BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 85

Thank You for Your Service (2017)

IMDb: 6.6
2017

A group of U S soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after theyve left the battlefield

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

IMDb: 6.3
2021

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell

Nijinsky (1980)

IMDb: 6.7
1980

The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time Based on Romola Nijinskys Last Years Of Nijinski

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Sto

IMDb: 6.7
2011

An inspiring look at JK Rowlings rise to become one of the most influential writers from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon

George Wallace (1997)

IMDb: 7.1
1997

Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma

Stander (2003)

IMDb: 7.1
2003

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber

Lonely Hearts (2006)

IMDb: 6.4
2006

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the Lonely Hearts Killers who lured their victims through the personals

My Way The Life and Legacy of Pat Patter

IMDb: 8.2
2021

Pat Patterson and those who will knew him best look back at his unlikely path to the top of sports entertainment From your growing up a poor kid in Montreal, to finding a fame in San

I Am Ali (2014)

IMDb: 7.2
2014

Unprecedented access to Muhammad Alis personal archive of audio journals as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legends life story

Operation Finale (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

IMDb: 8.1
1928

In 1431, Jeanne dArc is placed on trial on charges of heresy The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions

Drachenmädchen (2012)

IMDb: 7.3
2012

The documentary Drachenmadchen Dragon Girls tells the story of three Chinese girls, training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families at the Shaolin Tagou Kung Fu School, located right next to the Shaolin Monaster

Deadman Standing (2018)

IMDb: 4.8
2018

The true story of a recently widowered lawman who befriends a boy dying of tuberculosis and a madam of the local brothel while their town is being politically and violently overtaken by a gang of reckless cattlemen from Texas

Mr. Nice (2010)

IMDb: 6.4
2010

The life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler

Colette (2018)

IMDb: 6.7
2018

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms

Music Within (2007)

IMDb: 7.3
2007

The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam deafened, and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)

IMDb: 6.6
2010

A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk rock scene in Britain in the 1970s

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

Kurt & Courtney (1998)

IMDb: 6.1
1998

A documentary on the life of Kurt Cobain and his relationship with Courtney Love

Bad Reputation (2018)

IMDb: 7.3
2018

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett

At Eternitys Gate (2018)

IMDb: 6.9
2018

A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers sur Oise, France

Lords of Chaos (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

A teenagers quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome

On the Basis of Sex (2018)

IMDb: 7.1
2018

The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U S Supreme Court Associate Justice

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

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

Castles in the Sky (2014)

IMDb: 6.9
2014

Eddie Izzard stars in this funny, moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little known team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War

Ludwig (1973)

IMDb: 7.6
1973

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

IMDb: 7.0
2002

An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris Sam Rockwell, in which he purports to have been a C I A hitman

Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen (

IMDb: 7.0
2018

Documentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)

IMDb: 6.5
2008

A music infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter producer behind the 60s hits Have I the Right, Just Like Eddie, Johnny, Remember Me and Telstar

Driven (2018)

IMDb: 6.4
2018

Intense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide

Messenger on a White Horse (2017)

IMDb: 8.4
2017

In the late 1970s, English journalist Robert Cox risked his life to publish news stories about the shocking human rights crimes of Argentinas military dictators Decades later, the true impact of his lifes work has finally been rev

Chasing Ice (2012)

IMDb: 7.8
2012

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time lapse cameras designed for one purpose to capture a multi year record of the worlds changing glaciers

King Georges (2015)

IMDb: 6.8
2015

Documentary about Philadelphia restaurateur Georges Perrier and the closing of his iconic restaurant, Le Bec Fin

Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rur

IMDb: 5.2
2017

When Moises Serrano was just a baby, his parents risked everything to flee Mexico and make the perilous journey across the desert in search of the American dream After 23 years growing up

Jeremiah (1998)

IMDb: 7.1
1998

Jeremiah tells the story of the prophet who abandons his family and the woman he loves in order to relay Gods message in Jerusalem, starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed