Type: Movies
Genre: Biography
1242 content found
Miyazaki: L’Esprit de la Nature 2024

A documentary exploring the life and influential works of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, known for films like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, focusing on his passion for animation and advocacy for the natural world.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Philippe Descola, Shin-Ichi Fukuoka, Seiji Kanoh

7.2 IMDB Rating 17 Views
Queer 2024

In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with ...

Category: Biography, Drama, History, romance, Romantic

Stars: Daniel Craig, Daan de Wit, Jason Schwartzman

6.5 IMDB Rating 831 Views
William Tell 2024

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century amidst the days of the Holy Roman Empire where Europe's nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation.

Category: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War

Stars: Claes Bang, Tobias Jowett, Connor Swindells

5.7 IMDB Rating 2,036 Views
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali 2021

From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.

Category: Biography, Documentary, History, Sport

Stars: Ilyasah Shabazz, Rahman Ali, Cornel West

6.9 IMDB Rating 2,413 Views
Boys Don’t Cry 1999

A young transgender man named Brandon navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama, romance

Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard

7.5 IMDB Rating 150 Views
Big Boys Don’t Cry 2020

Connolly recalls childhood in children's home after police probe friend's suicide. He struggles to connect with Anthea while confronting those behind his troubled past and friend's death. Inspired by real events.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Daniel Adegboyega, Victoria Alcock, Karanja Augostos

6.7 IMDB Rating 207 Views
Funny Lady 1975

Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.

Category: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, romance, Romantic

Stars: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif

6.2 IMDB Rating 88 Views
Barry 2016

A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell

6.0 IMDB Rating 9,812 Views
Dangerous Minds 1995

LouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance

6.5 IMDB Rating 133 Views
The Salt of the Earth 2014

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado

8.4 IMDB Rating 4,419 Views
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson

7.4 IMDB Rating 4,169 Views
Maudie 2016

An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.

Category: Biography, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Zachary Bennett

7.6 IMDB Rating 4,396 Views
Admiral 2015

When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France, and Germany, and the country is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the country's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter.

Category: Action, Adventure, Biography

Stars: Frank Lammers, Sanne Langelaar, Barry Atsma

7.0 IMDB Rating 4,998 Views
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads 2019

A look at the short, mysterious life of blues legend, Robert Johnson, who was said to have made a deal with the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Terry Harmonica Bean, Rory Block, Yvonne Chireau

7.0 IMDB Rating 5,303 Views
Garbo: Where Did You Go? 2024

An urgent, timely and compelling portrait of Hollywood icon Greta Garbo, whose fame, isolation and loneliness still captures us.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Elyn Daniels

6.0 IMDB Rating 174 Views
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

Against all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo

7.6 IMDB Rating 5,305 Views
Brexit: The Uncivil War 2019

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Belcher, Malcolm Freeman

7.0 IMDB Rating 6,351 Views
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America 2016

Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. When many of these people eventually leave the Klan with Daryl's support, Daryl keeps their robes and hoods; building his collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person, in hopes of one day opening a museum of the Klan.

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Daryl D. Davis, Kenneth Nwadike, Jeff Schoep

7.6 IMDB Rating 4,049 Views
El Clan 2015

The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani

6.9 IMDB Rating 3,928 Views
Nothing to Lose 2018

Self-financed fictional biopic of Brazilian bishop Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and owner of Record TV network.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Petrônio Gontijo, Day Mesquita, Beth Goulart

2.4 IMDB Rating 3,787 Views