Biography movies

The Soloist (2008)

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Halbert Bernal | Matt Besser | Troy Blendell | Jayce Bradley | Michael Bunin | Joshua Cabrera | Gerry Carbajal | Ralph Cole Jr. | Paul Cruz | Marcos De Silvas | Aurelius DiBarsanti | Robert Downey Jr. | Johnny Drocco | Paul Edney | Nelsan Ellis
Directors: Joe Wright
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A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Dangerous Beauty (1998)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Catherine McCormack | Rufus Sewell | Oliver Platt | Fred Ward | Naomi Watts | Moira Kelly | Jacqueline Bisset | Jeroen Krabbé | Joanna Cassidy | Melina Kanakaredes | Daniel Lapaine | Justine Miceli | Jake Weber | Simon Dutton | Grant Russell
Directors: Marshall Herskovitz
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In 16th century Venice, courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red, they read, compose poetry and music, and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic. When Veronica Franco comes of age, she cannot marry Marco Venier, whom she loves, because she is well born but penniless. Her choice: cloister or courtesan. She steels her heart, and with beauty and intelligence becomes the best. She’s a heroine when she helps convince France to aid Venice in war with Turkey, but when plague descends, the Church charges her with witchcraft. At her inquisition, she must match wits with an old rival, speak for all women, and call courage from Venier.

Rudy (1993)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Sean Astin | Jon Favreau | Ned Beatty | Greta Lind | Scott Benjaminson | Mary Ann Thebus | Charles S. Dutton | Lili Taylor | Christopher Reed | Deborah Wittenberg | Christopher Erwin | Kevin Duda | Robert Benirschke | Luke Massery | Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Directors: David Anspaugh
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Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team.

Cry Freedom (1987)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Josette Simon | Wabei Siyolwe | John Matshikiza | Juanita Waterman | Evelyn Sithole | Xoliswa Sithole | James Coine | Kevin Kline | Kevin McNally | Albert Ndinda | Andrew Whaley | Shelley Borkum | Denzel Washington | Penelope Wilton | Kate Hardie
Directors: Richard Attenborough
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Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his views. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country.

Private Parts (1997)

Monday, June 1st, 2009
Genres: Biography | Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Howard Stern | Robin Quivers | Mary McCormack | Fred Norris | Paul Giamatti | Gary Dell'Abate | Jackie Martling | Carol Alt | Richard Portnow | Kelly Bishop | Henry Goodman | Jonathan Hadary | Paul Hecht | Allison Janney | Michael Murphy
Directors: Betty Thomas
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Having always wanted to be a disc-jockey, Howard Stern works his way painfully from radio at his 1970’s college to a Detroit station. It is with a move to Washington that he hits on an outrageous off-the-wall style that catches audience attention. Despite his on-air blue talk, at home he is a loving husband. He needs all the support he can get when he joins NBC in New York and comes up against a very different vision of radio.

Julius Caesar (2002)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: Germany | Italy | Netherlands | USA
Actors: Jeremy Sisto | Richard Harris | Christopher Walken | Valeria Golino | Chris Noth | Heino Ferch | Pamela Bowen | Tobias Moretti | Samuela Sardo | Daniela Piazza | Nicole Grimaudo | Sean Pertwee | Ian Duncan | Kate Steavenson-Payne | Paolo Briguglia
Directors: Uli Edel
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The story of the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar, born July 13, 100 B.C., and starting his career as a young Roman with visions of greatness for the Eternal City. When Sulla conquers Rome with his troops, Caesar is one of the very few to stand up against the despotic dictator. This impresses Pompeius, Sulla’s general, and he protects the young man, who is a nephew of Marius, a well known veteran, against the wrath of Sulla. After Sulla’s death, Caesar returns from exile and starts his political career. Caesar’s daughter Julia marries general and senator Pompeius, and Caesar takes Pompeius’ troops in order to simply safeguard the borders to Gaul, but instead conquers the whole country. His final victory takes place at the fortress of Alesia, where the Germanic troops under Vercingetorix capitulate. Back in Rome, Ceasar is not trusted anymore, since the troops are loyal to him alone and it is feared by Pompeius and Cato that he will use the troops to conquer Rome and declare himself King, including the establishing of a inheritbale right to the throne. Instead, Caesar does none of that and sets off to Egypt in order to ensure a constant delivery of agricultural goods to the Roman Empire. After a glorious return to Rome, his former friends Pompeius and Cato are dead, their deaths blamed on Caesar, and his personal life is in ruins since he could not resist the temptation of beautiful Egyptian empress Cleopatra. Being inveigled and aided by a group of rebellious and untrusting senators around Cassius, his nephew Brutus finally kills Julius Caesar at March 15, 44. B.C. (the Ides of March) at the age of 55, starting an era of civil wars.

Thirteen (2003)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood | Nikki Reed | Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Holly Hunter | Brady Corbet | Ulysses Estrada | Sarah Blakely-Cartwright | Jenicka Carey | Sarah Clarke | Jasmine Di Angelo | Tessa Ludwick | Kip Pardue | CeCe Tsou | Jeremy Sisto | Jamison Yang
Directors: Catherine Hardwicke
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Tracy is a more unpopular girl who desperately wants to befriend the most popular girl in school Evie. When Evie finally becomes her friend she leads Tracy into a world of drugs, sex, violence, and theft in which her mother can not save her.

Barabba (1961)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama
Countries: Italy
Actors: Anthony Quinn | Silvana Mangano | Arthur Kennedy | Katy Jurado | Harry Andrews | Vittorio Gassman | Jack Palance | Ernest Borgnine | Norman Wooland | Valentina Cortese | Michael Gwynn | Arnoldo Foà | Laurence Payne | Tullio Tomadoni | Ivan Triesault
Directors: Richard Fleischer
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Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.

Schindler’s List (1993)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Ben Kingsley | Ralph Fiennes | Caroline Goodall | Jonathan Sagall | Embeth Davidtz | Malgoscha Gebel | Shmuel Levy | Mark Ivanir | Béatrice Macola | Andrzej Seweryn | Friedrich von Thun | Krzysztof Luft | Harry Nehring | Norbert Weisser
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

The Elephant Man (1980)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Anthony Hopkins | John Hurt | Anne Bancroft | John Gielgud | Wendy Hiller | Freddie Jones | Michael Elphick | Hannah Gordon | Helen Ryan | John Standing | Dexter Fletcher | Lesley Dunlop | Phoebe Nicholls | Pat Gorman | Claire Davenport
Directors: David Lynch
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Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Monday, May 4th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Winona Ryder | Angelina Jolie | Clea DuVall | Brittany Murphy | Elisabeth Moss | Jared Leto | Jeffrey Tambor | Vanessa Redgrave | Whoopi Goldberg | Angela Bettis | Jillian Armenante | Drucie McDaniel | Alison Claire | Christina Myers | Joanna Kerns
Directors: James Mangold
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Susanna is rushed to the hospital. Afterwards she discusses this with a psychiatrist. She had been having some delusions. She had also been having an affair with the husband of her parents’ friend. The doctor suggests that combining a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of vodka was a suicide attempt. This she denies. He recommends a short period of rest at Claymoore. Claymoore is a private mental hospital full of noisy, crazy people. Georgina is a pathological liar. Polly has been badly scarred by fire. Daisy won’t eat in the presence of other people. Lisa is a sociopath, the biggest exasperation for the staff - like Nurse Valerie - and the biggest influence on the other girls in the hospital. Lisa has a history of escapes, so gaining access to personal medical files is not a problem… Susanna’s boyfriend Toby is concerned that she seems too comfortable living with her institutionalized friends…

Phantom Punch (2008)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Ving Rhames | Stacey Dash | Nicholas Turturro | Alan Van Sprang | Bridgette Wilson | David Proval | Mustafa Abdelkarim | Troy Amos-Ross | Joseph Motiki | Neven Pajkic | Gord Rand | Rick Roberts | Egidio Tari | Jennifer Donison | Andelle Posival
Directors: Robert Townsend
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From a Missouri jail cell to the heights of the world heavyweight boxing championship, Phantom Punch traces the turbulent life of Sonny Liston, chronicling his ties to the mob, run ins with the law, and the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death.

Valkyrie (2008)

Monday, April 27th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Manfred-Anton Algrang | David Bamber | Matthias Freihof | Andy Gatjen | Christian Oliver | Christopher Karl Hemeyer | Carice van Houten | Eddie Izzard | Justus Kammerer | Thomas Kretschmann | Bill Nighy | Florian Panzner | Halina Reijn | Terence Stamp
Directors: Bryan Singer
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Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Notorious (2009)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Brandon A. Bailey | Tim 'Single' Braddock | Donald Calliste | Duane Nakia Cooper | Rico Devereaux | Mohamed Dione | Edwin Freeman | Corey Hibbert | Mike Hurt | Marc John Jefferies | Derek Luke | Anthony Mackie | Kevin Navayne | Robert Oppel | Kevin Phillips
Directors: George Tillman Jr.
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The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

Cool Runnings (1993)

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Comedy | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Leon | Doug E. Doug | Rawle D. Lewis | Malik Yoba | John Candy | Raymond J. Barry | Peter Outerbridge | Paul Coeur | Larry Gilman | Charles Hyatt | Winston Stona | Bertina Macauley | Pauline Stone Myrie | Kristoffer Cooper | Bill Dow
Directors: Jon Turteltaub
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When the Jamaican sprinter Derice Bannock (Leon) is disqualified to the Olympic Games due to a silly accident, he envision the chance to participate in bobsleigh modality. He meets the dishonored couch Irving Blitzer (John Candy), who is living in the tropical country after two gold medals and elimination due to cheating, and convinces him to couch the first Jamaican Bobsled Team. They form a group with the push-cart driver Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug), the sprinter Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba) and the rich Junior Bevil (Rawle D. Lewis) and without any sponsor, fly to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to participate of the XV Olympic Winter Games at -25o C. In the end, they become winners without winning the game.