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Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 3,019 films · Page 57.

Warm Springs (2005)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film

The film opens in 1924 with a paralyzed Franklin D. Roosevelt living in semi-isolation on a Florida houseboat with two male attendants. He reminisces about running as vice president during the 1920 presidential election.

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To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film

It is 2006, and 19-year-old Renee Yohe has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. However, her life is that of a darker tale. As she battles with drug addiction, bipolar disorder, self-harm and o…

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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014)

biographical film, drama film

In 1989, 10-year-old Aaliyah Haughton makes her debut TV appearance on Star Search performing a rendition of "My Funny Valentine". Aaliyah's mother Diane Haughton once aspired to pursue her own career in singing, but is now willing to do a…

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Il Divo (2008)

Biographical picture

The film presents the story of Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time Prime Minister of Italy notorious for his alleged ties to the Mafia. The narration covers Andreotti's seventh election in 1992, his failed bid for the presidency of the Italian …

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Francesco (1989)

biographical film, drama film

Through flashbacks, the film charts Francis's evolution from rich man's son to religious humanitarian and finally to full-fledged saint. Raised as the pampered son of a merchant, Francis goes off to war, only to return with a profound horr…

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Freak (1998)

biographical film

There is no linear plot to the play, but over the course of the performance, Leguizamo traces his life from the very beginning (as a sperm cell) to the beginning of his career in show business. During the course of the play, Leguizamo port…

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Freud - The Secret Passion (1962)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film

The film begins with a voice-over narration by director John Huston, describing the story as Sigmund Freud's "descent into a region almost as black as hell itself--man's unconscious--and how he let in the light." Huston's voice-overs also …

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The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

biographical film

This is an account of the life of Rosa Parks and her actions in civil rights. After she refused to give up her seat on a racially segregated bus after a long day at work, she was jailed. Her example and treatment prompted a bus boycott as …

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Dance First (2023)

Biographical picture

The film documents the Irish writer's life, from his childhood, his friendship with James Joyce until the incarceration of the latter's mentally ill daughter Lucia Joyce, his relationship with his future wife Suzanne Dumesnil, his time as …

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Marwencol (2010)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film

On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was attacked outside of a bar by five men who beat him nearly to death after he drunkenly told them he was a cross-dresser. After nine days in a coma and 40 days in the hospital, Hogancamp was discharged wi…

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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)

Adventure, Biographical picture, biographical film

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight, albeit as a passenger. Her marriage to media tycoon George Palmer Putnam and a series of record-breaking flights propel her to international fame as a long-distance …

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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, trial film

Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell (Gary Cooper) tries to prove the worth of the Air Service as an independent service by sinking a battleship under restrictive conditions agreed to by the Army and Navy. He disobeys their orders to…

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, musical film, romance film

The film starts off in the year 1827 with Beethoven dying in his bed during a thunderstorm and his copyist Anna Holtz arrived on time to see him and tell she finally heard his fugue before he passes. The story then shifts back to 1824 as B…

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Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)

Adventure, biographical film

The film begins in the early 18th century with Rob Roy leading his McGregor clansmen against King George I's forces commanded by the Scottish Duke of Argyll. While determined to establish order in the Highlands, Argyll is sympathetic to "t…

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Battle Hymn (1957)

War Film, biographical film

In the summer of 1950, one month after North Korea's invasion of South Korea, Dean Hess has been a small town minister in Ohio for two years. He has been suffering a crisis of conscience, however. He realizes he cannot continue as a Protes…

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The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama fiction, drama film

The film tells the fictionalized rise and fall of Hollywood bombshell and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield. The Jayne Mansfield Story opens in 1967 in Mississippi with Jayne Mansfield closing a show and then talking on a payphone with Mickey Har…

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Public Enemies (1996)

Family Saga, Gangster Film, Historie, Thriller, biographical film

Sexually abused by her brothers, Kate Barker runs away to become involved in bootlegging. She marries decent George Barker and gives birth to four sons, Herman, Arthur ("Doc"), Lloyd and Freddie. However, when George's law-abiding ways fai…

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