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Drama, drama film
In August 1904, Sabina Spielrein arrives at the Burghölzli, the pre-eminent psychiatric hospital in Zürich, suffering from hysteria and begins a new course of treatment with the young Swiss doctor Carl Jung. He uses word association and dr…
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Biographical picture, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film, flashback film
The film uses a nonlinear narrative, alternating between J. Edgar Hoover's role in establishing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and his later years trying to safeguard it against perceived threats. As a frame story, the aging Hoo…
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Anti-War Film, Historie, biographical film, drama film, war film
In 1943, the Allies are successfully pushing back the Axis powers in Italy. Frank Stokes convinces President Roosevelt that victory will be meaningless if the artistic treasures of Western civilization are lost and is directed to assemble …
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Biographical picture, biographical film
Drama, Historie, biographical film, drama film
In 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, Ann Atwater tries to get better housing conditions for poor black people, and is ignored by the all-white judge panel. Ann's daughter's school catches on fire, causing local Ku Klux Klan president C. P.
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Historie, biographical film, drama film, historical film, thriller film, war film
In December 1941, German occupation in Europe has neared its height. Two agents from the Czechoslovak exile government, a Slovak soldier, Jozef Gabčík and a Czech, Jan Kubiš are parachuted into their occupied country. Jozef is injured when…
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Justice Drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize.
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Biographical picture, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film
In early 1950, Lieutenant Tom Hudner transfers to Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, where he meets Ensign Jesse Brown, the only black member of the unit. Hudner integrates well into the squadron, which is assi…
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American football film, Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film, historical drama
In 1976, Philadelphia is in chaos as portions of the city protest the shutdown of several job sites while their NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles, endure a string of losing seasons. Vince Papale, a 30-year-old substitute teacher, comes hom…
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Biographical picture, Justice Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Sport, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film, lesbian-related film
In 1970, pro-tennis player Billie Jean King and her manager, Gladys Heldman, confront promoter Jack Kramer, who has organized a tennis tournament for which the top prize for women is one-eighth of the men's prize despite equal ticket sales…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, sport film
Anthony Robles, born without a right leg, grows up in Mesa, Arizona, raised by his mother, Judy Robles. Despite societal prejudice and physical challenges, Anthony develops a resilient spirit. In high school, he discovers a passion for wre…
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Biographical picture, Gangster Film, Romance Film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
In 1941, gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, who had partnered in crime since childhood with Meyer Lansky and Charlie Luciano, goes to Los Angeles and instantly falls in love with Virginia Hill, a tough-talking Hollywood starlet. The two mee…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film, tragicomedy
An elderly Charlie Chaplin reminisces during a 1962 conversation in Switzerland with George Hayden, the fictionalized editor of his book My Autobiography. In the Victorian era South London, Chaplin escapes his poverty-stricken childhood by…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, sport film
The film chronicles the life of revolutionary female wrestler Mildred Burke. In an era when women were barred from the ring, Mildred Burke shattered every rule in the book. A single mother with unstoppable grit, she fought her way from und…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Drama, Military Film, action film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, police film, vigilante film
Sergeant Chris Vaughn is a former Green Beret who returns to his small hometown in Kitsap County. Looking for work, Chris finds that the local cedar mill was closed down three years earlier by its owner, Jay Hamilton, who opened a casino t…
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Adventure, Biographical picture, Historie, action film, biographical film, drama film, romance film, swashbuckler film, war film
The film is set in Scotland, 1713, with a fictionalised Robert Roy MacGregor, of Clan MacGregor, as its main protagonist. Although providing the Lowland gentry with protection against cattle rustling, he barely manages to feed his people. …
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Drama, Komödie, comedy film, drama film
Actress Suzanne Vale is chewed out on set by director Lowell Kolchek for messing up her lines at the end of a long take. He blames this on her being coked up, especially as they are close to finishing a film. Shortly afterwards, producer J…
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Biographical picture, Gangster Film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
In 1973, Gambino crime family underboss Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce tasks John Gotti, a young associate, with killing gangster James McBratney, who is believed to have kidnapped and murdered boss Carlo Gambino's nephew Emanuel. After executi…
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Komödie, Sport, association football film, biographical film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film
In 2001, the American Samoa national football team suffers a 0–31 defeat against Australia. Since then, the team goes through a long period without any notable victories. After yet another humiliating defeat at the 2011 Pacific Games, Tavi…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, romance film
The film is told from three perspectives: "present-day" interviews with I Love Lucy lead writers Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll Jr.; flashbacks throughout Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's relationship; and preparations for fi…
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Destiny, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film
In the 1950s, James Whale, the director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, has retired. Whale lives with his long-time housemaid, Hanna, who loyally cares for him but disapproves of his homosexuality. He has suffered a series of st…
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Psychodrama, biographical film, drama film
On Christmas Eve 1991, the British royal family prepares to spend Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk. Among the attendees is Diana, Princess of Wales, whose marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales has become strained due to his affair …
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Action, Biographical picture, boxing film, drama film
Billy Moore, a young British boxer and troubled heroin addict, is arrested in Thailand and charged with possession of stolen goods and a firearm. Incarcerated in Klong Prem prison, he is quickly subjected to the horrors of Thai prison life…
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