Biography Movies

Leftenan Adnan

76/100

This film is about a Malaysian soldier, Lieutenant Adnan Saidi, who fought bravely against the Japanese Imperial Army during World War 2.

Una vita scellerata

74/100

The story of Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy, whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes.

My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan

65/100

The film focuses on the little-known love affair of the terrorist Fanny Kaplan with the brother of Vladimir Lenin, Dmitriy Ilyich Ulyanov, and questions whether she really tried to assassinate Lenin in 1918.

Conversa Acabada

65/100

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names... See full summary »

Antonia.

68/100

A journey through the last ten years in the brief life of Italian poet Antonia Pozzi. This is the portrait of an artist and of her art set in 1930s Milan.

Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu

57/100

An adventure story about a young Marco whose ancestor was the descendant of the famous historical Marco Polo, takes an exciting journey to the mythical kingdom of Xanadu. He must travel ... See full summary »

Oscar: The Color of Destiny

61/100

"Óscar. The Color of Destiny" is a revealing portrayal of a forgotten icon of French Surrealism: Spanish painter Óscar Domínguez, contemporary of Picasso. The film rediscovers the life of a... See full summary »

Jayhawkers

80/100

A group of unlikely allies modernized college sports and changed a small Midwestern town, serving as a parallel to the Civil Rights movement that would transform the entire American society.

Runoilija ja muusa

59/100

Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya... See full summary »

Vincent

84/100

A one-man filmed play of Leonard Nimoy's adaptation of "Van Gogh" (1979) by Phillip Stephens.

Anand Math

76/100

Watch the full movie, Anand Math online, only on Eros Now. Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on Anandamath, the famous Bengali novel ... See full summary »

Partisanen im Sturm

72/100

Bozská Ema

71/100

The opera lady singer Ema Destinnová (Bozidara Turzonovová) is in all her splendor at the American stages. But in Europe there rages war and she decides to return home to Bohemia. As an ... See full summary »

Traum ohne Ende

66/100

The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930 Revolution. To promote his films, Abelim ... See full summary »

Eternamente Pagu

70/100

Biography of Patrícia Galvão, aka Pagu, a legendary personage, muse and activist of Brazilian Modernism in art, during the 1920s until the 1940s. She shocked the society of her time, but ... See full summary »

The Four Minute Mile

72/100

Sturmläuten

74/100

Handel's Last Chance

66/100

A Dublin street kid is selected as a choirboy for Handel's first performance of The Messiah. His friendship helps deliver the composer from a temporary lack of self esteem and restores his great glory.

Gauguin the Savage

69/100

Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for a life of contentement in Tahiti.

The Legend of Valentino

54/100

A "dramatization" of the life of actor Rudolph Valentino, widely regarded as the screen's first male sex symbol.

Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy

68/100

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

Groucho

76/100

The life story of Groucho Marx.

Home by Christmas

70/100

A film memoir based on NZ filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II experiences.

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

65/100

The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.

The Life and Loves of Mozart

68/100

Explores the mental state of Mozart during production of his final opera "Die Zauberflöte".