Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.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 70.
Crime, Drama, biographical film, blaxploitation film
The plot concerns the obsession of Duke (Hampton Clanton), a 15-year-old member of the gang Royal Pythons, to get a gun from a racketeer named Priest (Carl Lee), in order to become the president of the Pythons and a big shot in Harlem. Aft…
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Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film
Western, Western film, biographical film
In Tombstone, Arizona, Carter, a saloon owner, has arranged for Indian Charlie to get drunk and shoot up a rival saloon. When the sheriff is unwilling to stop Indian Charlie from shooting up the saloon, a new arrival to town, Wyatt Earp, s…
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Documentation, documentary film
The documentary examines the steroid use of director Christopher Bell's two brothers, Mark "Smelly" Bell and Mike "Mad Dog" Bell, who grew up idolizing Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and Sylvester Stallone (who all confessed to using s…
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Biographical picture, Komödie
Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a renowned chef from Périgord, is astonished when the President of the Republic (Jean d'Ormesson) appoints her as his personal chef, responsible for creating all his meals at the Élysée Palace. Despite je…
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Historie, biographical film, drama film
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
The story takes place in the early 1800s, when the Brontë sisters Charlotte and Anne have decided to leave their family – their sister Emily, their brother Branwell, their aunt and their vicar father – to take positions as governesses in o…
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historical film
As a young boy, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the Pontine Islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, b…
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Biographical documentary, Musical, documentary film
Wham! begins with Ridgeley and Michael who first met at Bushey Meads School in 1975 when they were 12 and 11 years old, respectively. It covers the journey of the pop duo featuring home videos and never-before-seen archive footage.
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Biographical documentary, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
A gay African-American hustler and aspiring cabaret performer, Jason is the sole on-screen presence in the film. He narrates his troubled life story to the camera, behind which Clarke and her partner at the time, actor Carl Lee, provoke an…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Marilyn Miller is rehearsing for a revival of the musical Sally. She has to stop because of pain or dizziness: She keeps pressing her hands to her head. While she rests in her dressing room, a man from her hometown comes to show her a post…
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biographical film, drama film
In 1967, at age 17, Joni Eareckson is involved in a diving accident that leaves her quadriplegic. As she attempts to come to terms with the reality of her new disability, she seeks the Bible for guidance and her Christian faith grows.
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Biographical documentary, Political Documentary
While We Watched explores the changes in contemporary Indian mainstream media over the previous decade, through profiling Ravish Kumar, senior executive editor at NDTV, at work in the studio and with his subjects. Indian media ownership, b…
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Thriller, biographical film
Historie, biographical film, drama film
In 1581, Walter Raleigh, recently returned from the fighting in Ireland, pressures unwilling tavern patrons into freeing from the mud the stuck carriage of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. When Leicester asks how he can repay the kindness…
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biographical film
biographical film
The film covers the period in time from 1949, when Reagan was still in Hollywood, through his governorship of California until his last day in office as President in 1989. In 1968, Reagan loses the Republican nomination to Richard Nixon. A…
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Historie, Monumental Film, biographical film
The film is the story of Temudjin, later Genghis Khan, who became the emperor of Mongolia.
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Biographical documentary, Musical, documentary film
Drama, biographical film
Biographical documentary
The film explores the life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, told through access to her archives and newly found audio.
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Biographical documentary, documentary film
For over 70 years, Rita Moreno has inspired audiences with her performances, the film follows her journey from her childhood to stardom.
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, historical film, prison film
The young revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is arrested, and it is the task of censor and prison guard James Gregory to watch him. He has long since moved to South Africa with the family for his work in the prison of…
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Drama, biographical film
Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind is published in 1936 and is an instant nationwide sensation. The movie rights are up for grabs, and every studio in Hollywood wants it. While having lunch at the MGM dining room, Louis B.
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