Category: Biography
Posted on October 31, 2021 |
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Respect (2021)
Biography | Drama | Music
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Leroy McClain, Forest Whitaker, Tate Donovan, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess
Director: Liesl Tommy
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Tags: Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Leroy McClain, Liesl Tommy, Marlon Wayans, Tate Donovan, Tituss Burgess
Posted on October 21, 2021 |
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Race (2016)
Biography | Drama | Sport
Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Amanda Crew, William Hurt
Director: Stephen Hopkins
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Tags: Amanda Crew, Carice van Houten, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Stephan James, Stephen Hopkins, William Hurt
Posted on October 4, 2021 |
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Babs (2017)
Biography | Drama
A drama about the life and career of actress Barbara Windsor
Starring: Jaime Winstone, Samantha Spiro, Nick Moran, Zoë Wanamaker, Leanne Best, Barbara Windsor
Director: Dominic Leclerc
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Tags: Barbara Windsor, Dominic Leclerc, Jaime Winstone, Leanne Best, Nick Moran, Samantha Spiro, Zoë Wanamaker
Posted on September 28, 2021 |
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Britney vs Spears (2021)
Biography | Documentary | Music
Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears' fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence.
Starring: Britney Spears
Director: Erin Lee Carr
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Posted on September 17, 2021 |
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Musical
Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.
Starring: Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, Richard E. Grant, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Lancashire, Ralph Ineson
Director: Jonathan Butterell
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Tags: Jonathan Butterell, Lauren Patel, Max Harwood, Ralph Ineson, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Lancashire, Sharon Horgan
Posted on September 3, 2021 |
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Worth / What Is Life Worth (2020)
Biography | Drama | History
An attorney in Washington D.C. battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 9/11.
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Michael Keaton, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Laura Benanti, Talia Balsam
Director: Sara Colangelo
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Laura Benanti, Michael Keaton, Sara Colangelo, Stanley Tucci, Talia Balsam, Tate Donovan
Posted on August 11, 2021 |
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Joe Bell / Good Joe Bell (2020)
Biography | Drama
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, Morgan Lily, Tara Buck, Nicole Duke
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
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Tags: Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, Mark Wahlberg, Morgan Lily, Nicole Duke, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Tara Buck
Posted on August 5, 2021 |
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Lansky (2021)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, AnnaSophia Robb, John Magaro, Minka Kelly
Director: Eytan Rockaway
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Tags: AnnaSophia Robb, Eytan Rockaway, Harvey Keitel, John Magaro, Minka Kelly, Sam Worthington
Posted on July 10, 2021 |
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Dream Horse (2020)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Starring: Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Joanna Page, Peter Davison, Siân Phillips, Nicholas Farrell
Director: Euros Lyn
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Tags: Damian Lewis, Euros Lyn, Joanna Page, Nicholas Farrell, Peter Davison, Siân Phillips, Toni Collette
Posted on July 7, 2021 |
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Godai – The Wunderkind / Tengaramon (2020)
Biography | Drama | History
Tomoatsu Godai has the spirit of a warrior and the talents of a merchant. He was born in the Satsuma domain. He worked as a Meiji government officer and became a businessman. He laid the foundation for Osaka to become a commercial city.
Starring: Haruma Miura, Shôhei Miura, Takanori Nishikawa, Yûki Morinaga, Aoi Morikawa, Misako Renbutsu
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
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Tags: Aoi Morikawa, Haruma Miura, Misako Renbutsu, Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Shôhei Miura, Takanori Nishikawa, Yûki Morinaga
Posted on June 24, 2021 |
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The Banker (2020)
Biography | Drama
In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Colm Meaney, Jessie T. Usher
Director: George Nolfi
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Tags: Anthony Mackie, Colm Meaney, George Nolfi, Jessie T. Usher, Nia Long, Nicholas Hoult, Samuel L. Jackson
Posted on June 15, 2021 |
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City of Lies (2018)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Rockmond Dunbar, Neil Brown Jr., Xander Berkeley, Shea Whigham
Director: Brad Furman
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Tags: Brad Furman, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Depp, Neil Brown Jr., Rockmond Dunbar, Shea Whigham, Xander Berkeley
Posted on June 7, 2021 |
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Mommie Dearest (1981)
Biography | Drama
The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Howard Da Silva, Rutanya Alda
Director: Frank Perry
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Tags: Diana Scarwid, Faye Dunaway, Frank Perry, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest
Posted on May 29, 2021 |
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Music
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Starring: 50 Cent, Terrence Howard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Viola Davis, Bill Duke
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Tags: 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Bill Duke, Jim Sheridan, Joy Bryant, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis
Posted on May 27, 2021 |
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Blue Miracle (2021)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family
To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Raymond Cruz, Anthony Gonzalez, Jimmy Gonzales, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Fernanda Urrejola, Bruce McGill
Director: Julio Quintana
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Tags: Anthony Gonzalez, Bruce McGill, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Dennis Quaid, Fernanda Urrejola, Jimmy Gonzales, Julio Quintana, Raymond Cruz
Posted on May 18, 2021 |
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Above Suspicion (2019)
Action | Biography | Crime | Thriller
The story that lead to the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Austin Hébert, Karl Glusman, Chris Mulkey, Omar Benson Miller, Kevin Dunn, Thora Birch, Johnny Knoxville
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Tags: Austin Hébert, Chris Mulkey, Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Johnny Knoxville, Karl Glusman, Kevin Dunn, Omar Benson Miller, Phillip Noyce, Sophie Lowe, Thora Birch
Posted on May 14, 2021 |
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American Fighter (2019)
Action | Biography
In this gritty action tale, a young wrestler competes in the world of underground fighting to raise money for his ailing mother. But will he survive his next match?
Starring: Tommy Flanagan, Sean Patrick Flanery, George Kosturos, Christina Moore, Allison Paige
Director: Shaun Paul Piccinino
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Tags: Allison Paige, Christina Moore, George Kosturos, Sean Patrick Flanery, Shaun Paul Piccinino, Tommy Flanagan
Posted on May 7, 2021 |
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Biography | Comedy | Drama
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Adam Garcia, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Lorraine Bracco, James Woods
Director: Penny Marshall
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Tags: Adam Garcia, Brittany Murphy, Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Lorraine Bracco, Penny Marshall, Steve Zahn
Posted on May 4, 2021 |
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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Biography | Drama | History
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Martin Sheen, Dominique Thorne, Jesse Plemons, Lil Rel Howery
Director: Shaka King
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Tags: Daniel Kaluuya, Dominique Thorne, Jesse Plemons, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Martin Sheen, Shaka King
Posted on March 26, 2021 |
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Son of the South (2020)
Biography | Drama
In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman's grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him. SON OF THE SOUTH is from executive producer Spike Lee and based on Bob Zellner's autobiography, "The Wrong Side of Murder Creek."
Starring: Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Jake Abel, Shamier Anderson, Julia Ormond, Brian Dennehy, Cedric the Entertainer
Director: Barry Alexander Brown
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Tags: Barry Alexander Brown, Brian Dennehy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jake Abel, Julia Ormond, Lex Scott Davis, Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Shamier Anderson