Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

2000

English

6.7

♡ 4

88%

Robert Townsend Director

Daniel Fathers as A & R Guy

Sandi Ross as Aunt Bay

Megan Fahlenbock as Grace

Jack Langedijk as NBC Executive

The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.

Lane 1974

2017

English

6.3

♡ 1

71%

parent child relationship

woman director

S.J. Chiro Director

Katherine Moennig as

Trevor Scott as Charlie

Sophia Mitri Schloss as Lane

Jasmin Savoy Brown as Puma

At 13 years old and the eldest of three kids, Lane struggles to keep her family together as her iconoclast mother moves without warning through the communes and dusty back woods of Northern California.

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

English

7.0

♡ 5

29%

Irving Rapper Director

Robert Alda as George Gershwin

Darryl Hickman as Ira Gershwin

Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron

Rosemary DeCamp as Rose Gershwin

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Being Evel

2015

English

7.2

♡ 5

97%

Daniel Junge Director

Johnny Knoxville as Self

George Hamilton as Self

Kelly Knievel as Self

Sheldon Saltman as Self

In the history of sports, few names are more recognizable than that of Evel Knievel. Long after the man hung up his famous white leather jumpsuit and rode his Harley into the sunset, his name is still synonymous with the death-defying lifestyle he led. Notoriously brash, bold, and daring, Knievel stared death in the face from the seat of his motorcycle, but few know the larger-than-life story of the boy from Butte, Montana.

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

2020

English

7.7

♡ 2

96%

Julien Temple Director

Johnny Depp as Self

Milo O'Shea as Self

John Lydon as Self - Lead Singer of the Sex Pistols

Bob Geldof as Self - Musician

A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.

Zappa

2020

English

7.5

♡ 35

96%

Alex Winter Director

John Lennon as Self

Kathie Lee Gifford as Self

Regis Philbin as Self

Vinnie Colaiuta as Self

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

The Best of Men

2012

English

7.9

♡ 1

Tim Whitby Director

Rob Brydon as Corporal Wynne Bowen

Richard McCabe as Dr Cowan

Eddie Marsan as Dr Ludwig Guttmann

Mali Harries as Shirley Bowen

Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers that have been written-off and who are facing death from neglect. A breakthrough comes when Dr. Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation, a breakthrough that leads to the founding of the Paralympic Games.

Rembrandt

1936

English

7.0

♡ 5

75%

Alexander Korda Director

Alexander Knox as Ludwick's Assistant

Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand Coeur

Abraham Sofaer as Menasseh

Evelyn Ankers as Party Girl

A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.

Rock Around the World

1957

English

5.4

♡ 2

Gerard Bryant Director

Lisa Daniely as Hospital Nurse

Charles Lamb as Mr. Steele

Nancy Whiskey as Self

Tommy Steele as Tommy Steele

A rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.

Sanmon yakusha

7.2

Kaneto Shindô Director

Rinko Kikuchi as

Mitsuko Baishô as

Maiko Kawakami as

Nobuko Otowa as Okaji

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.

The Real Right Stuff

2020

English

7.2

♡ 14

67%

Tom Jennings Director

Richard J. Valentine as Launch Spectator

John F. Kennedy as Self

Tom Brokaw as Self

Tom Wolfe as Self

The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material.

Laloux sauvage

2010

French

6.7

♡ 1

Florence Dauman Director

René Laloux as Self

A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

English

8.1

♡ 27

96%

Frank Marshall Director

John Lennon as Self

Merv Griffin as Self

John Travolta as Self

Noel Gallagher as Self - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Oasis

The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.

Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie

2019

English

7.0

♡ 3

Matt Cottingham Director

Samantha Bond as Self - Narrator

Surpassed only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the most successful writer of all time. We all know her characters and incredible plot twists, but what do we know about Agatha herself? Combining rare access to Agatha's family, her personal archive and speaking to those who know her work best, discover what made the world's most successful crime writer tick.

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

6.8

Keiichi Hara Director

Ryô Kase as Keisuke Kinoshita

Yûko Tanaka as Kinoshita's mother

Mari Hamada as Koman

Rio Yamashita as Sakuyo Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

The Other Side of Heaven

2001

English

6.2

♡ 19

29%

74%

Action

Adventure

based on memoir or autobiography

Mitch Davis Director

Pua Magasiva as Finau

Anne Hathaway as Jean Sabin

Christopher Gorham as John Groberg

Miriama Smith as Lavania

John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.

Chasing Evel: The Robbie Knievel Story

6.9

Jesse James Miller Director

Bob Einstein as Self

Rob Koebel as Self

Gary Davis as Self

Lathan McKay as Self

Robbie Knievel, 52 and the owner of 20 world records and 350 jumps worldwide, life is uncovered through his personal pursuit of sobriety and the need of continuing his father's legacy by jumping once again.

The Curse of Denton Rose

3.1

John R. Cherry III Director

Cortney Palm as Ghost

Butch Patrick as Self

Mirelly Taylor as Self

Calico Cooper as Self

A computer analyst suddenly finds himself the focus of Hollywood elites after creating a character that goes viral online in the early days of internet video. After reaching the top he finds himself where he started and contemplates the meaning of success and the value of his own art. Securing a top Hollywood agent, promise of starring in a DreamWorks Film and his own TV show a true story.

The Drop Box

2015

Korean

8.0

♡ 4

91%

One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds 'a drop box' to rescue any future foundlings.

The Great Buster

2018

English

7.5

♡ 17

Peter Bogdanovich Director

Quentin Tarantino as Self

Frank Capra as Self

Johnny Knoxville as Self

Paul Dooley as Self

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

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Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

Lane 1974

Rhapsody in Blue

Being Evel

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

Zappa

The Best of Men

Rembrandt

Rock Around the World

Sanmon yakusha

The Real Right Stuff

Laloux sauvage

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

The Other Side of Heaven

Chasing Evel: The Robbie Knievel Story

The Curse of Denton Rose

The Drop Box

The Great Buster