Category Archives: Biography
Scoop
Release 2024
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Director: Philip Martin
Writers: Geoff Bussetil, Peter Moffat
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell, Billie Piper, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21279806/
How the BBC obtained the bombshell interview with Prince Andrew about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Shirley(2024)
Release 2024
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Director: John Ridley
Writer: John Ridley
Stars: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, Lucas Hedges, Michael Cherrie
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14077516/
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Bob Marley: One Love
Release 2024
Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
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Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writers: Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers, Zach Baylin
Stars: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole, Umi Myers
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8521778/
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
One Life
Release 2023
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Director: James Hawes
Writers: Barbara Winton, Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake
Stars: Lena Olin, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Romola Garai
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13097932/
The story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
The Iron Claw
Release 2023
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Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin
Stars:Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21064584/
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Ferrari
Release 2023
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Director: Michael Mann
Writers: Troy Kennedy Martin, Brock Yates
Stars: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Alessandro Cremona, Derek Hill
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542/
Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
The Boys in the Boat
Release 2023
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Director: George Clooney
Writers: Daniel James Brown, Mark L. Smith
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike, Thomas Elms
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856080/
A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Napoleon
Release 2023
Genre Action, Adventure, Biography
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Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: David Scarpa
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13287846/
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia
Release 2024
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Director: Stefano Mordini
Writers: Filippo Bologna, Stefano Mordini, Riccardo Scamarcio
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Katie Clarkson-Hill, Volker Bruch, Esther Garrel
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20112600/
Inspired by true events that occurred during the fierce rivalry between Germany (Audi) and Italy (Lancia) at the 1983 Rally World Championships.
Priscilla
Release 2023
Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
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Director: Sofia Coppola
Writers: Sofia Coppola, Sandra Harmon, Priscilla Presley
Stars: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim Post
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22041854/
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.