BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 74

Cracking Aces A Womans Place at the Tabl

IMDb: N/A
2018

A documentary about the pioneering women who broke through the glass ceiling of professional poker

Galileo On the Shoulders of Giants (1997

IMDb: 6.8
1997

Galileo is thwarted in his pursuit to uncover the universes mysteries by a lack of money, a lazy brother and a jealous rival Luckily, he finds support from his student, Prince Cosimo, son of the Medici family

Liszts Rhapsody (1996)

IMDb: 7.2
1996

A dashing Franz Liszt appears to have it all talent, success, wealth and adoring fans Yet when he takes on a young street musician as a violin student, his own fork is transformed

Rossinis Ghost (1996)

IMDb: 7.1
1996

Nine year old Reliana witnesses Rossinis efforts to salvage his seemingly cursed new opera, the Barber of Seville

Beautiful Rebel (2024)

IMDb: 6.4
2024

The origin story of one of Italys greatest rock stars, Gianna Nannini, who chased her dream despite obstacles from her family and the music industry

Rik Mayall Lord of Misrule (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

A documentary tribute to comedian Rik Mayall, and his four decade body of work

Pharos of Chaos (1983)

IMDb: 7.1
1983

Documentary profile of actor Sterling Hayden

Max Steiner Maestro of Movie Music (2019

IMDb: 7.9
2019

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films hundreds of them from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

IMDb: 7.0
1945

George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert

Chabuca (2024)

IMDb: N/A
2024

Biopic that immerses us in the life of Peruvian host Ernesto Pimentel A man who defied social conventions to become an icon of Peruvian television with his character of La Chola Chabuca

Kesisme Iyi Ki Varsin Eren (2022)

IMDb: 7.3
2022

A true intersection story of a teenage boy lives in Black Sea hills whose life is full of struggle, a heroic soldier Ferhat and an uninvited visitor from back of beyond

Kazim (2018)

IMDb: 6.8
2018

Nothing is coincidence, or everything is

Kulka The Life and Times of Gordon Brisc

IMDb: N/A
2010

The inspirational story of Dr Gordon Briscoes life from his work with legendary eye doctor Fred Hollows, to his days as an activist travelling Australia and telling traditional land

The Birth of Sake (2015)

IMDb: 7.2
2015

The Birth of Sake is a documentary that reveals the history of passionate sake makers, and what it takes to create a traditional sake at the Yoshida Brewery, a family distillery with more then 140 years of history, in northern Japan

Cutie and the Boxer (2013)

IMDb: 7.2
2013

This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40 year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husbands assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own

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

Iverson (2014)

IMDb: 7.1
2014

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11 time NBA All Star and universally recognized icon of his sport Off the court, his audaci

Danny Says (2015)

IMDb: 6.7
2015

Danny Says is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture of the late 20th century working for the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and man

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

Kill the Messenger (2014)

IMDb: 6.9
2014

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIAs role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contrasfreedom fighters in Nicaragua

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek S

IMDb: 6.0
1993

The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husbands ex wife After being dismissed from the Milwaukee police, Laurie Bembenek is swept off her feet

Big Eyes (2014)

IMDb: 7.0
2014

A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s

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

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

The End of the Tour (2015)

IMDb: 7.3
2015

The story of the five day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallaces groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest

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

Twinsters (2015)

IMDb: 7.5
2015

Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents amp connected through social media, Samantha amp Anais believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth

Only the Dead (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

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

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

Ragamuffin (2014)

IMDb: 6.9
2014

A musical prodigy rises to Christian music fame and fortune only to walk away and live on a Navajo reservation

Usain Bolt Documentary (2016)

IMDb: 7.1
2016

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt

Dare to Be Wild (2015)

IMDb: 6.5
2015

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

A United Kingdom (2016)

IMDb: 6.9
2016

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil

The Bobby Brown Story (2018 ) Part Two

IMDb: 9.0
2018

The Bobby Brown Story (2018 ) (2018) From the team that produced the critically acclaimed "The New Edition Story," the top cable biopic of all time, comes the four-hour miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story." It picks up where its predecessor left off, d

Show Me the Picture The Story of Jim Mar

IMDb: 7.2
2019

Photographer Jim Marshall captures the heights of the Rock and Roll music era, from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, to the civil rights movements and some of the most iconic moments of the 60s