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    Nico, 1988 2017 POSTER

    Nico, 1988

    2017

    Italian

    1

    94%

    64%

    1980s

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    Music

    road movie

    Susanna Nicchiarelli Susanna Nicchiarelli Director Calvin Demba Calvin Demba as Alex Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm as Christa Päffgen a.k.a Nico Thomas Trabacchi Thomas Trabacchi as Domenico Anamaria Marinca Anamaria Marinca as Sylvia
    Approaching age 50, singer/songwriter Nico leads a solitary existence, far from her days as a Warhol superstar and celebrated vocalist for the Velvet Underground in the 1960s. Her life and career on the fringes, Nico's new manager convinces her to hit the road again and tour in Europe to promote her latest album. She longs to rebuild a relationship with her son, whose custody she lost long ago.
    Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero 2020 POSTER

    Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero

    2020

    Spanish

    7.0

    11

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    Sport

    sports

    Oriol Bosch Oriol Bosch Director Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o as Lionel Messi Lionel Messi as Leo Messi Neymar Neymar as Neymar Jr. Pep Guardiola Pep Guardiola as Pep Guardiola
    This is the story of a normal person who does extraordinary things. Someone who pursues and achieves triumphs through taking care of the small details, because these are, after all, the ones that make him a different soccer player.
    American Splendor 2003 POSTER

    American Splendor

    2003

    English

    7.4

    13

    94%

    86%

    Action

    based on comic

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    greeting card

    jellybean

    junk sale

    v.a. hospital

    Shari Springer Berman Shari Springer Berman Director Madylin Sweeten Madylin Sweeten as Danielle Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar James Urbaniak James Urbaniak as Robert Crumb Josh Hutcherson Josh Hutcherson as Robin
    An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
    Taking Woodstock 2009 POSTER

    Taking Woodstock

    2009

    English

    6.7

    12

    47%

    47%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Biography

    catskills

    Comedy

    dog tag

    Drama

    History

    Music

    music festival

    woodstock, new york

    Ang Lee Ang Lee Director Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Dan Carmel Amit Carmel Amit as Earthlight Player Eugene Kim Eugene Kim as Hippie Louisa Krause Louisa Krause as Hippie Girl
    The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.
    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 POSTER

    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

    2013

    Hindi

    8.2

    34

    75%

    84%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    fight

    knife

    past

    sikh

    sister

    Sport

    Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Director Prakash Raj Prakash Raj as Army Officer Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor as Biro Divya Dutta Divya Dutta as Isri Kaur / Milkha Singh's elder sister Art Malik Art Malik as Sampuran Singh / Milkha Singh's father
    The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
    Selena 1997 POSTER

    Selena

    1997

    English

    6.9

    27

    67%

    78%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    latinx lead

    Music

    musical

    singer

    tejano

    texas

    Gregory Nava Gregory Nava Director Sal Lopez Sal Lopez as Juan Luis Alex Meneses Alex Meneses as Sara Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla Lupe Ontiveros Lupe Ontiveros as Yolanda Saldivar
    In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
    Bettie Page Reveals All 2012 POSTER

    Bettie Page Reveals All

    2012

    English

    7.0

    20

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    cult figure

    Documentary

    icon

    photography

    sexual revolution

    women's sexual identity

    Mark Mori Mark Mori Director Margaret Cho Margaret Cho as Bettie Page Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Romijn as Herself Tricia Helfer Tricia Helfer as Herself Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly as Jenny
    The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution. When she saw the film The Notorious Bettie Page, produced by HBO in 2006, the main person concerned reacted unequivocally: “Lies! Lies!” In a long interview recorded shortly before her death, the woman who entered the collective unconscious as the ultimate pin-up gave her version of events to director Mark Mori. In a gravelly voice, Bettie Page tells her own story and lifts the veil on areas often hidden by images that have made so many men and women fantasize since the 1950s: her abused childhood, an eclipse that lasted forty years, her mental illness. Through testimonies and unpublished archives, this documentary brings back to life a body and a face endlessly declined before our eyes, just as Bettie wanted: “I would like people to remember me as I was in the photos.”
    Zwinglis Erbe 2018 POSTER

    Zwinglis Erbe

    2018

    German

    7.1

    1

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    huldrych zwingli

    medieval history

    reformation

    Alex Fröhlich Alex Fröhlich Director René Graf René Graf as Jakob Ceporin Marc Lendenmann Marc Lendenmann as Journeyman Printer Markus Wagner Markus Wagner as Soldier Anja Ruprecht Anja Ruprecht as Woman with Plague
    A.D. 1519: When Huldrych Zwingli begins preaching as a priest in Zurich, the plague affects him. Looking death in the face, God's Word carries him through and he survives. Encouraged and strengthened, he turns Zurich upside down with the Bible in his hand. However, resistance - even from the closest circle of friends - increases more and more.
    Monarch 2000 POSTER

    Monarch

    2000

    English

    5.8

    1

    Action

    assassination

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    england

    History

    Horror

    monarchy

    Mystery

    Thriller

    John Walsh John Walsh Director Mark Montgomerie Mark Montgomerie as Paul Breen Paul Breen as Guard #1 David Aldous David Aldous as Guard #3 Jean Marsh Jean Marsh as The Queens
    From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arrives at a manor house closed for the season.
    The Last Station 2009 POSTER

    The Last Station

    2009

    English

    6.9

    8

    70%

    67%

    1910s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    duringcreditsstinger

    Romance

    russia

    writer

    Michael Hoffman Michael Hoffman Director John Sessions John Sessions as Dushan Kerry Condon Kerry Condon as Masha Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Sofya James McAvoy James McAvoy as Valentin
    A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge 1989 POSTER

    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

    1989

    English

    7.0

    8

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    celebrity

    Documentary

    interview

    model

    photographer

    photography

    Adrian Maben Adrian Maben Director Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver as Self Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway as Self Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve as Self Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling as Self
    A camera crew follows Helmut Newton, the fashion and ad photographer whose images of tall, blond, big-breasted women are part of the iconography of twentieth-century erotic fantasy. He's on the go from L.A., to Paris, to Monte-Carlo, to Berlin, where he was a youth until he escaped from the Nazis in 1936. We see him on shoots, interviewing models, and discussing his work.
    Cromwell 1970 POSTER

    Cromwell

    1970

    English

    7.0

    7

    33%

    70%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    oliver cromwell

    oxford

    parliament

    War

    Ken Hughes Ken Hughes Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as John Pym Richard Harris Richard Harris as Oliver Cromwell Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton as Prince Rupert Nigel Stock Nigel Stock as Sir Edward Hyde
    Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
    Accidental Anarchist 2017 POSTER

    Accidental Anarchist

    2017

    English

    6.9

    1

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    diplomat

    Documentary

    History

    iraq

    politics

    John Archer John Archer Director Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky as Self Amina Ossi Amina Ossi as Self - deputy for foreign relations in al-Jazira canton Michael Premo Michael Premo as Self - Occupy Wall Street activist Tammy Shapiro Tammy Shapiro as Self - Occupy Wall Street organizer
    Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became disillusioned, quit his job and started searching for answers.
    The Legend of Swee' Pea 2015 POSTER

    The Legend of Swee' Pea

    2015

    English

    7.3

    1

    Action

    Animation

    basketball player

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    new york city

    Sport

    sports

    Benjamin May Benjamin May Director Saul Lerner Saul Lerner as Self John Lucas III John Lucas III as Self Seth Marshall Seth Marshall as Self Tom Konchalski Tom Konchalski as Self
    Lloyd Daniels was one of the most gifted basketball players ever to emerge from New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1967 and grew up in the poorest neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens. His mother died when he was three, and his father deserted the family, leaving Lloyd an orphan to be raised by his two grandmothers. Virtually unsupervised, Lloyd learned early-on how to hustle to survive. Hustling came easy for him because he was a charming and likable kid. He still hustles to this day.
    Starman 2020 POSTER

    Starman

    2020

    Italian

    6.2

    3

    Action

    astronaut

    biography

    Documentary

    space

    space mission

    Gianluca Cerasola Gianluca Cerasola Director Giancarlo Giannini Giancarlo Giannini as Self Luca Parmitano Luca Parmitano as Self
    Luca Parmitano is the first italian astronaut to perform an extravehicular activity, currently part of the crew engaged in the Expedition 61 mission on board the International Space Station (SSI), is ready to tell his latest space adventures.
    Cold Light of Day 1990 POSTER

    Cold Light of Day

    1990

    English

    5.4

    4

    95%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Crime

    Horror

    serial killer

    Fhiona-Louise Fhiona-Louise Director Geoffrey Greenhill Geoffrey Greenhill as Inspector Simmons Carlos Downie Carlos Downie as Pick up in cafe Lol Coxhill Lol Coxhill as Priest Mark Hawkins Mark Hawkins as The Poor Boy
    February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property’s residents, Dennis Nilsen – a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant – is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.
    His Mother's Eyes 2011 POSTER

    His Mother's Eyes

    2011

    French

    6.0

    2

    Action

    balet

    ballerina

    biography

    Drama

    Thierry Klifa Thierry Klifa Director Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve as Lena Weber Nicolas Duvauchelle Nicolas Duvauchelle as Mathieu Roussel Marina Foïs Marina Foïs as Maylis Tremazan Karole Rocher Karole Rocher as Sylvie, l'éditrice
    A writer suffering from a lack of inspiration sneaks his way into the lives of a star television journalist and his lead ballerina daughter to write, unbeknownst to them, a non-authorized biography. Meanwhile, in Brittany, twenty-year-old Bruno, who lives with his parents, doesn't yet know the consequences that this story will have on his existence...
    Listen to Me Marlon 2015 POSTER

    Listen to Me Marlon

    2015

    English

    8.1

    40

    95%

    88%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    Stevan Riley Stevan Riley Director Connie Chung Connie Chung as Herself Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Himself Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci as Himself Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Himself
    With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.
    Immortal Beloved 1994 POSTER

    Immortal Beloved

    1994

    English

    7.4

    52

    57%

    86%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    character study

    composer

    deaf

    Drama

    letter

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    sister-in-law

    Bernard Rose Bernard Rose Director Valeria Golino Valeria Golino as Giulietta Guicciardi Gary Oldman Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven Ruby Rose Ruby Rose as Mimi Erdödy Nikky Smedley Nikky Smedley as Orchestra Vocalist
    A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
    Amelia 2009 POSTER

    Amelia

    2009

    English

    5.8

    5

    19%

    31%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane

    aviation

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    empowerment

    flying

    maneuver

    Romance

    Mira Nair Mira Nair Director Richard Donat Richard Donat as Gallagher Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor as Gene Vidal Richard Gere Richard Gere as George Putnam Hamish McEwan Hamish McEwan as Paul
    A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
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