Biography Movies
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All the Way
SDSDAll the WayIMDb 8.3 80 minLyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and the documentary is about his early days from the assassination to the battle over the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and his campaign to stay in the White House. -
Team Foxcatcher
HDHDTeam FoxcatcherIMDb 7.4 90 minExclusive footage reveals the inner workings of the Foxcatcher wrestling facility and founder John du Pont’s descent from philanthropist to murderer and recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. -
My Beautiful Broken Brain
SDSDMy Beautiful Broken BrainIMDb 7.2 86 minThis documentary depicts 34 year old Lotje Sodderland's struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write after a stroke stripped her of the skills she needs to function. -
The Diary of Anne Frank
HDHDThe Diary of Anne FrankIMDb 7.4 180 minThe movie tells the harrowing story of a young Jewish girl, Anne, who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics. -
Pele Birth of a Legend
HDHDPele Birth of a LegendIMDb 7.8 107 minThe film depicts the Brazilian football legend Pelé's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 under guidance from manager Vicente Feola. -
Race
HDHDRaceIMDb 7.1 134 minYoung Jesse Owens becomes a track and field sensation while attending the Ohio State University in the early 1930s, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. -
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
HDHDHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerIMDb 7 83 minBased on the true life serial killer, Henry Lee Lucas, who murders scores of people, men, women and children, as he travels through the country. The film is actually one of the most disturbing and terrifying examinations of mass murderers ever filmed. -
Communion
HDHDCommunionIMDb 5.7 107 minA novelist's (Christopher Walken) wife (Lindsay Crouse) and son (Joel Carlson) see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains. He then sees a psychiatrist who tries to use hypnotic regression to discover the truth. -
Janis Little Girl Blue
HDHDJanis Little Girl BlueIMDb 7.4 103 minFame and celebrity in the 21st century are far more toxic than in the early 1970s. The documentary highlights the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, from her musical rise in the 1960s to her battle with alcohol and heroin addiction. -
[16+] Eisenstein In Guanajuato
SDSD[16+] Eisenstein In GuanajuatoIMDb 6.5 105 minIn 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. There he has a sensual experience that becomes a significant turning point in his life and career. -
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
HDHDPat Garrett & Billy the KidIMDb 7.4 122 minSheriff Pat Garrett is ordered by Governor Wallace to go after the outlaw Billy the Kid because the cattle businessmen want him caught. But the thing is, Billy the Kid is also the old friend of Pat Garrett. -
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
HDHDElizabeth: The Golden AgeIMDb 6.9 114 minQueen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) faces threats to her rule from abroad and at home. Now, she must endure multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments. -
Ali
HDHDAliIMDb 6.8 157 minA biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring. With wit and athletic genius, with defiant rage and inner grace, Muhammad Ali forever changed the American landscape. -
The Look of Love
HDHDThe Look of LoveIMDb 6 101 minThe movie depicts the life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie. -
The Imposter
HDHDThe ImposterIMDb 7.5 99 minFilmmaker Bart Layton chronicles the tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist who seemingly tricked a Texas family into believing that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years. -
One Chance
HDHDOne ChanceIMDb 6.8 103 minTenor Paul Potts (James Corden), a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night, becomes a singing sensation after appearing on the TV show "Britain's Got Talent" in 2007. -
Mr Hockey The Gordie Howe Story
HDHDMr Hockey The Gordie Howe StoryIMDb 6.8 87 minThe movie tells the story of the 1973 hockey season when NHL legend Gordie Howe (Michael Shanks) comes out of retirement to play in the newly formed World Hockey Association at the age of 44. -
Only the Dead
SDSDOnly the DeadIMDb 8.1 77 minOnly the Dead is a war story unlike any ever seen. A story of what happens when one ordinary man, Time magazine war correspondent Michael Ware, travels to Baghdad during the invasion. As he tries to find out about a brutal Al Qaeda leader, he receives a tape from Abu Musab al Zarqawi. -
Requiem for the American Dream
HDHDRequiem for the American DreamIMDb 8 73 minNoam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, and his arguments about how economic inequality has become an entrenched part of Western life are front and centre in this documentary. -
Domino
HDHDDominoIMDb 6 127 minThe film is a recounting the life story of Domino Harvey, a fashion model turned bounty hunter, who not only falls in love with the job but also with her fellow adventurers, who over the years would become her family. -
Summer in February
HDHDSummer in FebruaryIMDb 5.6 100 minThe film tells a true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists' colony in Cornwall. Two friends (Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens) at a 1913 British artists colony compete for the affections of a comely debutante, but the object of their pursuit soon learns to regret her choice. -
Big Miracle
HDHDBig MiracleIMDb 6.5 107 minThe film covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue a family of gray whales that is discovered near the Arctic Circle, trapped by rapidly forming ice. -
Walt Before Mickey
HDHDWalt Before MickeyIMDb 6.1 120 minBased on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career. The legendary Walt Disney had a tumultuous childhood, yet he was determined to overcome obstacles in his path, before the creation of his first iconic character: Mickey Mouse. -
Goya's Ghosts
HDHDGoya's GhostsIMDb 6.9 113 minSet against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army, the film tells the story of painter Francisco Goya who faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.