BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 58

A Band Called Death (2012)

IMDb: 7.5
2012

A documentary on the 1970s punk trio Death, and their new found popularity decades after they disbanded

Penton: The John Penton Story (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

Full length documentary about the story of John Penton An American icon and motorcycle pioneer who along with his family and a band of loyal followers, changed off road motorcycling forever

Albert Brooks Defending My Life (2023)

IMDb: 7.5
2023

A documentary about the comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks which includes interviews from Sharon Stone, Larry David, James L Brooks, Conan OBrien, Sarah Silverman and Jonah Hill

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969

IMDb: 8.0
1969

Wyoming, early 1900s Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels Their solution escape to Bolivia

Altman (2014)

IMDb: 6.8
2014

A look at the life and work of American film maker Robert Altman

One Night with the King (2006)

IMDb: 6.1
2006

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

Patton (1970)

IMDb: 7.9
1970

The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S Patton

John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)

IMDb: 8.2
1998

John Leguizamos semi falsified, one man stand up performance as himself This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father We see this story through a bizarre myria

Amazing Grace (2006)

IMDb: 7.4
2006

The idealist William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade

Noble (2015)

IMDb: 6.8
2014

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

Brians Song (1971)

IMDb: 7.6
1971

Based on the real life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying

The Fear of 13 (2015)

IMDb: 7.6
2015

A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story

The Lady in the Van (2015)

IMDb: 6.7
2015

A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van thats parked in his driveway

The Masked Saint (2016)

IMDb: 4.7
2016

A pastor and professional wrestler accepts a position at a struggling church where he helps the community both in his official capacity and as his alter ego The Saint

All the Way (2016)

IMDb: 7.3
2016

Lyndon B Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F Kennedys assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act

I Saw the Light (2015)

IMDb: 5.8
2015

The story of the country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life

Endgame (2015)

IMDb: 5.4
2015

HD A troubled middle school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his schools chess team

The Riverman (2004)

IMDb: 6.0
2004

A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle

Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)

IMDb: 7.9
2008

Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metals most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams

Winnie Mandela (2011)

IMDb: 6.0
2011

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husbands incarceration

Lenny Cooke (2013)

IMDb: 6.8
2013

Lenny Cooke was the number one ranked high school basketball player in America, but his inevitable fall from grace will forever be remembered

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

IMDb: 6.5
1939

English nurse Edith Cavell is matron in a small private hospital in German occupied Brussels during WWI When the son of a recently deceased patient escapes from a German prisoner of war camp, Cavell aids him to reach Holland and saf

An Angel at My Table (1990)

IMDb: 7.5
1990

Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia Explore Janets discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim

Immortal Beloved (1994)

IMDb: 7.4
1994

The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved, and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was not easy, as Be

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Stor

IMDb: 7.4
2014

The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc

DocoBANKSY (2012)

IMDb: 5.4
2012

From the streets of Bristol to the caverns of London and beyond, BanksyDoc finds the truths and explores the impact that the worlds most famous graffiti artist has had on the art world

Rich Hill (2014)

IMDb: 7.2
2014

Rich Hill intimately chronicles the turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town and the fragile family bonds that sustain them

Scott Hall: Living on a Razors Edge (201

IMDb: 7.9
2016

Scott Hall tells his life story, from his rise to super stardom in the world of professional wrestling to his downfall from it, due to alcohol abuse to his redemption to stay clean and reclaim his life and his family

My Name Is Lenny (2017)

IMDb: 6.2
2017

The life story of one of Britains most notorious bare knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as the Guvnor

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

IMDb: 7.1
2013

A chronicle of Nelson Mandelas life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa

Silkwood (1983)

IMDb: 7.2
1983

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant

Phar Lap (1983)

IMDb: 7.2
1983

The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

IMDb: 7.2
1958

A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

IMDb: 7.8
1962

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert

The Hammer (2010)

IMDb: 7.0
2010

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

IMDb: 7.2
1971

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family