Biography Movies

Easy Prey

68/100

A young girl with Stockholm Syndrome becomes a companion for a dangerous man posing as a photographer to pick up his victims.

Mesrine

58/100

Mesrine was the foremost criminal, public enemy N°1, the man most wanted in France, guilty of 39 crimes. "In the police or newspaper history, Mesrine broke all records". The film begins ... See full summary »

Hell and Mr. Fudge

60/100

In 1970's Alabama, a young preacher struggles with his faith, and attacks from his church, after being hired to prove whether or not Hell exists.

Zohar

67/100

Based on real life story of Israely oriental singer Zohar Argov, who grew up in a poor family, became rich & famous but the drugs brought him down.

The Incredible Sarah

63/100

The life of the great actress, Sarah Bernhardt.

Shirley

61/100

In 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will ... See full summary »

Stand by Your Man

69/100

The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette, follows her life from her impoverished childhood to country's First Lady and her two rocky marriages to fellow superstar George Jones.

Janine - Wettkampf mit dem Schicksal

68/100

This is the story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.

Min fynske barndom

61/100

Carl Nielsen's life from drummer with the village's playmates to regimentation musician and composer on the throne of world renown.

Herod the Great

47/100

Herod, King of Judea, is made a prisoner by the Romans. Convinced the King is dead, his faithful lieutenant, Aaron, is nevertheless unable to keep his promise to kill the Queen if something untoward happened to the King. He leads the young woman out into the desert. Herod's pleas to Augustus are successful and he returns to his palace. His son, Antipater, informs Herod that Aaron has betrayed him.

Song of Scheherazade

65/100

In 1865, Russian Navy midshipman Rimsky-Korsakov is inspired by a romantic interlude with a cabaret dancer while on shore leave in Spanish Morocco and writes the symphonic suite Scheherazade.

The I Don't Care Girl

64/100

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen ... See full summary »

Amy Winehouse: Fallen Star

19/100

A biography on the life of Amy Winehouse.

Sperrfeuer auf Planquadrat X

65/100

The story begins in 1941 and shows one of the people who which were actually, very brave and proudly fought against the Ustasha, Germans and other butchers, not related to that ideology was... See full summary »

El mural

63/100

While in Argentina, renowned Mexican muralist David Siqueiros paints the mural "Ejercicio plástico" at the country home of newspaper owner Natalio Botana. Set in the 1930's, this lovely ... See full summary »

Little Old New York

66/100

Steamboat inventor Robert Fulton shows up in New York in 1807. Tavern keeper believes in him, but her boyfriend doesn't. All seems lost when sailors afraid of losing their jobs burn his boat.

So This Is Love

64/100

Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.

Gilbert and Sullivan

71/100

The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

Peter the First

72/100

Stand Up Straight, Delfina

72/100

A Macedonian girl is trying to swim the British Channel. During the ordeal, she remembers her troubled past.

The Gathering Storm

80/100

The story of British prime minister Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II.

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

67/100

Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.

Rhodes

57/100

This rousing adventure film tells the true story of Cecil Rhodes, a diamond miner who helped found the South African colonies.

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

59/100

Biography of country music star Barbara Mandrell looks at her early career, and follows her career through the tragic auto accident in 1984 which almost killed her, and her ultimate ... See full summary »

A Bullet for Pretty Boy

48/100

The movie tells the biography of the gangster Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd who started his career young aged when he saw his father die and seeked out revenge by killing his murderer during a... See full summary »