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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

IMDb: 7.4
2005

The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint Britains most prolific hangman

Susanne Bartsch: On Top (2017)

IMDb: 6.7
2017

A feature documentary exploring NYC culture through the influence of nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch

Cromwell (1970)

IMDb: 6.9
1970

Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles policies, and the self interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (20

IMDb: 6.3
2017

An African American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

IMDb: 6.3
2018

Mary Stuarts Saoirse Ronans attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I Margot Robbie, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution

Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (2017

IMDb: 7.6
2017

Fred Beckey is the legendary American Dirtbag mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires This rebel climbers pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues to inspire generations

The Whole Wide World (1996)

IMDb: 7.1
1996

In 1933 Texas, a schoolteacher and aspiring writer meets a pulp fiction writer, and a relationship soon develops between the two, but it is doomed by his slavishly devotion to his ailing mother and insistence on his freedom

Million Dollar Arm (2014)

IMDb: 7.0
2014

A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball

Requiem for the American Dream (2015)

IMDb: 8.1
2015

Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class

The Professor and the Madman (2017)

IMDb: 7.3
2019

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr William Mino

Unplanned (2019)

IMDb: 5.8
2019

All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she believed in a womans right to choose Until the day she saw something that changed everything

Self Medicated (2005)

IMDb: 5.8
2005

A pill popping mom has her drug abusing teen son abducted into a private intervention facility that means well

Mapplethorpe (2018)

IMDb: 6.1
2018

A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989

Electric Slide (2014)

IMDb: 4.7
2014

A chronicle of the life of furniture salesman turned bank robber Eddie Dodson

Dont Tell (2017)

IMDb: 7.3
2017

With help from a local lawyer, a young abuse survivor finds the courage to speak out when having a voice is her only option

The Lost Bladesman (2011)

IMDb: 6.0
2011

The story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes amp slaying six generals He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty amp the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first em

House of Flying Arrows (2016)

IMDb: 5.8
2016

Professional dart throwers compete in the world championship tournament

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2

IMDb: 7.4
2014

A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, Please, Please, Please, in 1956

The Story of Adele H (1975)

IMDb: 7.3
1975

The story of Adele Hugos unrequited love for a lieutenant

The Joneses (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016

Moby Longinottos feature documentary debut tells the story of Jheri Jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in Bible Belt Mississippi Reconciled after years of

Caligari in the Desert (2018)

IMDb: 5.6
2018

In the midst of the desert, a retired gold miner follows his passions of silent movies, local history and sign painting, creating a unique menagerie in his house with no commercial thoughts Welcome to Caligaris Workshop

Stockholm (2018)

IMDb: 6.1
2018

Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the Stockholm Syndrome

Racing for Time (2008)

IMDb: 6.1
2008

From Emmy winning director and actor Charles S Dutton, comes the true story of a guard Dutton at a Teen Correctional Facility who saw the cycle of destructive choices and racial

The Case Against 8 (2014)

IMDb: 7.3
2014

A behind the scenes look inside the case to overturn Californias ban on same sex marriage Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U S Supreme Court

Blue Caprice (2013)

IMDb: 6.0
2013

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure Inspired by the real life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks

Red Joan (2018)

IMDb: 6.4
2018

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K G B s longest serving British spy

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

IMDb: 8.4
2010

An in depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the bands musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the 70s to their current heavy rock style

Backbeat (1994)

IMDb: 6.7
1994

A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles early history

Mahler on the Couch (2010)

IMDb: 6.1
2010

Alma Mahlers affair with the young architect Walter Gropius sets in motion a marital drama that forces her husband Gustav Mahler to seek advice from Sigmund Freud

Memoria (2015)

IMDb: 5.1
2015

Ivan Cohen is a young man living in Palo Alto, California Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesnt know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world

1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story (2014

IMDb: 7.0
2014

Cory Weissman is a college basketball player who suffers a devastating stroke He perseveres to find new meaning in his life both on, and more importantly, off the court

A Dog Named Gucci (2015)

IMDb: 8.4
2015

A feature length documentary about a puppy set on fire amp the man who rescued him Together they changed Alabamas abuse laws

Armstrong (2019)

IMDb: 6.9
2019

Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond

Auto Focus (2002)

IMDb: 6.6
2002

The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter

WWE: You Think You Know Me The Story of

IMDb: 7.8
2012

The life and career of the Rated R Superstar From wrestling in school gyms to the breakthrough TLC matches and finally becoming the 11 time WWE champion, this DVD recalls all the defining moments in the career of Edge

The Great Hack (2019)

IMDb: 7.1
2019

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons