Category Archives: Biography
BlackBerry
Release 2023
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Matt Johnson
Writers: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Jacquie McNish
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21867434/
The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
Release 2023
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Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writers: Frank Baldwin, George Tillman Jr., Dan Gordon
Stars: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., John Magaro
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12226632/
The life and boxing career of George Foreman.
Sweetwater
Release 2023
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Director: Martin Guigui
Writer: Martin Guigui
Stars: Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Pollak, Richard Dreyfuss
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2365971/
Hall of Famer, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, makes history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played.
Tetris
Release 2023
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jon S. Baird
Writers: Noah Pink
Stars: Taron Egerton, Mara Huf, Miles Barrow, Rick Yune, Nikita Efremov
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12758060/
The story of how one of the world's most popular video games found its way to players around the globe. Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov join forces in the USSR, risking it all to bring Tetris to the masses.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Release 2022
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Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writers: Anthony McCarten
Stars: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12193804/
A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Dog Gone
Release 2023
Genre Biography, Drama, Family
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Director: Stephen Herek
Writers: Nick Santora, Pauls Toutonghi
Stars: Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Johnny Berchtold, Susan Gallagher, Soji Arai
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15334430/
Based on the true story of a father and son who repair their fractured relationship during a forced hike of the Appalachian trail to find their beloved lost dog.
The Swimmers
Release 2022
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Director: Sally El Hosaini
Writers: Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne
Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd, Manal Issa, Ahmed Malek
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745676/
A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Till
Release 2022
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Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Writers: Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu
Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4960748/
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Lamborghini
Release 2022
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Director: Bobby Moresco
Writers: Bobby Moresco
Stars: Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino, Eliana Jones, Gabriel Byrne, Hannah van der Westhuysen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5533370/
The life story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Release 2022
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Director: Eric Appel
Writers: Eric Appel, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Jack Black, Julianne Nicholson, Patton Oswalt
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17076046/
Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.