Category Archives: Biography
The Professor and the Madman
Release 2019
Genre Biography, Drama, Mystery
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Director: Farhad Safinia
Writers: John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester
Stars: Natalie Dormer, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irvine
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5932728/
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
The Dirt
Release 2019
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writers: Amanda Adelson, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss, Rich Wilkes
Stars: Machine Gun Kelly, Erin Ownbey, Douglas Booth
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800325/
The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock 'n roll groups in history.
Welcome to Marwen
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Caroline Thompson
Stars: Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O'Leary
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289724/
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
On the Basis of Sex
Release 2018
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Director: Mimi Leder
Writers: Daniel Stiepleman
Stars: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4669788/
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Stan & Ollie
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Jon S. Baird
Writers: Jeff Pope
Stars: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3385524/
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain
Mary Queen of Scots
Release 2018
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Director: Josie Rourke
Writers: Beau Willimon, John Guy
Stars: Angela Bain, Richard Cant, Guy Rhys, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2328900/
Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
At Eternity's Gate
Release 2018
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Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Jean-Claude Carrière, Julian Schnabel, Louise Kugelberg
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6938828/
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
A Private War
Release 2018
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Director: Matthew Heineman
Writers: Marie Brenner, Arash Amel
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Jamie Dornan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2368254/
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Release 2018
Genre Biography, Comedy, Crime
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Director: Marielle Heller
Writers: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4595882/
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Boy Erased
Release 2018
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Director: Joel Edgerton
Writers: Garrard Conley, Joel Edgerton
Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008872/
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.