Type: Movies
Genre: Biography
1153 content found
Educazione siberiana 2013

A drama based on a memoir about growing up as a member of the Urka community in the small republic of Transnistria.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Arnas Fedaravicius,Vilius Tumalavicius,Eleanor Tomlinson,Jonas Trukanas,Vitalij Porshnev,Peter Stormare,John Malkovich,Arnas Sliesoraitis,Pijus Grude,Ernestas Markevicius,Erikas Zaremba,Airida Gintautaite,Arvydas Lebeliunas,Viktoras Karpusenkovas,Daiva Stubraite

6.5 IMDB Rating 3,586 Views
Mordet på Jesse James av ynkryggen Robert Ford 2007

Taking place in the American Northwest in the early 1880s, the film dramatizes the last seven months in the life of famed outlaw Jesse James, beginning with the Blue Cut train robbery of 1881 and culminating in his assassination at the hands of Robert Ford the following April. In the time between these two fateful events, the young and jealous Ford befriends the increasingly mistrustful outlaw, even as he plots his demise.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Brad Pitt,Mary-Louise Parker,Brooklynn Proulx,Dustin Bollinger,Casey Affleck,Sam Rockwell,Jeremy Renner,Sam Shepard,Garret Dillahunt,Paul Schneider,Joel McNichol,James Defelice,J.C. Roberts,Darrell Orydzuk,Jonathan Erich Drachenberg

7.6 IMDB Rating 5,087 Views
The Basketball Diaries 1995

Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio,Lorraine Bracco,Marilyn Sokol,James Madio,Patrick McGaw,Mark Wahlberg,Roy Cooper,Vincent Pastore,Bruno Kirby,Jimmy Papiris,Nick Gaetani,Alexander Chaplin,Ben Jorgensen,Josh Mostel,Juliette Lewis

7.3 IMDB Rating 13,005 Views
The Express 2008

This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy.

Category: Biography, Drama, Sport

Stars: 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

7.3 IMDB Rating 5,173 Views
Spies & Glistrup 2013

Based on true events, two notorious and provocative figures of modern Danish history, Spies and Glistrup, provide a radical view on liberty through money, sex and drugs.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Pilou Asbæk,Nicolas Bro,Jesper Christensen,Jacob Højlev Jørgensen,Kasper Leisner,Trine Pallesen,Fie Aarestrup,Anna Agerbak,Ditte Arnth,Linda Avanu,Ferdinand Glad Bach,Emilie Victoria Heimann Bertram,Morten Bjørn,Niels Juhl Boesen,Kristian Boland

6.8 IMDB Rating 3,238 Views
Les saveurs du Palais 2012

Hortense Laborie is a celebrated chef living in the Perigord region. To her great surprise, the President of the Republic appoints her as his personal cook. She accepts reluctantly but once she has accepted her nomination, Hortense works her heart and soul to produce both a stylish and authentic cuisine. For a while, she manages to impose herself thanks to her sturdy character and despite the jealousies she arouses among the other chefs. For a while only, unfortunately for her and for... the President.

Category: Biography, Comedy

Stars: Catherine Frot,Arthur Dupont,Jean d'Ormesson,Hippolyte Girardot,Jean-Marc Roulot,Philippe Uchan,Laurent Poitrenaux,Hervé Pierre,Brice Fournier,Roch Leibovici,Thomas Chabrol,Arly Jover,Joe Sheridan,Louis-Emmanuel Blanc,David Houri

6.3 IMDB Rating 3,265 Views
Tupac: Resurrection 2003

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Music

Stars: Tupac Shakur,Rappin' 4-Tay,Conrad Bain,Bill Bellamy,William J. Bennett,Todd Bridges,Pat Buchanan,James Cagney,Connie Chung,Eldridge Cleaver,Kathleen Cleaver,Gary Coleman,Sean Combs,Chris Connelly,Anthony 'Treach' Criss

8.0 IMDB Rating 5,311 Views
Phil Spector 2013

Record producer Phil Spector hires Bruce Cutler to defend him when he's accused of murder. Cutler persuades Linda Kenney Baden to advise him. While the prosecution's story is contradicted by facts in the case, there is convincing circumstantial evidence against Spector, not the least of which is his appearance. As Baden gradually takes over the defense, even as she is ill with pneumonia, she must find a way to introduce ballistic evidence in a dramatic enough fashion to plant doubt in the jury's mind. Calling Specter to testify may be the only way to stage the evidence. She coaches him and rehearses him: can he (and she) pull it off?

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Al Pacino,Helen Mirren,Jeffrey Tambor,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Rebecca Pidgeon,John Pirruccello,James Tolkan,David Aaron Baker,Matt Malloy,Jack Wallace,Dominic Hoffman,Philip Martin,Grim Reaper Q.,Vernon Campbell,Adalgiza Chermont

6.3 IMDB Rating 3,247 Views
Sel8nne 2013

Translation of what's said in the trailer... Unlimited skating speed. Unbelievable scoring skill. Can he even do something else besides skate fast...

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Teemu Selänne,Don Baizley,Bruce Boudreau,Brian Burke,Valtteri Filppula,Neka Haapanen,Hjallis Harkimo,Phil Housley,Kari Juurikka,Paul Kariya,Mikko Koivu,Kalervo Kummola,Jari Kurri,David McNab,Frank Moberg

7.5 IMDB Rating 3,767 Views
Hyde Park on Hudson 2012

In 1930s Hudson Valley, Margaret "Daisy" Suckley is reacquainted with her distant cousin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to help him relax at his family estate. That aid soon develops into much more as they become lovers. That puts Daisy in a unique position as Roosevelt receives the King and Queen of Britain in 1939 for a visit. As the Royal couple copes with the President's oddly plebeian arrangements, Daisy learns that there is far more to Roosevelt's life than she realized. With the world about to be set ablaze by war, friendships are struck and perspectives are gained on that special weekend that would make all the difference with a great, but very human, president.

Category: Biography, Comedy, Drama

Stars: Bill Murray,Laura Linney,Samuel West,Olivia Colman,Elizabeth Marvel,Olivia Williams,Elizabeth Wilson,Martin McDougall,Andrew Havill,Eleanor Bron,Nancy Baldwin,Tim Beckmann,Guy Paul,Eben Young,Samantha Dakin

5.8 IMDB Rating 3,194 Views
Beyond the Law 1993

Dan Saxon (Charlie Sheen) is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, Blood (Michael Madsen), he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go?

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Charlie Sheen,Linda Fiorentino,Michael Madsen,Courtney B. Vance,Leon Rippy,Dennis Burkley,Lyndsay Riddell,Rino Thunder,Rip Torn,James Oscar Lee,Ed Adams,Hollie Chamberlain,Richard Madsen,Larry Ferguson,Ted Parks

6.4 IMDB Rating 4,506 Views
Henry: en massmördare 1986

Loosely based on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, the film follows Henry and his roommate Otis who Henry introduces to murdering randomly selected people. The killing spree depicted in the film starts after Otis' sister Becky comes to stay with them. The people they kill are strangers and in one particularly gruesome attack, kill all three members of a family during a home invasion. Henry lacks compassion in everything he does and isn't the kind to leave behind witnesses - of any kind.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Mary Demas,Michael Rooker,Anne Bartoletti,Elizabeth Kaden,Ted Kaden,Denise Sullivan,Anita Ores,Megan Ores,Cheri Jones,Monica Anne O'Malley,Bruce Quist,Erzsebet Sziky,Tracy Arnold,Tom Towles,David Katz

7.0 IMDB Rating 3,478 Views
Killing Lincoln 2013

Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Tom Hanks,Regen Wilson,Billy Campbell,Jesse Johnson,Geraldine Hughes,Graham Beckel,Shawn Pyfrom,Greg Cooper,Andrew Collie,Jeremy Ambler,Joe Inscoe,Benjamin Perkinson,Logan Bennett,Geoffrey Culbertson,Leiv Clegg

6.7 IMDB Rating 3,255 Views