Biography Movies

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

76/100

James Whitmore gives a rousing performance as Teddy Roosevelt, in a one-man show before a live audience similar to his previous performances in Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) and Will Rogers' USA (1972).

Pretty Hattie's Baby

71/100

An unreleased film about a white girl adopted by a black family in 1950s Nevada. Based on the early life of Fauna Hodel whose grandfather is prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case.

Pau, la força d'un silenci

84/100

Das Duell

74/100

Biographical film about the 19th century Russian writer, poet and sometimes painter Mikhail Lermontov.

Travis

82/100

A teenager witnesses Col. Travis' courage at the Alamo against overwhelming odds.

David Bek

73/100

The Armenian national hero, David Bek, leads a major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century.

Goya, historia de una soledad

73/100

Michelangelo Superstar

74/100

Steve Jobs: Consciously Genius

38/100

This unauthorized documentary examines the influential life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the visionary CEO who forever altered how Americans used computers and digested music.

Women of the Bible

62/100

Mary Magdalene: chosen disciple, redeemed sinner and holy author? All three? Uncover the truth of Mary's many mysteries, prophecies, and lifetime in WOMEN OF THE BIBLE.

Pumpuang

78/100

The sad true story of the life of Pumpuang Duangjan who is praised as the Queen of Thai country (luktung) music.

Diana: In Her Own Words

84/100

A documentary, using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

Na odnoy planete

71/100

A Letter from Greenpoint

76/100

In the winter of 2003, Legendary Filmmaker Jonas Mekas, moved out of his loft on Broadway, New York, where he had lived for the past 30 years. It was the place where he watched his children... See full summary »

Martin Luther King, Jr.

63/100

King (1929-68), the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, set an example of non-violence and led the civil rights movement advocating justice for all classes and races.

Appassionata

71/100

Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school.

Karolina

48/100

On the verge of adulthood, teenage friends Katia and Magda work together to make a life-changing film. Best buddies since childhood, Katia and Magda must make a movie to pass their final ... See full summary »

Bolívar, a Tropical Symphony

73/100

Der Tag wird kommen

57/100

Sofiya Perovskaya is a revolutionary hero in Russia. Here she is given a full appreciation, acknowledging her aristocratic roots, while admiring her sympathies for the Russian people (... See full summary »

Bliss

62/100

The life of Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand writer, who moved to Edwardian England when she was 19 and became part of the modernist circle of writers there like D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf.

Vrag naroda - Bukharin

64/100

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

53/100

A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

Berge brennen

53/100

Gwiazda Kopernika

49/100

Road to Dawn

56/100

Road To Dawn is a historical fiction movie based on the life of Dr Sun Yat Sen, first provisional president of modern China in 1911, as a young revolutionary as an exile in Penang. It ... See full summary »