Category Archives: Biography
Jerry and Marge Go Large
Release 2022
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: David Frankel
Writers: Brad Copeland
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Rainn Wilson, Michael McKean, Jake McDorman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8323668/
Based on the true story about couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.
Father Stu
Release 2022
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Director: Rosalind Ross
Writer: Rosalind Ross
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ruiz, Jacki Weaver
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14439896/
Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.
The Survivor
Release 2021
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Director: Barry Levinson
Writers: Justine Juel Gillmer
Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, John Leguizamo, Ben Foster, Danny DeVito
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9242528/
Post World War II, Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by memories and guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
The Most Reluctant Convert
Release 2021
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Director: Norman Stone
Writers: Max McLean, Norman Stone
Stars: Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph, Eddie Ray Martin, Richard Harrington, Amy Alexander
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13182756/
Spanning C.S. Lewis' bitter childhood, WWI and his life-changing friendships at Oxford, The Most Reluctant Convert depicts the events that shaped Lewis' early life and journey from hard-boiled atheism to prolific Christianity.
Rescued by Ruby
Release 2022
Genre Biography, Drama, Family
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Director: Katt Shea
Writers: Karen Janszen
Stars: Grant Gustin, Scott Wolf, Kaylah Zander, Camille Sullivan, Tom McBeath
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11278476/
Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby.
American Underdog
Release 2021
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Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Writers: Kurt Warner, Michael Silver, David Aaron Cohen
Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser'Darius Blain, Dennis Quaid
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11729298/
The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
Munich: The Edge of War
Release 2021
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Christian Schwochow
Writers: Robert Harris, Ben Power
Stars: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Liv Lisa Fries
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7475578/
A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.
Being the Ricardos
Release 2021
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Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nina Arianda, J.K. Simmons, John Rubinstein
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4995540/
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Spencer
Release 2021
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Director: Pablo Larraín
Writers: Steven Knight
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry, Jack Farthing
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12536294/
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
King Richard
Release 2021
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Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writers: Zach Baylin
Stars: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620288/
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.