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Country: United States
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Year: 2011
The story of Vito Russo founding father of the gay liberation movement author of The Celluloid Closet and vociferous AIDS activist in the...
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2011
93 min
Vito
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Year: 2013
A funny and often moving account of one of UK musics great lost treasures. Formed in 1974 by a group of school friends from Croydon Johnny Moped were the band fronted by and named after the enigmatic Paul Halford aka Johnny...
2013
77 min
Basically, Johnny Moped
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Year: 2014
Disillusioned by the broken promise of rock n roll but still plagued by dreams of stardom a charismatic musician goes on a 27-year journey in search of the meaning of...
2014
73 min
The Front Man
Genre: Documentary, Action, Biography
Year: 2009
Lance is a 3-time Ohio state wrestling champion who wrestles 600-lb. bears for practice. Matt comes from a broken home and starves himself out of determination to become his schools first champion in 50 years. Pinned is the wild...
2009
91 min
Pinned
Country: United States, Egypt
Genre: Documentary, Biography, News
Year: 2012
A biography on Egypts first and still to this day only skateboard shop. Two brothers started the shop which resulted in a never before scene skateboard scene in their country. The project couldnt have been more timely as these...
2012
56 min
Slipping: Skate's Impact On Egypt
Country: Canada
Genre: Biography, Drama
Year: 1998
The early life of Charles Dickens and the events that led to his inspiration to write his greatest...
1998
90 min
The Ghosts Of Dickens' Past
Year: 2010
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers made as the comedienne turns 75 years...
2010
84 min
Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work
Year: 2007
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry Albert Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social...
2007
94 min
The Brothers Warner
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Genre: Documentary History Biography
Year: 1988
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1988
The Best Of Rod Stewart Featuring 'the Faces'
Genre: Short, Biography
Year: 2016
Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrators and in this inventive biography biography leading childrens literature scholar...
2016
34 min
Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing
Country: Croatia, Norway, Sweden, United States
Genre: Documentary, Animation, Biography
Year: 2020
The story about the outcast Herbert Khaurys rise to stardom as Tiny Tim. Either considered a freak or a genius Tiny Tim left no one...
2020
78 min
Tiny Tim: King For A Day
Mike Figgiss enthralling documentary about the turbulent life and career of Ronnie Wood legendary rock guitarist and long-time member of The Rolling...
82 min
Somebody Up There Likes Me 2020
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Year: 1984
Biopic of Saturday Review editor and political journalist Norman Cousins who developed and promoted a self-made health therapy consisting of intake of large quantities of vitamin C and making oneself laugh as much as...
1984
96 min
Anatomy Of An Illness
Year: 1980
The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely...
1980
156 min
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Year: 2021
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their...
2021
125 min
Being The Ricardos
Country: United States, Canada, China
Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Year: 2017
Fred Beckey is the legendary American Dirtbag mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires. This rebel climbers pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues to inspire...
2017
Dirtbag: The Legend Of Fred Beckey
The story of controversial rap duo Insane Clown Posse ICP their fans and their ongoing struggle with the FBI in a landmark case that may be a bellwether of change for First Amendment rights in...
99 min
The United States Of Insanity
Country: N/A
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80s and 90s and touring with the Beastie Boys capturing some of the wildest moments in popular...
110 min
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Country: Japan
Before he hit it big Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises his mentors...
122 min
Asakusa Kid
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Year: 2000
Biopic about the musical career and life of American singer-songwriter John...
2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Country: United States, Canada
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Year: 1999
The rather eccentric especially in her thinking author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged becomes involved with a much younger and married man to the dismay of those close to...
1999
104 min
The Passion Of Ayn Rand
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Year: 2004
In 1944 in fear of a complete German defeat in the World War II a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler and one of the leaders of the conspiracy Stauffenberg...
2004
131 min
Stauffenberg
A drama about a young neglected white girl in the rural South who with the help of an unlikely couple finds the solace and nurturing needed to transform her downtrodden...
120 min
The Secret Path
Country: Norway, Germany
It follows the band on tour telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did...
109 min
A-ha: The Movie
Year: 2018
Film telling the untold story of John Lennons 1971 album Imagine exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before...
2018
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Genre: Documentary, Short, Biography, History
In Boston the city that brought us Cheers there really is a place where the staff know all the regulars by...
25 min
24 Hours At The South Street Diner
Country: Greece, Russia
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
The Greek pirate who turned businessman Ioannis Varvakis made his fortune selling caviar in Russia and all over the world. Varvakis strives all his life for freedom for himself and then for his...
101 min
God Loves Caviar
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Year: 1975
William Topaz McGonagall the worlds greateset poet. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. His talent made him a sort of Victorian Chris Evans but without the...
1975
95 min
The Great Mcgonagall
Year: 1991
The life and career of Clarence Darrow the noted American lawyer and civil...
1991
Darrow
Country: United Kingdom, Australia
Set in 1980s Nottingham social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in...
105 min
Oranges And Sunshine
Year: 1995
A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long whose nickname was The...
1995
100 min
Kingfish: A Story Of Huey P. Long
Genre: Documentary, Action, Biography, History, War
The epic 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga; the 1863 battle from the common soldiers point of view. Cameras embedded for five large-scale re-enactments on a portion of the original...
75 min
Shadow In The Valley: The Battle Of Chickamauga
Genre: Biography, Western
Year: 1986
The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse...
1986
The Last Days Of Frank And Jesse James
The true story about Robert Pearys forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved crucial in their race to North...
Glory & Honor
Country: Russia
Genre: Action, Biography, History
Year: 1993
1993
115 min
Serye Volki
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
An inside look at the world of writer Emily...
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Dickinson: Season 3
A look at the life passions achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau featuring an archive of his newly restored...
Becoming Cousteau
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Year: 1938
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas which paralleled the life of Joe...
1938
66 min
Spirit Of Youth
Country: Sweden, Netherlands, Italy
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Sport
Year: 2015
A documentary of Zlatan...
2015
Becoming Zlatan ...
Tracing Elton Johns musical roots and rise to fame from his early piano playing beginnings to his latest musical collaboration with Leon...
60 min
The Making Of Elton John: Madman Across The Water
Jonathan Ross attempts to track down reclusive comic book artist Steve Ditko best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange for Marvel Comics in the early...
59 min
In Search Of Steve Ditko
Year: 1983
The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita...
1983
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
On the cusp of his 30th birthday a promising young theater composer navigates love friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York...
Tick, Tick... Boom!
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime
A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic a controversial animal park boss is caught in a murder-for-hire...
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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness: Season 2
Year: 1955
After the young wife of vaudevillian Eddie Foy passes away he incorporates their seven children into the act and takes it on the...
1955
The Seven Little Foys
Year: 1976
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the...
1976
The Great Houdini
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard...
138 min
King Richard
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jane Alexander an attractive athletic San Francisco woman is enjoying a comfortable life in Pacific Heights with the man she loves handsome charismatic Tom ODonnell. Janes idyllic...
89 min
Citizen Jane
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse including interviews from rarely seen archive...
Wogan On Wodehouse
Year: 1994
Based on the life of the Olympic figure...
1994
A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
This made for TV movie tells the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It begins in the 1930s when they met as actors under contract at RKO and ends with their divorce in 1960. In between...
Lucy & Desi: Before The Laughter
Country: France, Belgium, Netherlands
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love...
Benedetta
Genre: Biography, Crime, Western
One of 12 Westerns made in 12 months during 2020 this film tells the true story of Pearl Hart played by Lorraine Etchell a woman who goes through a series of bad relationships with men eventually turning to a life of crime with...
88 min
The Woman Who Robbed The Stagecoach
Country: Germany
From his juvenile roles to his darker mature roles a portrait of American actor Leonardo...
53 min
Leonardo Dicaprio: Most Wanted!
Genre: Biography
Year: 1981
1981
N/A
Mister Lincoln
Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincolns...
145 min
The Ordeal Of Dr. Mudd
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Biography, Sport
Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai Hong Kongs first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage you can still be first across the finish...
102 min
Zero To Hero
Country: United States, Japan
Year: 1985
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio...
1985
Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters
Year: 2005
A story about Quebecs most famous hockey player Maurice The Rocket Richard focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by...
2005
124 min
The Rocket 2007
