Category Archives: Biography
Maria
Release 2024
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Director: Pablo Larraín
Writers: Steven Knight
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22893404/
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Joy(2024)
Release 2024
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Director: Ben Taylor
Writers: Rachel Mason, Jack Thorne, Emma Gordon
Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Rish Shah, James Norton, Nikolay Shulik, Adrian Lukis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10243672/
3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby,' Louise Joy Brown.
The Firing Squad
Release 2024
Genre Adventure, Biography, Drama
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Director: Timothy A. Chey
Writer: Timothy A. Chey
Stars: James Barrington, Kevin Sorbo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tupua Ainu'u, Edmund Kwan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30110854/
Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning conclusion.
Saturday Night
Release 2024
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
Stars: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27657135/
At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live (1975).
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Release 2024
Genre Biography, Documentary
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Director: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Writers: Ian Bonhôte, Otto Burnham, Peter Ettedgui
Stars: Christopher Reeve, Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Glenn Close
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27902121/
Reeve's rise to becoming a film star follows with a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After the accident, he became an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights.
The Apprentice
Release 2024
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Director: Ali Abbasi
Writers: Gabriel Sherman
Stars: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368368/
The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy M. Cohn.
Piece by Piece
Release 2024
Genre Animation, Biography, Comedy, Family, Musical
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Director: Morgan Neville
Writers: Morgan Neville, Jason Zeldes, Aaron Wickenden
Stars: Pharrell Williams, Morgan Neville, Kendrick Lamar, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31064841/
A vibrant journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation.
Lee
Release 2023
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Director: Ellen Kuras
Writers: Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee
Stars: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5112584/
The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Reagan
Release 2024
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Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Howard Klausner, Paul Kengor
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Mena Suvari, Kevin Sorbo, C. Thomas Howell, Penelope Ann Miller
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723808/
A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office.
Winner
Release 2024
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Director: Susanna Fogel
Writers: Kerry Howley
Stars: Kathryn Newton, Emilia Jones, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Danny Ramirez
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11433906/
Winner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor.