Wild (2014)
Biography | Drama
A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Gaby Hoffmann, Laura Dern, Kevin Rankin, Charles Baker, Michiel Huisman
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Libertador / The Liberator (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered — it liberated.
Starring: Édgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde
Director: Alberto Arvelo
Get on Up (2014)
Biography | Drama | Music
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Lennie James
Director: Tate Taylor
Unbroken (2014)
Biography | Drama | Sport | War
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Starring: Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Jai Courtney, Domhnall Gleeson, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock
Director: Angelina Jolie
Mr. Turner (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
A look at the life of British artist J.M.W Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
Starring: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, James Norton, Marion Bailey, Karl Johnson
Director: Mike Leigh
Rich Hill (2014)
Biography | Documentary | Drama | Family
Rich Hill intimately chronicles the turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town and the fragile family bonds that sustain them.
Starring: Alyssa Jewell, Andrew Jewell, Elizabeth Jewell, Willie Jewell
Director: Andrew Droz Palermo, Tracy Droz Tragos
Unbroken (2014)
Biography | Drama | Sport | War
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Starring: Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Jai Courtney, Domhnall Gleeson, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock
Director: Angelina Jolie
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The Imitation Game (2014)
Biography | Drama | Thriller | War
English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard
Director: Morten Tyldum
Conviction / Betty Anne Waters (2010)
Biography | Drama
Betty Ann Waters is a working-class single mother whose small-time troublemaker brother is falsely convicted of a violent murder in their home town near Boston and is sent to prison, where in his frustration and anger he attempts suicide. With no one to turn to and no money, Betty Ann decides to put herself through college and law school and qualify as a lawyer in an attempt to set her brother free.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher, Ari Graynor
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Tim Maia (2014)
Biography | Drama | Music
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Starring: Robson Nunes, Babu Santana, Alinne Moraes, Cauã Reymond, Valdineia Soriano
Director: Mauro Lima
To Write Love on Her Arms / Day One (2012)
Biography | Drama | Music
"To Write Love on Her Arms" is based on the true story of Florida teenager Renee Yohe (played by Kat Dennings), whose struggle with addiction and abuse inspired the creation and 2006 launch of the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy, music and confrontation with harsh reality, Renee discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting, yet courageous journey towards recovery.
Starring: Kat Dennings, Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend, Mark Saul, Juliana Harkavy, Corbin Bleu
Director: Nathan Frankowski
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The Theory of Everything (2014)
Biography | Drama | Romance
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, Charlie Cox
Director: James Marsh
Foxcatcher (2014)
Biography | Drama | Sport
The story of John du Pont, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and killed Olympic wrestler David Schultz.
Starring: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Bennett Miller
Digging Up the Marrow (2014)
Biography | Documentary | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A documentary exploring genre based monster art takes an odd turn when the filmmakers are contacted by a man who claims he can prove that monsters are indeed real.
Starring: Ray Wise, Adam Green, Will Barratt, Rileah Vanderbilt, Josh Ethier, Kane Hodder
Director: Adam Green
As Dreamers Do (2014)
Biography | Drama | Family
Behind every great mouse there is a man – Armed with an ever growing imagination and eternal optimism, Walt begins to develop skills as an animator early in life. He overcomes a variety of hardships to become one of the biggest icons in the world: Walt Disney.
Starring: Olan Rogers, Ryan Dunlap, Mark Stuart, William Haynes, Jonathan Schneck, Tyler Hayes
Narrator: Travis Tritt
Director: Logan Sekulow
Rise of the Legend / Huang feihong zhi yingxiong you meng (2014)
Action | Biography | Drama
An orphan, whose father has been killed by dark power, attempts to bring justice back to the town.
Starring: Eddie Peng, Boran Jing, Luodan Wang, Sammo Hung, Angelababy
Director: Roy Chow
The Last of Robin Hood (2013)
Biography | Drama
The true story of Beverly Aadland, a teen starlet who became the last girlfriend of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn.
Starring: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Dakota Fanning
Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
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The Better Angels / Green Blade Rising (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
In rural Indiana, Abraham Lincoln comes of age, enduring hardships and forming bonds which transform him into the man who became an iconic president.
Starring: Brit Marling, Jason Clarke, Wes Bentley, Diane Kruger, Braydon Denney
Director: A.J. Edwards
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Rosewater (2014)
Biography | Drama
A journalist is detained in Iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison.
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dimitri Leonidas, Jason Jones, Haluk Bilginer
Director: Jon Stewart
Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku / Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
Biography | Drama | War
Admiral Yamamoto was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor 1941. The strategy was crystal clear – to strike as hard and as unexpectedly as possible. With the element of surprise as their primary weapon, they succeeded in doing the impossible, taking the U.S. by surprise and knocking out one of the world's most powerful navies. Yamamoto was marked for death by radical Japanese nationalists for his outspoken opposition to any attack on the United States. What dramatic turn of events could have possibly compelled him to orchestrate the infamous early morning raid?
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô, Akira Emoto
Director: Izuru Narushima
