Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
In 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, British troops are stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, carefully checking European passengers disembarking from foreign ships. Adèle Hugo, the second daughter of French writer Victor Hugo, ma…
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Biographical documentary, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, musical film
Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville. Artists such as …
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Drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film
Shortly after his marriage to Anastasia, Ivan Sanchin, who works as a projectionist at the headquarters of the state security service (called, anachronistically, KGB in the film), is summoned urgently to the Kremlin. Having proved his skil…
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Biographical documentary, documentary film
LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film
The film opens with 22-year-old AIDS activist Pedro Zamora in his New York City hotel room in 1994, getting ready for an appearance on CBS. His contact calls him to ask why he has not arrived at the studio, but Zamora, disoriented, does no…
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Biographical picture, Drama, Sport, biographical film, boxing film
The film shows Rocco's childhood through his fight with his hero Joe Louis. After the Louis fight it flashes forward to his post career, leading up to his death in a 1969 plane crash. The film is noted for its "...blow-by-blow account of t…
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Biographical picture, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film
The film follows Quentin Crisp's move in the late 1970s from London to New York City, where he was embraced by celebrities and artists. Crisp becomes a local, and then more national celebrity and writes for New York magazines. He struggles…
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Western, Western film, biographical film
After the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse, Frank James seeks revenge on his killers, Bob and Charlie Ford.
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Romance Film, biographical film
Documentation, biographical film, documentary film, musical film
The film is narrated by John Lennon from over 100 hours of interviews, and also features interviews with his first wife Cynthia Lennon; his second wife Yoko Ono; his sons Julian and Sean Lennon; record producer George Martin; and his and O…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
In 1922, Scott Mason Carter graduates from Chase Medical School in Chicago and marries Marcia. Both are African American but are light-skinned enough to be mistaken for whites. Scott has landed an internship, but his fellow graduate, the d…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Biographical picture, Drama, Melodrama, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film, musical film, romance film
Franz Liszt is living in Chamonix with Countess Marie d'Agoult, the mother of his children, when Frédéric Chopin and George Sand visit him. They tell him about all the things he has missed since he left Paris, and how a new piano virtuoso,…
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Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, drama film
Set in 1911 and the growing protest against British rule in Ireland, young John Cassidy (Seán O'Casey) is a labourer by day and a pamphleteer by night. When the pamphlets he has written incite riots, Cassidy realizes he can do more for his…
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athletics film, biographical film, drama film
Terry Fox, aspiring young Canadian athlete, learns that the pain in his right knee is due to a cancerous tumour, and his sporting career sadly comes to an end once he receives news that his leg has to be amputated. After a period of length…
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
The film addresses the birth and evolution of hardcore punk rock from 1978 to 1986 (although the packaging says 1980-1986). The documentary boasts extensive underground footage shot during the height of the hardcore movement. It features e…
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Bible Film, Fairy-Tale Film, Monumental Film, biographical film, drama film
David, a young Israelite shepherd, is chosen by God to help his people in the ongoing war between Israel and the Philistines. David defeats the giant Goliath, a Philistine champion, and becomes the second king of Israel. However, he is lat…
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Biographical documentary, documentary film
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Biographical picture, comedy film, drama film
Biographical picture, Tragic Comedy Film, biographical film, comedy drama
The film's timeline stretches from 1964 to 1980 and opens with Douglas Kenney and his friend Henry Beard celebrating the release of their book, Bored of the Rings, with The Harvard Lampoon staff. Graduating from Harvard, Doug convinces Hen…
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Historical drama, biographical film, drama film
The film focuses on the ongoing conflict between Maximilian I, an Austrian archduke who is installed as the ruler of Mexico by the French Napoleon III, and Benito Juárez, the country's U.S.-backed president. In 1863, Napoleon III of France…
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