

Tina (2021)

IMDb: 8.0
2021

Exclusive access to the Grammy Award winning artist to celebrate her career

Audrey (2020)

IMDb: 7.2
2020

Filmmaker Helena Coan examines the remarkable life and career of actress, fashion icon and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn

The Capture of the Green River Killer (2

IMDb: 7.1
2008

A pair of girls seeking adventure beyond the their Western Washington trailer park encounter the areas most ruthless serial killer Based on Sheriff David Reicherts book, Chasing the Devil My Twenty Year Quest to Capture the Gree

Chuck Berry (2018)

IMDb: 6.9
2018

Story of Chuck Berry told by his relatives and friends

My Darling Vivian (2020)

IMDb: 7.6
2020

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cashs first wife and the mother of his four daughters

Last Call (2020)

IMDb: 6.5
2017

The last days of the poet Dylan Thomas as he dreams and drinks

He Named Me Malala (2015)

IMDb: 7.0
2015

A look at the events leading up to the Talibans attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations

Blaze (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement