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    Kuberaa 2025 POSTER

    Kuberaa

    2025

    Telugu

    6.4

    2

    69%

    69%

    Action

    Crime

    dhanush movies 2025

    Drama

    political thriller

    rags to riches

    Thriller

    Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula Director Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni as Deepak Dhanush Dhanush as Deva Nassar Nassar as Orphanage Caretaker Rashmika Mandanna Rashmika Mandanna as Sameera
    A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggars, Deva, escapes with ₹10,000 crores and becomes the target of a deadly manhunt. He meets Sameera, who joins him in his mission to use the money to uplift society's poor. With Deepak's help, Deva fights back.
    The Buddy Holly Story 1978 POSTER

    The Buddy Holly Story

    1978

    English

    7.2

    15

    77%

    77%

    Action

    affection

    biography

    Biography

    disc jockey

    Drama

    Music

    rags to riches

    rock and roll star

    rock 'n' roll

    Steve Rash Steve Rash Director David Miner David Miner as Bass - Eddie Cochran Band Gary Busey Gary Busey as Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly Don Stroud Don Stroud as Jesse Dick O'Neill Dick O'Neill as Sol Gittler
    A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.
    I Am Duran 2019 POSTER

    I Am Duran

    2019

    English

    7.2

    24

    Action

    Biography

    boxer

    Documentary

    panama

    rags to riches

    Sport

    success story

    world champion

    Mat Hodgson Mat Hodgson Director Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone as Himself Larry Merchant Larry Merchant as Himself Robert De Niro Robert De Niro as Himself Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya as Himself
    The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. From his days shining shoes on the street, to packing out arenas across the world, this is the story of modern Panama and its most celebrated child.
    Mao's Last Dancer 2009 POSTER

    Mao's Last Dancer

    2009

    English

    7.3

    10

    55%

    76%

    Action

    ballet dancer

    Biography

    dance

    dancer

    Drama

    Music

    promise

    rags to riches

    Romance

    village

    Bruce Beresford Bruce Beresford Director Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson Penne Hackforth-Jones Penne Hackforth-Jones as Cynthia Dodds Amanda Schull Amanda Schull as Elizabeth Nicholas Hammond Nicholas Hammond as TV Reporter
    At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
    Wuthering Heights 1939 POSTER

    Wuthering Heights

    1939

    English

    13

    96%

    85%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    central and south america

    Drama

    jealousy

    love of one's life

    rags to riches

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Donald Crisp Donald Crisp as Dr. Kenneth David Niven David Niven as Edgar Vernon Downing Vernon Downing as Giles Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella
    The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.
    Great Gain 2011 POSTER

    Great Gain

    2011

    English

    4.6

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    rags to riches

    winning lottery

    Jeffery Peterson Jeffery Peterson Director Eric Peterson Eric Peterson as Bill Andrew J Katers Andrew J Katers as DJ EZ Pay Cathy Baron Cathy Baron as Ginger James Leonardo Mayberry James Leonardo Mayberry as Steven
    Isaac is a janitor whose livelihood is in jeopardy when his boss tries to cut his job in order to save money. When it seems he has finally gotten the best of Isaac, a misunderstanding at a convenience store puts a winning lottery ticket in Isaac's hands. Isaac 's world has been turned around but after gaining so much he may be on the edge of losing it all.
    The Promoter 1952 POSTER

    The Promoter

    1952

    English

    7.0

    4

    64%

    64%

    Action

    ambition

    bankrupt

    business idea

    Comedy

    opportunist

    opportunity

    rags to riches

    Ronald Neame Ronald Neame Director Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson as Countess of Chell Kenneth More Kenneth More as Man at ball Petula Clark Petula Clark as Nellie Cotterill Glynis Johns Glynis Johns as Ruth Earp
    A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.
    Jelly Roll: Save Me 2023 POSTER

    Jelly Roll: Save Me

    2023

    English

    8.1

    3

    90%

    90%

    Action

    country music

    Documentary

    drug rehabilitation

    hip-hop

    Music

    rags to riches

    rapper

    tennessee

    Bari Pearlman Bari Pearlman Director Billy Crank Billy Crank as Member Of The Church Congregation Jelly Roll Jelly Roll as Self Bunnie Deford Bunnie Deford as Self
    An inside look as the 38-year-old prepares to perform at the famed Bridgestone Arena in his hometown of Nashville, featuring never-before-seen tour footage and interviews with the musician and those closest to him. It also shows how Jelly Roll balances life on tour with philanthropic work, including a visit to a juvenile detention facility where he was incarcerated multiple times to share his story in the hopes of inspiring positive change in others.
    The White Tiger 2021 POSTER

    The White Tiger

    2021

    English

    7.1

    74

    91%

    79%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chauffeur

    class differences

    Crime

    delhi, india

    Drama

    rags to riches

    south asian lead

    Ramin Bahrani Ramin Bahrani Director Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao as Ashok Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam Swaroop Sampat Swaroop Sampat as The Great Socialist Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Manjrekar as The Stork
    An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
    We Are the Nobles 2013 POSTER

    We Are the Nobles

    2013

    Spanish

    7.3

    6

    88%

    82%

    Action

    cine mexicano

    Comedy

    rags to riches

    scam

    spoiled son

    Gary Alazraki Gary Alazraki Director Karla Souza Karla Souza as Bárbara Noble Gonzalo Vega Gonzalo Vega as Germán Noble Luis Gerardo Méndez Luis Gerardo Méndez as Javi Noble Gary Alazraki Gary Alazraki as Santiago
    Tells the "riches to rags" story of the Nobles, three upper-class twenty-somethings that appear to have no limits to their checkbooks, and no direction in their lives. Until one day, their father tries to teach them a lesson by staging a financial scandal that forces the whole family to escape to an old house in the poor side of town, and leads the "kids" to do what they haven't done before: get jobs.
    Coco Chanel 2008 POSTER

    Coco Chanel

    2008

    English

    6.8

    3

    67%

    67%

    19th century

    20th century

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    poverty

    rags to riches

    Christian Duguay Christian Duguay Director Carla Cassola Carla Cassola as Madre Superiora Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Marc Bouchier Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine as Old Coco Chanel Marc Fiorini Marc Fiorini as Pawn Shop Dealer
    Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience is taken backwards in time to the woman's upbringing in an orphanage, and traces her path to ubiquity as it winds through poverty, wars, doomed romances, and rather glamorous betrayals.
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown 2014 POSTER

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    2014

    English

    7.4

    2

    Biography

    dancing

    Documentary

    funk music

    Music

    rags to riches

    rhythm and blues

    rhythm and blues (r&b)

    soul music

    Alex Gibney Alex Gibney Director Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. as Self Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Self Al Sharpton Al Sharpton as Self Dinah Shore Dinah Shore as Self
    James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
    The Book of Clarence 2023 POSTER

    The Book of Clarence

    2023

    English

    5.7

    38

    66%

    80%

    Action

    Adventure

    apostle

    christianity

    Comedy

    crucifixion

    Drama

    History

    jesus christ

    rags to riches

    romans

    Jeymes Samuel Jeymes Samuel Director Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch as Benjamin Caleb McLaughlin Caleb McLaughlin as Dirty Zeke Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor as Mary Magdalene James McAvoy James McAvoy as Pontius Pilate
    Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
    Tom Jones 1963 POSTER

    Tom Jones

    1963

    English

    6.4

    13

    83%

    58%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    breaking the fourth wall

    Comedy

    countryside

    english countryside

    History

    rags to riches

    Romance

    sword fight

    Tony Richardson Tony Richardson Director David Warner David Warner as Blifil Michael Brennan Michael Brennan as Jailer at Newgate Julian Glover Julian Glover as Northernton Susannah York Susannah York as Sophie Western
    Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
    Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 2021 POSTER

    Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1

    2021

    Telugu

    7.6

    64

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    Drama

    powerful

    rags to riches

    sandalwood

    smugglers

    Thriller

    Sukumar Sukumar Director Jagadish Jagadish as Fahadh Faasil Fahadh Faasil as Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS Mime Gopi Mime Gopi as Chennai Murugan Allu Arjun Allu Arjun as Pushpa Raj
    As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.
    Manny 2014 POSTER

    Manny

    2014

    English

    7.0

    4

    25%

    64%

    Biography

    Documentary

    fighter

    inspiring story

    politician

    rags to riches

    Sport

    sports documentary

    world champion

    Leon Gast Leon Gast Director Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Narrator Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg as Self Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven as Self Freddie Roach Freddie Roach as Self
    From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?
    Cocktail 1988 POSTER

    Cocktail

    1988

    English

    5.9

    63

    9%

    58%

    Action

    ambition

    bartender

    Comedy

    Drama

    jamaica

    new york city

    night life

    rags to riches

    Romance

    Roger Donaldson Roger Donaldson Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Brian Flanagan Gina Gershon Gina Gershon as Coral Harvey J. Alperin Harvey J. Alperin as Job Interviewer Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue as Jordan Mooney
    After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
    Becoming Cary Grant 2017 POSTER

    Becoming Cary Grant

    2017

    English

    6.6

    1

    archive footage

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    hollywood

    hollywood star

    old footage

    rags to riches

    For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.
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