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7.9

♡ 43

88%

Don Argott Director

Bill Finger as Himself - archival

Bob Kane as Himself - archival

Stan Lee as Self - Marvel Comic Publisher / Writer

Jerry Siegel as Self - Superman Co-Creator

Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to make it known that Bill Finger, a struggling writer, actually helped invent the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be Batman’s secret identity, but his creator was always a true mystery.

Flash of Genius

2008

7.0

♡ 16

62%

Marc Abraham Director

Conor O'Farrell as Chris Finley

Dermot Mulroney as Gil Previck

Aaron Abrams as Ian Meillor

Chuck Shamata as Professor Irwin

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.

Goya's Ghosts

2006

religion and supernatural

6.9

♡ 17

30%

Milos Forman Director

Stellan Skarsgård as Francisco Goya

Natalie Portman as Inés / Alicia

Randy Quaid as King Carlos IV

Javier Bardem as Lorenzo

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.

Yuli

2018

Spanish

7.0

♡ 8

93%

74%

Adventure

Icíar Bollaín Director

Carlos Enrique Almirante as Enrique

Héctor Noas as Guía

Tamara Rojo as Julieta

Yailene Sierra as Profesora 1

Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, an African god and a fighter. As a child Yuli avoids discipline and education, learning from the streets of an impoverished and abandoned Havana. His father, however, has other ideas, and knowing that his son has a natural talent for dance, sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. Despite his repeated escapes and initial poor behaviour, the boy is inevitably drawn to the world of dance, and begins to shape his legendary career from a young age, becoming the first black dancer to be cast in some of the most prestigious ballet roles, originally written for white dancers, in companies such as the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.

Mrs Lowry & Son

2019

6.7

♡ 12

Adrian Noble Director

Timothy Spall as L S Lowry

Michael Keogh as Mr. Lowry

Stephen Lord as Mr. Stanhope

Kíla Lord Cassidy as Street Girl

An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S. Lowry and his unhappy and controlling mother, Elizabeth, whom he lived with all his life.

Wild Nights with Emily

2018

6.2

♡ 10

89%

Madeleine Olnek Director

Guinevere Turner as

Cole Escola as

Nick A Fisher as Gilbert Dickinson

Brett Gelman as Higginson

Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman.

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

2019

7.3

♡ 8

88%

Simon George Director

D. David Morin as Ash Resnick

Sven Ruygrok as Eric Ducharme

Larry Merchant as Himself

Malcolm X as Himself

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

La Bamba

1987

7.0

♡ 21

83%

Luis Valdez Director

Joe Pantoliano as Bob Keane

Noble Willingham as Howard

Dyana Ortelli as Rosalinda

Geoffrey Rivas as Rudy

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005

7.4

♡ 11

79%

85%

Adrian Shergold Director

Timothy Spall as Albert Pierrepoint

Eddie Marsan as James 'Tish' Corbitt

Scott Davidson as Josef Kramer

Simon Armstrong as Minister

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

Shooting the Mafia

2019

third reich (iii reich 1933-45)

6.8

♡ 8

77%

Kim Longinotto Director

Mariachiara di Trapani as

Eduardo Rebulla as

Santi Caleca as

Letizia Battaglia as Self

Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016

German

6.7

♡ 6

90%

woman director

writer

Maria Schrader Director

Cristina do Rego as Alzira Vargas

Tómas Lemarquis as Reporter Lefèvre

Oscar Ortega Sánchez as Reporter Sanchez

Lenn Kudrjawizki as Samuel Malamud

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story

2020

Spanish

7.1

♡ 10

55%

Francisco Macri Director

Alain Prost as Self

Toto Wolff as Self

Hans Hermann as Self

Andrew Bell as Self

Juan Manuel Fangio was the Formula One king, winning five world championships in the early 1950s — before protective gear or safety features were used.

Nowhere Boy

2009

7.1

♡ 21

81%

74%

Sam Taylor-Johnson Director

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John

Anne-Marie Duff as Julia

Ophelia Lovibond as Marie

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Paul

A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.

Imagine: John Lennon

1988

7.8

♡ 16

91%

Andrew Solt Director

George Harrison as Self

Eric Clapton as Self

Jack Palance as Self

John Lennon as Self / Narration

The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.

Hawking

2004

7.4

♡ 32

86%

Philip Martin Director

John Sessions as Dennis Sciama

Matthew Marsh as Dr. John Holloway

Alice Eve as Martha Guthrie

Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Hawking

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

Camille Claudel 1915

2013

French

6.5

♡ 7

Bruno Dumont Director

Juliette Binoche as Camille Claudel

Armelle Leroy-Rolland as La jeune soeur novice Daniele

Daniele as Nursing Home Resident

Nicole Faurite as Soeur Nicole

Winter, 1915. Confined by her family to an asylum in the South of France - where she will never sculpt again - the chronicle of Camille Claudel's reclusive life, as she waits for a visit from her brother, Paul Claudel.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

7.2

♡ 11

100%

84%

trans-siberian railway

War

Mark Robson Director

Ric Young as Bit part

Curd Jürgens as Capt. Lin Nan

Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward

Aileen Lewis as Train Passenger

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.

Measuring the World

2012

German

5.7

♡ 7

45%