BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 9

Persepolis (2007)

IMDb: 8.0
2007

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution

The Last Ride (2012)

IMDb: 5.8
2011

At the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williamss career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio

The Sessions (2012)

IMDb: 7.2
2012

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest

Gotti (TV Movie 1996)

IMDb: 7.2
1996

John Gotti rises to head the powerful Gambino crime family before being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder

The Jacksons An American Dream (1992)

IMDb: 7.5
1992

The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success

The Jacksons An American Dream (1992)

IMDb: 7.5
1992

The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success

Mommie Dearest (1981)

IMDb: 6.7
1981

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

IMDb: 7.9
1988

A biography of the rock music star

The Sapphires (2012)

IMDb: 7.0
2012

Its 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam

Missing (1982)

IMDb: 7.7
1982

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup detat in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him

Kajaki (2014)

IMDb: 7.1
2014

Kajaki Dam 2006 A company of young British soldiers encounter an unexpected, terrifying enemy A dried out river bed, and under every step the possibility of an anti personnel mine A mine that could cost you your leg or your life

Mad Love (2001) Juana la Loca (2001)

IMDb: 6.6
2001

The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana the Mad A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind

Sully (2016)

IMDb: 7.4
2016

The story of Chesley Sully Sullenberger Tom Hanks, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flights passengers and crew

Nina (2016)

IMDb: 5.4
2016

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson

Figli del Destino (2019)

IMDb: 6.5
2019

The story of four Italian children facing the racial laws and the wave of hate brought by fascism against the Jews

Danny Collins (2015)

IMDb: 7.0
2015

An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40 year old letter written to him by John Lennon

One Night with the King (2006)

IMDb: 6.1
2006

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

One Night with the King (2006)

IMDb: 6.1
2006

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects

Budd Boetticher A Man Can Do That (2005)

IMDb: 7.3
2005

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Woman in Gold (2015)

IMDb: 7.3
2015

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family

Patton (1970)

IMDb: 7.9
1970

The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S Patton

Fur 2006

IMDb: 6.4
2006

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009

IMDb: 7.7
2009

Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins

Girl Interrupted (1999)

IMDb: 7.3
1999

Based on writer Susanna Kaysens account of her 18 month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s

Changeling (2008)

IMDb: 7.7
2008

Grief stricken mother Christine Collins Angelina Jolie takes on the L A P D to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child

The Duchess (2008)

IMDb: 6.9
2008

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life

Tyson (2008)

IMDb: 7.5
2008

A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

IMDb: 7.1
2005

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s

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

Starving in Suburbia 2014

IMDb: 6.1
2014

A 17 year old dancer joins a thinspiration website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of thin, until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia

Helter Skelter (2004)

IMDb: 6.4
2004

A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself

True Story (2015)

IMDb: 6.3
2015

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo who has taken on Finkels identity his investigation morphs into a game of cat and mouse

John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)

IMDb: 8.2
1998

John Leguizamos semi falsified, one man stand up performance as himself This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father We see this story through a bizarre myria

The Flowers of St Francis (1950)

IMDb: 7.3
1950

A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro

Party Monster (2003)

IMDb: 6.3
2003

Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate

Batkid Begins (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish Batkid Begins looks at the why of this flash phenomenon