Category Archives: Biography
Big Bear
Release 2017
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Joey Kern
Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Tyler Labine, Adam Brody, Toby Huss, Ahna O'Reilly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4986754/
BIG BEAR is about Joe (Joey Kern) who reluctantly has his bachelor party even though his fiancé just dumped him for some Dude (recent Emmy nominated. Pablo Schreiber).
Maudie
Release 2016
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Aisling Walsh
Writers: Sherry White
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett, Zachary Bennett, Gabrielle Rose
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3721954/
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Release 2017
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Director: George C. Wolfe
Writers: Rebecca Skloot, Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe
Stars: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, John C. Vennema
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5686132/
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Megan Leavey
Release 2017
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Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writers: Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt
Stars: Kate Mara, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Ramon Rodriguez, Edie Falco
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4899370/
Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
All Eyez on Me
Release 2017
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Director: Benny Boom
Writers: Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez, Steven Bagatourian
Stars: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Hill Harper, Annie Ilonzeh
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666185/
Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.
Viceroy's House
Release 2017
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Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writers: Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini, Gurinder Chadha
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, Simon Callow
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4977530/
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
A Quiet Passion
Release 2016
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Director: Terence Davies
Stars: Emma Bell, Sara Vertongen, Rose Williams, Benjamin Wainwright, Keith Carradine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2392830/
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Churchill
Release 2017
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Writers: Alex von Tunzelmann
Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2674454/
96 hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort.
The Lost City of Z
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
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Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray, David Grann
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Edward Ashley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212428/
A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
The Zookeeper's Wife
Release 2017
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Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Angela Workman, Diane Ackerman
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1730768/
The Zookeeper's Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.