Biography movies

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	Brandon A. Bailey \| Tim 'Single' Braddock \| Donald Calliste \| Duane Nakia Cooper \| Rico Devereaux \| Mohamed Dione \| Edwin Freeman \| Corey Hibbert \| Mike Hurt \| Marc John Jefferies \| Derek Luke \| Anthony Mackie \| Kevin Navayne \| Robert Oppel \| Kevin Phillips \|

Directors:	George Tillman Jr. \|

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The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

Genres:	Action \| Biography \| Drama \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Tom Hardy \| Matt King \| Edward Bennett-Coles \| Sam Cullingworth \| William Darke \| James Lance \| Matt Legg \| Brendan McCoy \| Jonathan Phillips \| Mark Powley \| Hugh Ross \| Dean Spicksley \| Mark Stocks \| Joe Tucker \| Kelly Adams \|

Directors:	Nicolas Winding Refn \|

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In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \|

Actors:	Meryl Streep \| Amy Adams \| Stanley Tucci \| Chris Messina \| Linda Emond \| Helen Carey \| Mary Lynn Rajskub \| Jane Lynch \| Joan Juliet Buck \| Crystal Noelle \| George Bartenieff \| Vanessa Ferlito \| Casey Wilson \| Jillian Bach \| Andrew Garman \|

Directors:	Nora Ephron \|

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Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) are featured in writer-director Nora Ephron's adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell's Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Romance \|

Actors:	Simon Armstrong \| Ben Batt \| Geoffrey Beevers \| Paul Brooke \| Huw Ceredig \| Richard Clifford \| Richard Dillane \| Joel Dommett \| Craig Gallivan \| Callum Godfrey \| Karl Johnson \| Simon Kassianides \| Raymond Llewellyn \| Alastair Mackenzie \| Neville Malcolm \|

Directors:	John Maybury \|

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Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. The passion and pathos of legendary poet Dylan Thomas is told through the lives of two extraordinary women. Vera Phillips and Dylan were teenage loves; fast forward ten years and the two reconnect in London. She's working as a singer whilst he's churning out scripts for government propaganda films and living off the last in a long line of infatuated women. The two former lovers feel the thunderbolt once more, but Thomas is now married to the adventurous Caitlin. Despite their love-rival status, the women form a surprising friendship. Caitlin indulges in her own infidelities, and recognises a similar adventurous spirit in her husband. But she knows his connection with Vera is something different, not to mention dangerous. Romantic turmoil continues in Vera's life. She marries her devoted admirer William Killick, but she can't deny the chemistry between herself and Dylan, nor does she want to - even if this means betraying Caitlin. When William is posted abroad, and a pregnant Vera returns to Wales with her married friends, the battle between her heart and head becomes more intense. William returns a changed man, but neither is Vera the carefree cabaret girl he married. Neighbourhood gossip fuels her husband's jealousy towards his rival. Enraged, William stages a violent attack on Dylan - an attack that forces Vera to choose between the men in her life and the friend that she loves. Desire and guilt are complicated by love and friendship in this real-life tale set in beautiful London and the majestic Welsh countryside.

Genres:	Biography \| Crime \| Drama \|

Actors:	Alyssa Milano \| Jason Gedrick \| James Caan \| Alessandro Costantini \| Devon Graye \| Tommy Lioutas \| Zak Longo \| Heather Hanson \| Anthony Melchiorri \| Gina Wilkinson \| Gabriel Hogan \| Tony Nappo \| Tulsi Balram \| Sima Fisher \|

Directors:	Jerry Ciccoritti \|

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A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.

Genres:	Biography \| Crime \| Drama \|

Actors:	Nonso Anozie \| Nathalie Press \| Leo Gregory \| Gavin Brocker \| Nick Bartlett \| Geoffrey Beevers \| Jack Bence \| Mario Demetriou \| Winston Ellis \| Robbie Gee \| Tamer Hassan \| Ralph Ineson \| Rory Jennings \| Jack Johnson \| Daniel Kaluuya \|

Directors:	Jon S. Baird \|

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The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. CASS grew up in a time before political correctness and was forced to endure racist bullying on a daily basis, until one day when the years of pent up anger came out in a violent burst. CASS found through violence the respect he never had and became addicted to the buzz of fighting. His way of life finally caught up with him when an attempted assassination on his life, saw him shot three times at point blank range. His inner strength somehow managed to keep him alive but he was left with a dilemma; whether to seek vengeance as the street had taught him, or renounce his violent past. This is the extraordinary story of his life.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Sport \|

Actors:	Rob Brown \| Dennis Quaid \| Darrin Dewitt Henson \| Omar Benson Miller \| Nelsan Ellis \| Charles S. Dutton \| Justin Martin \| Justin Jones \| Nicole Beharie \| Aunjanue Ellis \| Elizabeth Shivers \| Clancy Brown \| Danny McCarthy \| Regina Hoyles \| Chelcie Ross \|

Directors:	Gary Fleder \|

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Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname, the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis had broken the legendary Jim Brown’s rushing records, and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. The number one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be headed for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL: He was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In battling his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as " an outstanding man of great character." An enduring story of a true scholar-athlete, The Express is a touching, impeccably researched, deeply personal portrait of Ernie Davis, and a vivid look at sport in America at the dawn of the Civil Rights era.

Genres:	Action \| Adventure \| Biography \| Drama \| Romance \| War \|

Actors:	Matthias Schweighöfer \| Til Schweiger \| Lena Headey \| Joseph Fiennes \| Volker Bruch \| Maxim Mehmet \| Steffen Schroeder \| Hanno Koffler \| Tino Mewes \| Ralph Misske \| Axel Prahl \| Gitta Schweighöfer \| Jan Vlasák \| Radek Bruna \| Brian Caspe \|

Directors:	Nikolai Müllerschön \|

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Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling in love with the nurse Käte (Headey), Manfred realizes he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again.

Genres:	Biography \| Comedy \| Drama \|

Actors:	Sayed Badreya \| David Born \| Dennis Boutsikaris \| Jesse Bradford \| Jonathan Breck \| Josh Brolin \| Dane Brown \| Bruce Bryant \| Wes Chatham \| Rob Corddry \| James Cromwell \| Jon Michael Davis \| Richard Dreyfuss \| Charles Fathy \| Chris+ Freihofer \|

Directors:	Oliver Stone \|

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Plot Summary:
A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Tom Cruise \| Manfred-Anton Algrang \| David Bamber \| Matthias Freihof \| Andy Gatjen \| Christian Oliver \| Christopher Karl Hemeyer \| Carice van Houten \| Eddie Izzard \| Justus Kammerer \| Thomas Kretschmann \| Bill Nighy \| Florian Panzner \| Halina Reijn \| Terence Stamp \|

Directors:	Bryan Singer \|

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Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Genres:	Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| Mystery \|

Actors:	Angelina Jolie \| Gattlin Griffith \| Michelle Martin \| Jan Devereaux \| Erica Grant \| Antonia Bennett \| Kerri Randles \| Frank Wood \| Morgan Eastwood \| Madison Hodges \| John Malkovich \| Colm Feore \| Devon Conti \| Ric Sarabia \| J.P. Bumstead \|

Directors:	Clint Eastwood \|

Certification:	USA:R \| ... show all Complete list of certificates: hide USA:R \|

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A mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \|

Actors:	Sean Penn \| Josh Brolin \| Emile Hirsch \| James Franco \| Diego Luna \| Brandon Boyce \| Kelvin Yu \| Lucas Grabeel \| Alison Pill \| Victor Garber \| Denis O'Hare \| Howard Rosenman \| Stephen Spinella \| Ted Jan Roberts \| Tom Ammiano \|

Directors:	Gus Van Sant \|

Certification:	USA:R \| ... show all Complete list of certificates: hide USA:R \|

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Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \|

Actors:	Ving Rhames \| Stacey Dash \| Nicholas Turturro \| Alan Van Sprang \| Bridgette Wilson \| David Proval \| Mustafa Abdelkarim \| Troy Amos-Ross \| Joseph Motiki \| Neven Pajkic \| Gord Rand \| Rick Roberts \| Egidio Tari \| Jennifer Donison \| Andelle Posival \|

Directors:	Robert Townsend \|

Certification:	Australia:MA \| ... show all Complete list of certificates: hide Australia:MA \|

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From a Missouri jail cell to the heights of the world heavyweight boxing championship, Phantom Punch traces the turbulent life of Sonny Liston, chronicling his ties to the mob, run ins with the law, and the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	Halbert Bernal \| Matt Besser \| Troy Blendell \| Jayce Bradley \| Michael Bunin \| Joshua Cabrera \| Gerry Carbajal \| Ralph Cole Jr. \| Paul Cruz \| Marcos De Silvas \| Aurelius DiBarsanti \| Robert Downey Jr. \| Johnny Drocco \| Paul Edney \| Nelsan Ellis \|

Directors:	Joe Wright \|

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Plot Summary:
A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Genres:	Action \| Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History \|

Actors:	Martina Gedeck \| Moritz Bleibtreu \| Johanna Wokalek \| Nadja Uhl \| Jan Josef Liefers \| Stipe Erceg \| Niels-Bruno Schmidt \| Vinzenz Kiefer \| Simon Licht \| Alexandra Maria Lara \| Hannah Herzsprung \| Tom Schilling \| Daniel Lommatzsch \| Sebastian Blomberg \| Eckhard Dilssner \|

Directors:	Uli Edel \|

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Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.

Genres:	Animation \| Biography \| Drama \| War \|

Actors:	Ron Ben-Yishai \| Ronny Dayag \| Dror Harazi \| Yehezkel Lazarov \| Mickey Leon \| Ori Sivan \| Zahava Solomon \|

Directors:	Ari Folman \|

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Plot Summary:
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.

Genres:	Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War \|

Actors:	Nicolai Cleve Broch \| Ron Donachie \| Ken Duken \| Nils Düwell \| Mats Eldøen \| Eirik Evjen \| Patrick Güldenberg \| Aksel Hennie \| Stig Henrik Hoff \| Knut Joner \| Paul Kvarving \| Sondre Krogtoft Larsen \| Petter Næss \| Jakob Oftebro \| Christian Rubeck \|

Directors:	Joachim Rønning \|

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The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	Con O'Neill \| Kevin Spacey \| Pam Ferris \| JJ Feild \| James Corden \| Tom Burke \| Ralf Little \| Sid Mitchell \| Mathew Baynton \| Shaun Evans \| Callum Dixon \| Tom Harper \| Jon Lee \| Nigel Harman \| Carl Barât \|

Directors:	Nick Moran \|

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Blackly comic, music-infused biopic about the life - and tragic death - of maverick British songwriter and record producer Joe Meek. Flamboyantly gay in a time when homosexuality remained outlawed, tone deaf, drug addicted, famously paranoid and obsessed with black magic, Meek (Con O'Neill) was responsible for a string of 1960s chart-toppers including 'Have I the Right', 'Just Like Eddie', 'Johnny, Remember Me' and the groundbreaking 'Telstar'. Kevin Spacey co-stars as 'Major' Wilfred Banks, the businessman who bankrolls Meeks's home studio at 304 Holloway Road in North London.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| War \|

Actors:	Yolande Moreau \| Ulrich Tukur \| Anne Bennent \| Geneviève Mnich \| Nico Rogner \| Adélaïde Leroux \| Serge Larivière \| Françoise Lebrun \| Francis Lacloche \| Corentin Lobet \| Léna Breban \|

Directors:	Martin Provost \|

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In 1914, Wilhelm Uhde, a famous German art collector, rents an apartment in the town of Senlis, forty kilometers away from Paris, in order to write and to take a rest from the hectic life he has been living in the capital. The cleaning lady is a rather rough-and-ready forty-year-old woman who is the laughing stock of others. One day, Wilhelm who has been invited by his landlady, notices a small painting lying about in her living room. He is stunned to learn that the artist is no other than Séraphine.

Genres:	Biography \| Drama \| Romance \|

Actors:	Anne Hathaway \| James McAvoy \| Julie Walters \| James Cromwell \| Maggie Smith \| Joe Anderson \| Lucy Cohu \| Laurence Fox \| Ian Richardson \| Anna Maxwell Martin \| Leo Bill \| Jessica Ashworth \| Eleanor Methven \| Michael James Ford \| Tom Vaughan-Lawlor \|

Directors:	Julian Jarrold \|

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The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune.