Category Archives: Biography
Whitney
Release 2015
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Angela Bassett
Writers: Shem Bitterman
Stars: Yaya DaCosta, Arlen Escarpeta, Yolonda Ross, Suzzanne Douglas, Mark Rolston
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3750942/
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Queen of the Desert
Release 2015
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Director: Werner Herzog
Stars: Damian Lewis, James Franco, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Jenny Agutter
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837636/
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Freeheld
Release 2015
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Peter Sollett
Writers: Ron Nyswaner
Stars: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Michael Shannon, Ellen Page, Josh Charles
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658801/
New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The Program
Release 2015
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
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Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: John Hodge, David Walsh
Stars: Lee Pace, Jesse Plemons, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083008/
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
The Big Short
Release 2015
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Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, Michael Lewis
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Rudy Eisenzopf, Casey Groves, Charlie Talbert, Harold Gervais
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/
Four outsiders in the world of high-finance who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s decide to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed.
The Danish Girl
Release 2015
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Director: Tom Hooper
Writers: David Ebershoff, Lucinda Coxon
Stars: Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Tusse Silberg, Adrian Schiller, Amber Heard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810819/
A fictional love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Spotlight
Release 2015
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Tom McCarthy
Writers: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Bridge of Spies
Release 2015
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars: Mark Rylance, Domenick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaeghe, Mark Fichera, Brian Hutchison
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Steve Jobs
Release 2015
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Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Aaron Sorkin, Walter Isaacson
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2080374/
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Joy
Release 2015
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, Annie Mumolo
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Édgar Ramírez, Diane Ladd
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446980/
Joy is the story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.