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Coming Of Age, Destiny, Family Drama, biographical film, comedy film, drama film, teen film
In 1961, 11-year-old Beverly "Bev" Donofrio rides with her father, a police officer named Leonard, in Wallingford, Connecticut. She asks for a bra for Christmas to get the attention of a boy, but he tells her she is too young and to focus …
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Historie, Justice Drama, action film, biographical film, historical film, period drama film, war film
Newton Knight, a soldier in the Confederate Army, deserts after learning of the Twenty Negro Law and witnessing the death of his nephew Daniel during the Second Battle of Corinth. Knight brings Daniel's body home to Ellisville and reconnec…
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Psychodrama, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
In 1987 Olympic wrestling champion Mark Schultz speaks at an elementary school in place of his older brother Dave. Both won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but Mark feels overshadowed by Dave. Mark is contacted by philanthropist a…
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Historie, biographical film, historical drama
In 1561, after the death of her husband King Francis II, nineteen-year-old Mary Stuart returns to Scotland from France to take up her throne. She is received by her illegitimate half brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray. In neighboring En…
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Crime, Drama, Thriller, biographical film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of the world's richest private citizen, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, where he lives, by the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-like organized crime group based in Calabria. A ransom o…
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Adventure, Biographical picture, Historie, biographical film, drama film, war film
In 1939, Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer leaves behind his pregnant wife to join Peter Aufschnaiter in a team attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in India (now part of Pakistan). When World War II begins in 1939, they are arrested by th…
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Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Motor-Bike Film, biographical film, drama film, road movie
In 1967, Burt Munro is a sort of folk hero in Invercargill, known for his friendly easy-going personality, for having the fastest motorcycle in New Zealand and Australia, and for being featured in Popular Mechanics magazine. However, that …
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Historie, Romantic Drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film, romance film
Henry VIII of England's marriage to his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, has not produced a male heir. Their only surviving child is Princess Mary, whom Henry fears cannot successfully rule. Mary Boleyn weds Sir William Carey, one of …
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Adventure, Drama, adventure film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
Henri "Papillon" Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is framed for murder. Though he has an alibi from his lover, Nenette, Papillon is convicted and condemned to the notorious Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana…
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Adventure, Drama, adventure film, biographical film, drama film, survival film
In June 1995, despite a lack of hiking experience, Cheryl Strayed leaves Minneapolis to hike, by herself, of the Pacific Crest Trail. During the journey, she reflects on her childhood and memories of her mother, Bobbi, whose death from can…
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Biographical picture, Komödie, biographical film, drama film, flashback film
In London 1961, literary agent Diarmuid Russell urges financially strapped author Pamela "P. L." Travers to travel to Los Angeles and meet with Walt Disney, who has pursued the film rights to her Mary Poppins stories for 20 years after hav…
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Biographical picture, Gangster Film, Romance Film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, hood film, prison film
The film spans 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles. The story opens with the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 and depicts a young Latino couple, Esperanza and Pedro Santana, being racially targeted by sailors. Pedro is beaten alongside oth…
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Biographical picture, Historie, biographical film, drama film, trial film
The film covers the years 1529 to 1535, during the reign of Henry VIII. During a private late-night meeting at Hampton Court, Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England, chastises More for being the only member of the privy council to opp…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
Temple Grandin is an uncommunicative child who is prone to meltdowns and is diagnosed with autism. The medical consensus at the time is that autism is a form of schizophrenia resulting from insufficient maternal affection. Despite recommen…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film
In 1957, young Tobias Wolff and his nomadic, free-spirited mother Caroline arrive in Salt Lake City in search of a fresh start. After being followed by an unwelcome ex-boyfriend, Caroline impulsively moves Toby to Seattle instead. Six mont…
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Adventure, drama film, prison film, survival film, war film
After the Soviet invasion of Poland in World War II, Polish army officer Janusz Wieszczek is held prisoner and interrogated by the NKVD. Unable to force a confession of espionage from him, the Soviets torture his wife until she denounces h…
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Drama, biographical film, crime film, drama film
On May 9, 2017, Reality Winner watches Fox News coverage on the firing of James Comey by President Donald Trump on the TV at her office. Twenty-five days later, on June 3, Winner returns home from grocery shopping, where she is confronted …
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Coming Of Age, biographical film, comedy film, drama film
Buddy is a nine-year-old boy living with his family—mother "Ma", elder brother Will, and paternal grandparents "Granny" and "Pop"—in Belfast, while his father "Pa" works overseas in England. During the August 1969 riots, a group of Protest…
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Biographical picture, Drama, Family Comedy, Komödie, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film
After newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan relocate from Michigan to South Florida, they obtain reporter jobs at competing newspapers. At The Palm Beach Post, Jenny immediately receives prominent front-page assignments, while at the South Flori…
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Christmas film, Drama, Family Drama, Historie, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, historical film, medieval film
In 1183 in the Angevin Empire, 50-year-old Henry II of England seeks to name a successor and summons his family for Christmas at his castle in Chinon, Touraine. Henry wants his youngest son, John, to inherit his throne. His estranged wife,…
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Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In the early 1980s, Jaime Escalante becomes a mathematics teacher at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Latino students from working-class families have academic achievement far below their grade level.
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Biographical picture, drama film
H Is for Hawk chronicles Helen Macdonald’s experience of grief following the sudden death of her father and her decision to train a goshawk as a means of coping with that loss. The narrative interweaves two strands: Macdonald’s personal be…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, historical film, war film
In 1977, Lee Miller tells her life story to an interviewer, and it is depicted in a series of flashbacks. In 1937, Lee is a former New York City fashion model and aspiring photographer living a bohemian lifestyle in France when she meets a…
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Biographical picture, Historical drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film
In 1849 Maryland, a slave state, Araminta "Minty" Ross is newly married to freedman John Tubman. Minty is a slave on the Brodess plantation, along with her mother and sister. Reverend Green finishes his sermon advising obedience and to fol…
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