Category Archives: Biography
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.
Rob Peace
Release 2024
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Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Writers: Jeff Hobbs, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stars: Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, Curt Morlaye
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10740926/
Based on a true story, a brilliant young man puts his bright future at risk to help his father.
Young Woman and the Sea
Release 2024
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Joachim Rønning
Writers: Jeff Nathanson, Glenn Stout
Stars: Daisy Ridley, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, Tilda Cobham-Hervey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177114/
The story of competitive swimmer Trudy Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.
Wildcat
Release 2023
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Director: Ethan Hawke
Writers: Shelby Gaines, Ethan Hawke
Stars: Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Cooper Hoffman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26442871/
Follows the life of writer Flannery O'Connor while she was struggling to publish her first novel.
Back to black
Release 2024
Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
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Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Writers: Matt Greenhalgh
Stars: Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Juliet Cowan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21261712/
The life and music of Amy Winehouse, through the journey of adolescence to adulthood and the creation of one of the best-selling albums of our time.