BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows

The Butler (2013)

IMDb: 7.2
2013

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this mans life, family, and American society

Fruitvale Station (2013)

IMDb: 7.5
2013

The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22 year old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008

Winchester (2018)

IMDb: 5.5
2018

Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester Dame Helen Mirren believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle

One Chance (2013)

IMDb: 6.8
2013

The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for and ultimately winning Britains Got Talent

Made in Dagenham (2010)

IMDb: 7.2
2010

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination

A Band Called Death (2012)

IMDb: 7.5
2012

A documentary on the 1970s punk trio Death, and their new found popularity decades after they disbanded

Schindlers List 1993

IMDb: 8.9
1993

In German occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis

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

Crumb (1994)

IMDb: 8.0
1994

An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family

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

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

IMDb: 6.9
1950

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her loveprofessional rival, Frank Butler

Henry V (1989)

IMDb: 7.5
1989

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415

Finding Vivian Maier (2013)

IMDb: 7.7
2013

Who is Vivian Maier Now considered one of the 20th centurys greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime Since buying her work by chance at auction,

Iverson (2014)

IMDb: 7.1
2014

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11 time NBA All Star and universally recognized icon of his sport Off the court, his audaci

American Fighter (2020)

IMDb: 5.1
2019

In this gritty action tale, a young wrestler competes in the world of underground fighting to raise money for his ailing mother But will he survive his next match

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

This Boys Life (1993)

IMDb: 7.3
1993

The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff

George Harrison: Living in the Material

IMDb: 8.2
2011

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs

The Good Lie (2014)

IMDb: 7.4
2014

They were known simply as A The Lost Boys A Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600

Antwone Fisher 2002

IMDb: 7.3
2002

Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins

Behind the Candelabra 2013

IMDb: 7.0
2013

A chronicle of the tempestuous six year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson

Spartacus

IMDb: 8.5
2010–2013

The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome

Ali (2001)

IMDb: 6.8
2001

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974

Jimmys Hall 2014

IMDb: 6.7
2014

During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re open the dance hall that led to his depor

Soul Surfer (2011)

IMDb: 7.0
2011

Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

IMDb: 7.9
1989

A victim of domestic violence winds up in an ongoing struggle to get the police to take her seriously, until the abuse escalates to the worst extreme

Pride 2014

IMDb: 7.8
2014

U K gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984

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

Great Balls Of Fire 1989

IMDb: 6.2
1989

The life and career of wildly controversial rock n roll star Jerry Lee Lewis

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

IMDb: 7.8
2014

U K gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

IMDb: 6.7
2008

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII

Danny Says (2015)

IMDb: 6.7
2015

Danny Says is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture of the late 20th century working for the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and man

Jet Li Fearless 2006

IMDb: 7.6
2006

A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation

Donnie Brasco (1997)

IMDb: 7.7
1997

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

IMDb: 7.3
1995

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

IMDb: 8.0
2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as hes poised to begin a life changing professional career