Biography's Movies
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Steve Jobs
HDHDSteve JobsIMDb 7.7 122 minThe movie is divided into three acts set in the lead-up to key product launches hosted by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. -
Joy
HDHDJoyIMDb 7.9 124 minJoy revolves around Joy Mangano, a divorced mother of two children, through four generations as founds a business dynasty after creating the Miracle Mop and becomes a matriarch in her own right. -
There Be Dragons
HDHDThere Be DragonsIMDb 5.9 122 minThere Be Dragons tells the story of soldiers, a journalist, his father, and a real life priest, Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of the controversial Opus Dei who was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint, revealing the importance and timeless power of forgiveness. -
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
HDHDAnd When Did You Last See Your Father?IMDb 6.9 92 minThe movie expresses the complex, manifold emotional layers of a father-and-son relationship as it shifts and evolves over the passing decades, and particularly, it tells the story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father. -
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
HDHDThe Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamaraIMDb 8.5 92 minThis documentary focuses on former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and his philosophies on international conflict, and shows regret and pride in equal measure for, respectively, his mistakes and accomplishments. -
Cadillac Records
HDHDCadillac RecordsIMDb 7 109 minThe movie follows the rise and fall of influential Chicago-based record company Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. -
The Cross and the Switchblade
SDSDThe Cross and the SwitchbladeIMDb 6.1 106 minThe movie follows relatively young parish priest David Wilkerson when he is sent to the slums of New York City to preach at ghetto residents and street gangs and later gets involved in the lives of the members. -
Girl Interrupted
HDHDGirl InterruptedIMDb 7.3 127 minThe movie chronicles Kaysen's 18-month stay at a mental institution after being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, an affliction with symptoms so ambiguous almost any adolescent girl might qualify. -
Pasolini
HDHDPasoliniIMDb 5.8 84 minThe movie tells the story of the final days of Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975 while he's in the process of defending his latest film Salo, 120 Days of Sodom from the censors. -
Soul Surfer
HDHDSoul SurferIMDb 7.1 106 minThe movie tells the story of Bethany, a talented surfer, and how she overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a horrific shark attack. -
The Girl King
HDHDThe Girl KingIMDb 6.3 106 minThe Girl King is the modern portrait of the famous and extravagant real queen Kristina of Sweden. Brilliant, androgynous, and very likely queer, the young queen rose to power after the death of her father, King Gustav. The movie shows how she fought against the conservative opposition that rejected her ideas to change Sweden and her deviant sexuality. -
Pawn Sacrifice
HDHDPawn SacrificeIMDb 7.2 115 minIn a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire and its greatest player, Boris Spassky, for the 1972 World Chess Championship. -
In the Heart of the Sea
HDHDIn the Heart of the SeaIMDb 7.6 125 minIn the Heart of the Sea is based on the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820. In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and strength attacks with force, crippling their ship and leaving them adrift in the ocean. During their voyage, the ship is sunk when it is rammed and split in half by a very large and enraged bull sperm whale, ultimately leaving its crew shipwrecked at sea for 90 days and more than a thousand miles from land. -
Life 2015
HDHDLife 2015IMDb 6.3 115 minBased on the friendship of "Life" photographer Stock and actor James Dean, Life (2015) is a the story behind them, and gives us an inside look at some of Hollywood's most iconic images. -
Ed Wood
HDHDEd WoodIMDb 7.9 127 minThe film focuses on the "peak" of the legendary 'worst director of all time' Ed Wood's career, especially his close friendship with aging horror star Bela Lugosi. -
The Elephant Man
HDHDThe Elephant ManIMDb 8.2 124 minLondon Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick, who is severely deformed, in a Victorian freak show in London's East End. Behind his looks, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost. -
Jaco 2015
HDHDJaco 2015IMDb 8 110 minThe documentary depicts the life and death of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who changed the course of modern music. -
Lincoln
HDHDLincolnIMDb 7.4 150 minAs the Civil War continues to rage, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come. -
Fearless (2006)
HDHDFearless (2006)IMDb 7.7 104 minA biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation a.k.a the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. -
Legend (2015)
HDHDLegend (2015)IMDb 7.4 130 minBased on the book "The Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins" by John Pearson, Legend tells the story of the Kray twins: Reggie Kray and Ronnie Kray. Using violence to get what they want, they start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. The movie focuses on the life of Reggie as he seeks to control the psychotic tendencies of Ronald. -
Riding in Cars with Boys
HDHDRiding in Cars with BoysIMDb 6.5 132 minIn 1965, bright and ambitious 15-year-old Beverly discovers she's pregnant. Therefore, at 16, Beverly is a wife and mother. She has always dreamt of becoming a writer, but finds her life radically altered by the event. Now she has to go through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father. -
Twinsters
SDSDTwinstersIMDb 8 89 minThis full-length documentary follows Samantha and Anaïs, two strangers who discovered they were potential twin sisters separated at birth as they meet in person for the very first time. Samantha is an American actor living in Los Angeles, Anaïs is a French fashion design student living in London. They were seperated since birth, and now, thanks to Youtube, they found each other. -
In The Name Of The Father
HDHDIn The Name Of The FatherIMDb 8.1 133 minThe true story of "The Guildford Four," four men framed for being IRA terrorists. A man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. -
The Basketball Diaries
HDHDThe Basketball DiariesIMDb 7.3 102 minJim Carroll is chasing his dream of becoming a basketball player. But once in a while he gets stoned with his friends, and step by step, he falls into the dark world of crime and drugs. And it looks like he will never get out from his drug addiction.
