BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 86

My Fathers Glory (1990)

IMDb: 7.6
1990

At the end of the nineteenth century, little Marcel lives with his parents in the Provence countryside During his holiday, Marcel meets Lili, a local boy who knows all the secrets of the hills, and the two become fast friends

The Right Stuff (1983)

IMDb: 7.8
1983

The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat of the pants approach to the space program

S Is for Stanley (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

S Is For Stanley is the story of Emilio DAlessandro, Stanley Kubricks personal driver A Friendship that lasted through 30 years of their lives, helped create four cinema masterpieces, and brought together two apparently opposite p

W. (2008)

IMDb: 6.3
2008

A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W Bush

The Trade (2017)

IMDb: 6.1
2017

Ten years after his retirement, death match wrestler Nick Mondo is distressed to find a new generation mimicking his former self destructive antics Based on a true story

That Guy Dick Miller (2014)

IMDb: 7.4
2014

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co stars, and contemporaries

The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

IMDb: 6.2
1957

Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)

IMDb: 6.1
2003

The story of poker legend Stuey Ungar A gambler by the age of 10, Ungar won millions playing card games

Jimi Hendrix (1973)

IMDb: 7.8
1973

This documentary was made three years after Jimi Hendrixs untimely death At the time it was an example of how a visual biography should be done, but some of the information in it needs revising in the light of new information uncov

Harlow (1965)

IMDb: 5.7
1965

A screen adaption of the blistering best seller which examines the story of platinum blonde bombshell Jean Harlow Carroll Baker who rose to fame in the reckless Hollywood of the 1930s

A Home of Our Own (1993)

IMDb: 7.1
1993

Widow Frances Lacey is being sexually harassed by her boss while she tries to provide for her brood of six children Also, her oldest son, Shayne, is constantly in trouble When shes fired from her job, she decides to abandon Los An

The Cup (2011)

IMDb: 5.6
2011

When his brother is tragically killed in a riding accident just days before the prestigious Melbourne Cup race, jockey Damien Oliver considers bowing out of the race and wonders if heA ll ever ride again With the encouragement of famed horse trainer

Michael the Brave (1971)

IMDb: 8.5
1971

At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country

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

A Tale of Two Coreys (2018)

IMDb: 5.6
2018

The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and darker side of show business

Chasing Evel: The Robbie Knievel Story (

IMDb: 6.5
2017

Robbie Knievel, 52 and the owner of 20 world records and 350 jumps worldwide, life is uncovered through his personal pursuit of sobriety and the need of continuing his fathers legacy by jumping once again

Hes a Legend, Hes a Hero (1976)

IMDb: 4.2
1976

A highly fictionalized biography of the famous Bruce Lee, this movie traces his college life, his marriage to Linda Lee, his relationship with his master, and his untimely death

American Brawler (2016)

IMDb: 4.8
2018

In 1975, a Bayonne, New Jersey underdog boxer gets a shot to fight the champ

Britney Spears: Workin It (2014)

IMDb: 5.2
2014

With the release of her eighth studio album, Britney is back and shes workin it This documentary chronicles the career of international superstar from her more innocent years with the

RabbitProof Fence (2002)

IMDb: 7.4
2002

In 1931, three half white, half Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

IMDb: 7.4
2005

The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint Britains most prolific hangman

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 Abdication (1974)

IMDb: 6.1
1974

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic Church

Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

IMDb: 7.7
2003

Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper middle class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes

Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)

IMDb: 7.0
2019

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day

Filmworker (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years

DEATH by MetaL (2018)

IMDb: 7.5
2016

The story of the influential American death metal band Death from Orlando, Florida, founded in 1983 by the late guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner

The HalfLife of Genius Physicist Raemer

IMDb: 6.8
2017

Schreiber was one of Oppenheimers brilliant young physicists recruited for the Manhattan Project during World War II He was entrusted to carry the Plutonium core to Tinian Island where hed assemble the atomic bomb known to history

Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to

IMDb: 7.1
2018

Carlos Kaiser Henrique Raposo was a professional footballer But he never actually played a game By convincing others of his abilities with help from journalist friends he moved from club to club, avoiding football but partying

Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019)

IMDb: 6.4
2019

A courageous teenager is determined to resume competitive rodeo months after her paralyzing spinal cord injury

32 Pills: My Sisters Suicide (2017)

IMDb: 6.5
2017

Shes beautiful, artistic, loved and cant stand to be alive 32 PILLS traces the fascinating life and mental illness of my sister, New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and my struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicid

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

Love Records: Gimme Some Love (2016)

IMDb: 5.7
2016

The rise and fall of Love Records record label in 1960s and 1970s Finland

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Sto

IMDb: 7.5
2014

This documentary is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth

The Iron Curtain (1948)

IMDb: 6.3
1948

The story of Soviet cypher clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada

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