Category Archives: Biography

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Release 2014

Genre Biography, Crime, Documentary

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Director: Brian Knappenberger
Stars: Tim Berners-Lee, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Lawrence Lessig, David Segal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

The Social Network

Release 2010

Genre Biography, Drama

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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons, Joseph Mazzello
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/

Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business.

Public Enemies

Release 2009

Genre Biography, Crime, Drama

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Director: Michael Mann
Writers: Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann, Ann Biderman, Bryan Burrough
Stars: James Russo, David Wenham, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

The Blind Side

Release 2009

Genre Biography, Drama, Sport

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Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

The Devil's Double

Release 2011

Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Lee Tamahori
Writers: Michael Thomas, Latif Yahia
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast, Mimoun Oaïssa
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270262/

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

Machine Gun Preacher

Release 2011

Genre Action, Biography, Crime, Drama

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Director: Marc Forster
Writers: Jason Keller
Stars: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon, Ryann Campos
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1586752/

The Runaways

Release 2010

Genre Biography, Drama

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Director: Floria Sigismondi
Writers: Floria Sigismondi, Cherie Currie
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/

A coming-of-age biopic about '70s teenage band The Runaways.

The Fighter

Release 2010

Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport

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Director: David O. Russell
Writers: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

Soul Surfer

Release 2011

Genre Biography, Drama, Sport

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Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Sean McNamara, Deborah Schwartz, Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Brad Gann, Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Berk, Rick Bundschuh
Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Lorraine Nicholson, Kevin Sorbo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596346/

Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.

The Grandmaster

Release 2013

Genre Action, Biography, Drama

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Director: Kar Wai Wong
Writers: Kar Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu
Stars: Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Cung Le, Qingxiang Wang, Elvis Tsui, Hye-kyo Song
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462900/

The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.