BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 8

TV Special Version (2023)

IMDb: N/A
2023

The life story of the greatest leader of history ATATURK, the founder of the Republic of Turkey TV Special Version will be broadcast on Fox TV on October 29, 2023, at the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey

Carville Winning Is Everything, Stupid (

IMDb: 7.2
2024

Set during the 2024 election, CARVILLE follows Democratic consultant James Carville as he navigates the current cultural and political landscape and delves into his famous, bi partisan marriage to Republican strategist, Mary Matalin

The Doors (1991)

IMDb: 7.2
1991

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971

Walk the Line (2005)

IMDb: 7.8
2005

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cashs life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins

8 Seconds (1994)

IMDb: 6.6
1994

This movie chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman three time World Champion and Cody Lambert

Jobs 2013

IMDb: 6.0
2013

The story of Steve Jobs ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

IMDb: 7.9
1975

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England

Glory Road (2006)

IMDb: 7.2
2006

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Men of Honor (2000)

IMDb: 7.2
2000

The story of Carl Brashear, the first African American U S Navy Diver, and the man who trained him

The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)

IMDb: 6.9
1991

Biography of pro basketball player Pistol Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack

Klitschko (2011)

IMDb: 7.7
2011

A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali amp Wladimir Klitschko The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings

The Storm (2009)

IMDb: 7.1
2009

Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm 2002, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime ministers life and career at the end of WWII

All the Presidents Men (1976)

IMDb: 8.0
1976

The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixons resignation

The Girl King (2015)

IMDb: 5.9
2015

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexua

Heneral Luna (2015)

IMDb: 7.5
2015

Set during the Philippine American war, a short tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army his own treacherous countrymen

The View from Here (2017)

IMDb: 6.2
2009

The true story of a Hawaiian princess attempts to maintain the independence of the island against the threat of American colonization

Only the Dead (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

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

The Girl from Plainville (2022)

IMDb: 6.4
2022

Inspired by the true story of Michelle Carters unprecedented texting suicide case Explores Carters relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her conviction of involuntary manslaughter

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

Maidentrip (2013)

IMDb: 7.5
2013

14 year old Laura Dekker sets out on a two year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone

The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

IMDb: 7.3
2006

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist

MacArthur (1977)

IMDb: 6.6
1977

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War

Lust for Life (1956)

IMDb: 7.4
1956

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh

Art Bastard (2016)

IMDb: 6.6
2016

What is art and how does it relate to society Is its value determined by its popularity or originality Is the goal profit or expressing ones personal vision These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait

IMDb: 6.5
1998

Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

IMDb: 8.2
2012

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez

Little Ashes (2008)

IMDb: 6.4
2008

A chronicle of the time where Salvador DalA meets Federico GarcAa Lorca and Luis BuAuel, and follows them into the era of their countryA s civil war

Girl 27 (2007)

IMDb: 6.7
2007

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped

Barabbas (1961)

IMDb: 6.9
1961

Barabbas, the criminal that the Jewish leaders induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life

Van Diemens Land (2009)

IMDb: 6.0
2009

The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australias most notorious convict In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to find a world less forgiving the A

20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

IMDb: 7.4
2013

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but weve had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now

Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008)

IMDb: 5.8
2008

With an unquenchable thirst for blood, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history

Something the Lord Made (2004)

IMDb: 8.2
2004

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas

Asian Provocateur (2015 )

IMDb: 8.0
2015–

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is sent by his mother to his parents homeland of Sri Lanka in an attempt to connect him with his roots

Above Suspicion (2019)

IMDb: 5.6
2019

The story that leads to the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent

The Conclave (2006)

IMDb: 6.5
2006

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals met in Rome to elect a new pope A 27 year old Spanish cardinal, Rodrigo Borgia, learns to play a very dangerous game how to survive his first conc