BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 80

The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2

IMDb: 8.6
2019

Entertainers receive recognition at the annual ceremony The honorees for 2019 are RB collective Earth, Wind and Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, childrens TV show Sesame Street and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

After the Ball (1957)

IMDb: 6.0
1957

The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility

Web Junkie (2013)

IMDb: 6.4
2013

This uniquely telling film takes an entertaining and unsettling look into Chinese rehabilitation centers treating internet addiction, which the Chinese government has classified as a serious clinical disorder

Miracle Run (2004)

IMDb: 7.4
2004

A mom is alone with her fraternal twin sons after theyre diagnosed with autism She tries to give them a normal childhood

1/10 of a second (2014)

IMDb: 7.4
2015

The rise, fall, and redemption of the oldest professional motorcycle racer in the U S , Johnny Rock Page

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Li

IMDb: 7.3
2019

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962 Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death

The Hunter (1980)

IMDb: 6.3
1980

Bounty hunter Ralph Papa Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isnt looking forward to

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)

IMDb: 7.5
2013

A documentary on legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan

Esther and the King (1960)

IMDb: 5.5
1960

Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty 1981, Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story The setting is Persia in the fourth century B C , as Es

Cross of Fire (1989)

IMDb: 7.0
1989

Story of the rise and fall of 1920s Ku Klux Klan leader D C Stephenson

The Dove (1974)

IMDb: 6.4
1974

The true story of a 16 year old Robin Lee Graham, played by Joseph Bottoms who sailed alone around the world in a 23 foot sloop named The Dove On his journey he meets and falls in love with a young woman Patti Ratteree, played

The Dreamer of Oz (1990)

IMDb: 7.2
1990

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the childrens book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz

Cavedigger (2013)

IMDb: 7.1
2013

An unsung land artist who creates singular, cathedral like eighth wonder of the world sculptural caves with nothing but hand tools and passion struggles with unappreciative patrons, financial hardship, and his aging body

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2

IMDb: 8.0
2016

Jerry Lewis The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time

Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2019)

IMDb: 6.4
2019

After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to her Its only when Carmen cant find her own house one day, that she and Pat are

Life Itself (2014)

IMDb: 7.8
2014

The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert

Unraveling Athena (2018)

IMDb: 5.9
2019

Unraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to WTA number one in the world, and beyond

The Grey Fox (1982)

IMDb: 7.4
1982

When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber

Ernesto (2017)

IMDb: 6.3
2017

The first film in forty years to be co produced by Cuba and Japan, it recounts the story of Freddy Maymura Hurtado who was a Bolivian man of Japanese descent He joined the freedom fighters lead by Che Guevara in 1966 and was martyre

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (201

IMDb: 6.7
2011

A documentary on artist Genesis Breyer P Orridge and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the transformations the pair underwent for their Pandrogyne project

I Touched All Your Stuff (2014)

IMDb: 6.5
2014

Christopher Kirk, a bored American geek, moves to Colombia to chase Escobars hippos Once there, he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman

The El Duce Tapes (2017)

IMDb: 7.3
2019

Between appearing in supporting roles in General Hospital and local TV commercials, Ryan Sexton spent the early 90s documenting the life and art of El Duce, lead singer of the notorious shock rock band The Mentors Famous for taking

Whistle and Ill Come to You (1968)

IMDb: 7.5
1968

Classic BBC adaptation of an equally classic ghost story about a skeptical professor on vacation in Norfolk who finds a cursed whistle Unlike most other episodes of this documentary series about music, this one is live action folk h

The Long Riders (1980)

IMDb: 7.0
1980

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge

Cold Light of Day (1989)

IMDb: 5.3
1989

Fictionalized account based on the actions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen

The Fly Room (2014)

IMDb: 6.2
2014

When a wide eyed 10 year old girl visits her fathers insect laboratory, she receives an unorthodox education in genetics

Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons (1994)

IMDb: 7.4
1994

Film about the later life of Joan Of Arc including her trial and execution

The Drop Box (2015)

IMDb: 7.9
2015

One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds a drop box to rescue any others

Anthony Joshua: The Road to Klitschko (2

IMDb: 7.2
2017

Follows the IBF World Heavyweight champion over the course of two years as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career, how he rose to the pinnacle of his sport and how he relaxes away from the ring

Lady Day at Emersons Bar & Grill (2016)

IMDb: 7.9
2016

Its 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death

I Am Secretly an Important Man (2010)

IMDb: 6.8
2010

A documentary on one of Seattles most celebrated voices His unique rhythms are filled with humor and pain and his angry, fresh, lyrical writings are about sensitive drifters people alienated by a society that refuses to understand

Yves Saint Laurent (2014)

IMDb: 6.3
2014

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge

Camus (2010)

IMDb: 6.3
2010

A romantic, a scoundrel, a private man The touching and absurd story of the philosopher Albert Camus as seen through they eyes of the many women in his life

Wolfgang (2021)

IMDb: 7.0
2021

An intimate portrait of the life and work of the original celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck

Haven (2001)

IMDb: 6.3
2001

A U S official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war torn Europe to temporary shelter in America

Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos (2021)

IMDb: N/A
2021

Along with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook, Amazon is one of the Big Five companies in the US tech industry It has become one of the most influential companies in the world In 2018, it surpassed 100 million subscribers worldw