Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
The film depicts an era widely considered a cornerstone of the NHL's history. It shows the life of 'The Rocket' beginning with his years as a teenager, his ascension to the Montreal Canadiens, up to the Richard Riot, showing a full spectru…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
The movie depicted the tragic life of model Anna Nicole Smith from small town dancer to Playboy centerfold, to her marriage to a billionaire, and her death in 2007.
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Historie, biographical film, drama film, romance film
Following the execution of Princess Elizabeth's mother, Queen Anne Boleyn, for infidelity, King Henry VIII declares his daughter illegitimate, removes her from the line of succession to the throne, and exiles her to Hatfield House. Joining…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
Documentation, biographical film, documentary film, sport film
Biographical picture, Gangster Film, crime film, drama film
Born in Sicily as Salvatore Lucania, Charles “Lucky” Luciano rises to become “the boss of all bosses” of the American Mafia in the 1930s by eliminating his rivals for power. When eventually imprisoned, Luciano eventually secures his releas…
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Biographical documentary
Drama, Musical, biographical film, drama film
In 1929, Joe E. Lewis is a successful nightclub singer in Chicago while working for the Mob during the Prohibition era. His decision to work elsewhere displeases his Mob employer, who has his thugs assault him by slashing his face and thro…
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Documentation, biographical film, comedy film, documentary film, historical film
Bible Film, Monumental Film, biographical film, drama film
Hadassah, a beautiful Jewish girl, lives with her cousin (and legal guardian) Mordecai in Shushan, the capital of Persia. After King Ahasuerus deposes Queen Vashti for her refusal to obey him, he is advised to choose a new queen. Guards th…
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Biographical documentary
Lucy and Desi is a peek behind the curtain of the relationship between two trailblazers – featuring interviews with Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr, Carol Burnett and Bette Midler.
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
After a prisoner successfully escapes from Auschwitz concentration camp, SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Karl Fritzsch selects ten men to be starved to death in an underground cell. When the last prisoner is beaten by camp guards, priest Maximilian Ko…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Francis Bernardone (Bradford Dillman) is the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi. He joins a military expedition, but deserts when an inner voice commands it. He gives up all his worldly goods to dedicate himself to God.
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biographical film
John Brown is a 19th-century abolitionist. After cutting a bloody swath through Kansas, Brown and his followers take refuge in a warehouse at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, where he meets his own personal Waterloo at the hands of federal troops.
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Howard Hughes (Tommy Lee Jones), from early life, is portrayed as an eccentric perfectionist and later, a hypochondriac. He grew up as a wealthy but isolated individual who was able to indulge some of his obsessions. As a Hollywood produce…
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Biographical documentary, documentary film
Biographical picture, biographical film
thumb|left|160px|Drive-in advertisement from 1957 Jeanne Eagels is a Kansas City waitress. After losing a beauty contest, she asks carnival owner Sal Satori for a job. Her dance in a skimpy costume is called obscene.
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biographical film, drama film
Sheyann Webb sees Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. going into Brown Chapel AME Church one day while playing outside with her friends.
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biographical film
Born into a refugee camp in war-torn Somalia, Ifrah is trafficked to Ireland as a teenager. Recounting her traumatic childhood experiences of female genital mutilation when applying for refugee status, she is re-traumatised and vows to dev…
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Biographical documentary, Musical, documentary film, musical film
The documentary captures the story of blind blues musician Paul Pena. After a brush with fame and success in the 1970s, Pena's fortunes faded as he dealt with career and health problems. While listening to shortwave radio, Pena heard a bro…
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Western, Western film, biographical film
At the end of the Civil War, Belle Shirley is reunited with her brother Ed and intends to continue the fight for the South, of which she is a part. She defends Sam Starr, a rebel who won't defend himself against Major Grail, a Yankee and f…
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Biographical picture, Sport, association football film, biographical film, drama film
Western, Western film, biographical film
The events leading up to the final surrender of Geronimo during the Apache-United States Wars in 1886.
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
Greenfield's exploration of Imelda Marcos's narrative takes on what The New York Times calls a "dialectic" approach, allowing Imelda to tell her narrative and slowly introducing opposing viewpoints as the movie progresses. The film is orga…
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