Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.
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Musical, biographical film, musical film
Biography of the Irish composer for American theater, Victor Herbert (1859–1924), the first major figure in popular music since Stephen Foster, in addition to his successful Broadway plays. He is said to have written "some of the finest Am…
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biographical film, drama film
Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a "brand from the burning." The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over …
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
biographical film, documentary film, family film
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biographical film
biographical film, drama film
Biographical documentary, documentary film
biographical film, documentary film
biographical film, documentary film
biographical film, drama film, musical film
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Cleveland "Stack" Stackhouse (Charles S. Dutton) is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He…
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biographical film, documentary film
biographical film, musical film
Based on the life of Dame Nellie Melba, the film traces the career of Melba (Patrice Munsel) from the time she left Australia, traveling to Paris to receive vocal training, meets a new suitor, and debuts her talent in Brussels. As her succ…
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Biographical documentary, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
Biographical picture
biographical film, drama film
In St. Louis, renovations are about to begin on the News Boys' Home and Protectorate. Fred Carver approaches the men about to rip up the sidewalk out front, and asks that they preserve a slab of the sidewalk which contains two sets of foot…
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biographical film
LGBTQ-related film
At the age of 40, porn star Colton Ford decides to leave the industry and pursue his true calling—a singing career. He feels he has the voice, but his "overexposed" past could be the hook that gets him noticed or the hook that yanks him of…
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The film begins with Bell's childhood in Scotland, where his is initially intrigued by sights and sounds. The film then follows his days as an inventor in Brantford, Ontario, Boston, Massachusetts, and Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The film was sh…
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biographical film
Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
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Biographical documentary
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was written and directed by Joseph Dorman. The film debuted in Manhattan on July 8, 2011, with a run-time of 113 minutes. The documentary focuses on both the life of Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem,…
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