Biography Movies
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The Iron Lady
HDHDThe Iron LadyIMDb 6.4 105 minIn her twilight years, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reflects on her life and career as she finally prepares to dispose of the belongings of her late husband, Denis while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene. -
The Sessions
HDHDThe SessionsIMDb 7.2 95 minThough a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. Wishing to lose his virginity, Mark contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest. -
Coal Miner's Daughter
HDHDCoal Miner's DaughterIMDb 7.5 124 minRaised in rural Kentucky poverty and married at the age of 13, Loretta Lynn begins writing and singing her own country songs in her early 20s, and at 25, she cut a demo tape that earned her a deal with an independent record label. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever. -
Permanent Midnight
HDHDPermanent MidnightIMDb 6.3 88 minAs television writer Jerry Stahl becomes more successful, his heroin habit grows worse. More and more, he is unable to separate his addiction from his working life, especially when he moves in with another addict. -
A Home of Our Own
SDSDA Home of Our OwnIMDb 7 104 minWidow Frances Lacey is being sexually harassed by her boss while she tries to provide for her brood of six children. She then drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city and struggles to make a fresh start. -
The Lady in the Van
HDHDThe Lady in the VanIMDb 7 104 minSet in 1973 London, this film tells the true story about playwright Alan Bennett as he forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman named Miss Shepherd who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years. -
Mongol
HDHDMongolIMDb 7.3 126 minThe movie traces the early and tumultuous years of legendary warrior Genghis Khan, then known as Temudgin, who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206. -
Che: Part Two
HDHDChe: Part TwoIMDb 6.9 135 minSeven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. When the Bolivian campaign would ultimately fail, the tenacity, sacrifice, and idealism displayed by Guevara during this period would make him a symbol of heroism to followers around the world. -
Che: Part One
HDHDChe: Part OneIMDb 7.2 134 minErnesto "Che" Guevara transforms from intellectual, asthmatic doctor to one of Latin America's legendary revolutionaries. In 1956, Che and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
Lady Sings the Blues
SDSDLady Sings the BluesIMDb 7.1 144 minDiana Ross plays the magnificent, tragic song stylist Billie Holiday, who while writhing in a strait jacket in a prison cell, awaiting sentencing on drug charges, tells the story of her troubled life and career. -
Ed Gein
SDSDEd GeinIMDb 5.6 89 min"Ed Gein" is based closely on the life of the famed Wisconsin serial killer, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides. -
Sweet Dreams
SDSDSweet DreamsIMDb 7.1 115 minAspiring country singer Patsy Cline finds success under manager Randy Hughes, but her fame fuels her self-confidence, much to her husband's annoyance. Patsy hits a remarkable stride with a string of hit singles, and has become a fu -
Something the Lord Made
HDHDSomething the Lord MadeIMDb 8.3 110 minThe movie depicts the relationship between two medical pioneers, one celebrated, one overlooked: the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery. -
How To Change The World
SDSDHow To Change The WorldIMDb 7.7 110 minIn 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Filmmaker Jerry Rothwell examines the early days of Greenpeace and co-founder Bob Hunter's commitment to environmental issues. -
Million Dollar Arm
HDHDMillion Dollar ArmIMDb 7.1 124 minIn a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent J.B. Bernstein stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to find baseball's next star pitchers in India and train them to play Major League Baseball. -
The Hurricane
HDHDThe HurricaneIMDb 7.6 146 minThe movie tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a a boxer whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title is destroyed when he's wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. -
Chaplin
HDHDChaplinIMDb 7.6 143 minThe movie is a re-creation of the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charles Chaplin, from his humble beginnings in south London through his early days in British vaudeville, his silent movie career in America and his late masterpieces. -
The Lady
HDHDThe LadyIMDb 7.1 132 minThe movie tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of a martyred Burmese general, who returns to her homeland and becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris. -
Boys Don't Cry
HDHDBoys Don't CryIMDb 7.6 118 minYoung female-to-male transgender Brandon Teena leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female. In Nebraska, Brandon attempts to find himself and love. -
Pregnancy Pact
SDSDPregnancy PactIMDb 5.1 87 minNot all teen prenancies are unplanned. The movie is based on the allegedly true story of a 2008 media circus surrounding teenagers at Gloucester (Mass.) High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time. -
For Grace
HDHDFor GraceIMDb 8.4 92 minThe documentary is about Curtis Duffy, one of the country's most renowned chefs, who builds a restaurant and shows the exacting standards required for luxury dining. It’s a story about food, family, balance and sacrifice. -
The Gabby Douglas Story
HDHDThe Gabby Douglas StoryIMDb 7.1 86 minThe movie centers on gymnast Gabby Douglas who makes personal sacrifices to train with coach Liang Chow and become the first African American woman in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion. -
Out of Africa
HDHDOut of AfricaIMDb 7.2 161 minInitially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen travels to Africa to join her womanizing husband, Bror, who instead spends their money on a coffee plantation. There Karen has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. -
My All American
HDHDMy All AmericanIMDb 6.6 118 minAwarded a scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, small but scrappy Freddie Steinmark gets a chance to play football for coach Darrell Royal and the Longhorns. But Freddie soon faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
