The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

Rise

2014

English

5.9

♡ 1

wrongful imprisonment

Mack Lindon Director

Jessica Green as Amber

Charles Allen as Brooksy

Darrell Plumridge as Judge Worth

Erin Connor as Julie Nile

The true story of a young man falsely accused of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. He must rely on survival skills and an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate to prove his innocence and regain his freedom.

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

English

7.7

♡ 19

80%

Vincente Minnelli Director

Barbara Billingsley as Evelyn Lucien - Costumer

Gloria Grahame as Rosemary

Paul Stewart as Syd

Ned Glass as Wardrobe Man

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People

2017

Finnish

7.0

♡ 5

business

cell phone

Documentary

international organization

recession

rise and fall

technology

Arto Koskinen Director

Bill Gates as Self

Mikhail Gorbachev as Self

Stephen Elop as Self

Tuomas Siekkinen as Self

Once upon a time there was a large Finnish company called Nokia that manufactured the world’s best and most innovative mobile phones. Nokia’s annual budget was larger than that of the Government of Finland and their phones spread everywhere and changed the whole culture of communication. But then something changed. Film portrays the rise and fall of Nokia and the Finnish mobile phone industry. Nokia engineers, designers and managers tell their story about the creation, success and downfall of the Finnish mobile phone.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021

English

6.6

♡ 41

67%

86%

affectation

based on a true story

Michael Showalter Director

Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker

Chris TC Edge as PTL Backstage Crew

Louis Cancelmi as Richard Fletcher

Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

English

7.4

♡ 12

92%

Mark Hartley Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker

Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk

Susan Blakely as Self

Dolph Lundgren as Self - Actor

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

Blow

2001

English

7.5

♡ 98

56%

Ted Demme Director

Johnny Depp as George Jung

Penélope Cruz as Mirtha Jung

Tony Amendola as Sanchez

Emma Roberts as Young Kristina Jung

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

Capone

1975

English

5.7

♡ 23

32%

Steve Carver Director

Sylvester Stallone as Frank Nitti

Susan Blakely as Iris Crawford

Jack O'Leary as Pool Hall Owner

George Chandler as Robert E. Crowe

Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.

Zillion

2022

Dutch

7.2

♡ 3

Robin Pront Director

Vera Van Dooren as Buurtbewoner debat 2

Matteo Simoni as Dennis Black Magic

Ward Kerremans as DJ Deca

Charlotte Timmers as Vanessa

It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega discotheque Zillion is a fact and Frank turns from computer dealer to the pivotal figure of the Antwerp nightlife. He parades with the most beautiful women in Belgium and forges an alliance with Dennis Black Magic, the porn king who provides the spicy extras. Unfortunately, beautiful songs don't last long either.

The Scent of the Night

1998

Italian

6.9

♡ 3

Action

actor playing himself

based on a true story

Claudio Caligari Director

Stella Vordemann as Figlia Politico

Francesca d'Aloja as Finta Ricca

Pino Ferrara as Padre Uomo Taxi

Valerio Mastandrea as Remo Guerra

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

Little Caesar

1931

English

7.2

♡ 26

Action

based on novel or book

Mervyn LeRoy Director

Sidney Blackmer as Big Boy

Armand Kaliz as De Voss

Edward G. Robinson as Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico'

William Collier Jr. as Tony Passa

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Gold

2016

English

6.7

♡ 157

41%

inspired by a true story

Stephen Gaghan Director

Bryce Dallas Howard as Kay

Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells

Joshua Harto as Lloyd Stanton

Bruce Greenwood as Mark Hancock

Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

That Hamilton Woman

1941

English

7.2

♡ 8

100%

Alexander Korda Director

Heather Angel as A Streetgirl

Gladys Cooper as Lady Frances Nelson

Laurence Olivier as Lord Horatio Nelson

Alan Mowbray as Sir William Hamilton

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Vice Is Broke

2024

English

6.2

♡ 1

63%

Eddie Huang Director

Taylor Lorenz as Self

Eddie Huang as Self

Spike Jonze as Self

Anthony Bourdain as Self - Chef

An investigation into the once high-flying digital news outlet that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023 after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017.

War Dogs

2016

English

7.1

♡ 433

62%

69%

Action

american exceptionalism

smuggling (contraband)

War

Todd Phillips Director

Miles Teller as David Packouz

Bradley Cooper as Henry Girard

Ana de Armas as Iz

Stoney Westmoreland as Vegas X Supplier

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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