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Country: France, United Kingdom, United States
Genre: Biography, Drama
Year: 1999
An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill...
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1999
112 min
The Straight Story
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Year: 1992
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence even attacking Chinese...
1992
113 min
Wong Fei Hung Ii: Nam Yee Tung Chi Keung
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Year: 1981
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United...
1981
195 min
Reds
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Year: 1970
The World War II phase of the career of the controversial American general George S....
1970
172 min
Patton
Country: France, United States
Year: 2007
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isnt...
2007
Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
The story of a sons conflicting memories of his dying...
92 min
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Country: Italy
Genre: Biography
Year: 2010
Gregor Mendel 1822 - 1884 is the father of the modern genetics. He was a catholic priest who lived in the XIXth century in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The film describes his struggle to...
2010
The Gardener Of God
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Year: 2006
A telling of the biblical tale where Moses returns to Egypt to free the Hebrews from...
2006
167 min
The Ten Commandments (2006)
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Year: 2011
Colin Clark an employee of Sir Laurence Oliviers documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl...
2011
99 min
My Week With Marilyn
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Year: 2012
A drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn Hemingways inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the...
2012
155 min
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Country: Venezuela, Spain
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Year: 2013
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it...
2013
119 min
Libertador
Country: Canada
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form and this documentary will reveal why Bruce Lees flame burns brighter now than the day...
94 min
I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
Follows John McCains 2008 presidential campaign from his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general...
118 min
Game Change
Country: United States, South Africa
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Music
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the journey of his Graceland album including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid...
108 min
Under African Skies
Country: Japan
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140 min
Rengô Kantai Shirei Chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku
Country: Australia
A look at the early career of Wikileaks founder Julian...
89 min
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and...
95 min
The Sessions
Country: Germany
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Khodorkovsky the richest Russian challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned once...
111 min
Khodorkovsky
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Year: 2014
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...
2014
98 min
Digging Up The Marrow
Country: Denmark, Sweden
The story of the marriage between the painters Marie and P.S....
102 min
Marie Krøyer
The last days in the life of legendary Hollywood actor Errol...
The Last Of Robin Hood
Country: The Wrap
Genre: 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...
90 min
As Dreamers Do
Country: United Kingdom
Afshin Ghaffarian risks everything to start a dance company amidst his home country of Irans politically volatile climate and the nations ban on...
Desert Dancer
Country: Hong Kong, China
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
An orphan whose father has been killed by dark power attempts to bring justice back to the...
131 min
Huang Feihong Zhi Yingxiong You Meng
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1960s and 70s jazz...
114 min
Low Down
Its been said that the first 21 years defines the career of an artist. Few directors have single-handedly shaken up the film establishment like the godfather of indie Richard Linklater....
78 min
21 Years: Richard Linklater
The story of Abraham Lincolns childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him the tragedy that marked him for ever and the two women who guided him to...
The Better Angels
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, Sport
Jack to a King. The remarkable true story of a rag tag group of football fans who saved their club from oblivion and took them to the richest game in World Football. The Championship Play Off Final with the ultimate prize being a place in the Premier...
Jack To A King - The Swansea Story
The Color of Time is based on Pulitzer prize-winning poet CK Williams collection of the same name. The film blends together adaptations of 11 of the poems to create a poetic road trip through CK Williams life. The film takes us on a journey through several decades of American life from CKs childhood and adolescence in Detroit in the 1940s and 50s to the early 1980s: CK and his wife Catherine...
73 min
The Color Of Time
A chronicle of one womans 1100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent...
115 min
Wild
Country: United State
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIAs role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary...
Kill The Messenger
A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela...
Finding Fela!
Country: United States, United Kingdom
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava...
127 min
Selma
Country: South Korea
Genre: Adventure, Biography, War
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598 where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula is considered one of the greatest...
126 min
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Country:
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britains top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park during the darkest days of World War...
The Imitation Game
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, War
The life of Louis Zamperini an Olympic athlete who joined the armed forces during the second world war. Only to be captured by the Japanese navy after an almost fatal plane crash in the Pacific. After the Japanese have him they send him to a refugee camp only to face daring challenges head...
137 min
Unbroken
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyles pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty however Chris finds that it is the war he cant leave...
132 min
American Sniper
A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane her phenomenal success in the 1950s and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband who claimed credit for her works in the...
106 min
Big Eyes
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Based on true events Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz Channing Tatum is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont Steve Carell to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul...
134 min
Foxcatcher
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Its 1983 Los Angeles - beautiful girls luxurious mansions glamorous parties and Eddie Dodson a very hip very charismatic dealer of high-end antique furniture for the rich and famous. When Eddie meets the cool and aloof Pauline the attraction is instant and the two live out each others fast-paced fantasies. That is until Eddies high-rolling life catches up with him and loan sharks start...
Electric Slide
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
The Possibilities Are Endless tells the incredible story of Edwyn Collins the Scottish songwriter who suffered a stroke an explosion in the brain so severe that it effectively deleted the contents of his mind. After a career as an internationally acclaimed lyricist he lost all language and was only able to say two phrases: The Possibilities are Endless and Grace Maxwell. The film is...
83 min
The Possibilities Are Endless
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story is the definitive documentary on porn magazine Hustler from its nightclub inception as it adapts to pornography in the 21st century. Director Michael Lee Nirenbergs father was one of the original art directors in the 1970s and 1980s. Back Issues is a complete look at the personalities and features that made this the most offensive magazine of all time....
Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story
Year: 2015
The story follows 19-year-old Renee Kat Dennings who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess a hero and a happily ever after. But Renees life is that of a darker tale: shes a young woman battling addiction depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards...
2015
To Write Love On Her Arms
Country: United States, Ecuador, Germany, Norway
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime, History, Mystery
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this feature-length documentary. THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR is a gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands. Featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett Diane Kruger Connie Nielsen Sebastian Koch Thomas Kretschmann Gustaf Skarsgard and Josh Radnor this film skillfully interweaves an unsolved...
120 min
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden
Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851. 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...
150 min
Mr. Turner
Country: Canada, United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Documentary, Short, Biography, Drama, Music
The Lady In Number 6 is one of the most inspirational and uplifting stories of the year. 109 year old Alice Herz Sommer the worlds oldest pianist and Holocaust survivor shares her story on how to achieve a long and happy life. She discussed the importance of music laughter and how to have an optimistic outlook on...
39 min
The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Country: Mexico
The untold story of Mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood... ...
Cantinflas
Country: Canada, United States
Genre: Biography, Crime, Thriller
The true story of Carolyns Raeburns daughter who graduated from high school at the age of 16. Laura was bright popular and enthusiastic about the future but the summer before she was to begin college an event occurred changing forever the lives of her and her family. Laura visited a boarding ranch in the country to learn horseback riding. And there she entered a world dominated by a strange...
Crimes Of The Mind
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his...
123 min
The Theory Of Everything
Country: United Kingdom, United State
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to Venthaven the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mocumentary requiem. Ken Campbell...
64 min
Her Master's Voice
Ip Mans peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her familys honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma...
130 min
The Grandmaster
The story of music and video star Aaliyah whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the...
Aaliyah: The Princess Of R&b
Country: Switzerland, France
A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her...
Mary Queen Of Scots
Glena Avila - a single mother in her 30s - trains to become a professional cage...
85 min
Glena
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Family, History
What if one day you looked in the mirror and saw the most powerful man in the...
Bronx Obama
Set against the backdrop of the 80s music scene this documentary charts the meteoric rise fall and ultimate reunion of pop sensation Spandau Ballett told by the band members themselves with unseen archive footage that will thrill the many fans and...
110 min
Soul Boys Of The Western World
Running from Crazy is a documentary examining the personal journey of model and actress Mariel Hemingway the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway as she strives for a greater understanding of her family history of suicide and mental illness. Through stunning archival footage of the three Hemingway sisters and intimate verite moments with Mariel herself the film examines the remarkable though...
100 min
Running From Crazy
Cory Weissman a high school basketball star who scored 1000 points in high school and was expected to be a standout athlete at Gettysburg College. Cory is an upbeat hard-working freshman getting ready to take over as point guard--but at the beginning of his sophomore year he suffers a catastrophic stroke. Only quick action by his best friend Pops and a race to save his life in the athletic...
1000 To 1: The Cory Weissman Story
