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 73.
Biographical picture, Crime, biographical film, crime film, drama film, romance film, silent film
Cited as one of the first full-length gangster films, Regeneration tells the story of a poor orphan who rises to control the mob until he meets a woman for whom he wants to change. The film is a "candid adaptation" of the autobiography of …
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Biographical picture, Drama, Komödie, biographical film
thumb|Nixon and Presley in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. The meeting was kept secret until Jan. 27, 1972, when The Washington Post broke the story.
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Biographical documentary
With rare home videos and scenes from Wilder's films, the documentary looks at the life and career of actor, writer, and director, Gene Wilder. It includes interviews with former cast and crew members as well as personal memories from fami…
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Adventure, biographical film
Henry Stanley is a fearless newspaper reporter ready to do whatever it takes to get a story, no matter how dangerous. Colonel Grimes tells two peace commissioners sent from Washington DC that he cannot permit them to try to contact the Ind…
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biographical film
On August 19, 1966, protestors burn their Beatles records and paraphernalia after John Lennon says The Beatles are more popular than Jesus. When a firecracker is thrown onto the stage the group decides to stop touring. John meets Yoko Ono,…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, bushranging film
After two years on the road and with the law closing in around him, Ben Hall has gone in hiding and is considering surrender. However, he is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend and gang member, John Gilbert. R…
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Spaghetti Western, Western, Western film, adventure film, biographical film
After being double-crossed in an arms deal by a gun merchant McDermott (Luis Dávila) from Columbus, New Mexico, legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas) and his American lieutenant Scotty (Clint Walker) decide to exact …
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Historie, biographical film, drama film
Set in the latter years of the reign of King George III, George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, a captain in the Army, is on a military parade inspected by George, The Prince of Wales, the future King George IV, and they argue about the uniform bei…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film details the hard-fought mayoral campaign by a young community activist and City Council member (Booker) against a 16-year incumbent mayor (James) with a powerful political machine. The documentary follows Booker and several of his…
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biographical film, drama film
Norma Jeane is an orphan in California. She is seen growing up and having superstar dreams fill her head. She eventually marries, starts modelling, divorces, signs a contract with 20th Century Fox, and changes her moniker to Marilyn Monroe.
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documentary film
The film focuses on the issues of the commercialization of Christmas, materialism, the over-consumption in American culture, globalization, and the business practices of large corporations, as well as their economic and cultural effects on…
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comedy film
The film tells the story of Phil Campbell (Jason Biggs), a journalist who has just lost his job and gets roped into leading Grant Cogswell's political campaign. Grant, played by Joel David Moore, is Phil's enthusiastic and eccentric friend…
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Biographical picture, documentary film, drama film
The film closely follows the "American" version of Brecht's play Galileo. In 1609 Galileo is a mathematics professor in Padua, Italy. While his salary is inadequate, he possesses the freedom to pursue controversial scientific studies under…
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Fake Documentary, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, biographical film
The film looks at buff and muscular men of the 1950s in magazines and the repetitive industry that was popular in the health and fitness magazines but were primarily being purchased by homosexual men and underground homosexual communities.…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
As president Richard Nixon's special counsel, Colson has power and prestige along with an office in the White House. After the Watergate scandal, Colson pleads guilty and is sent to prison. The experience changes him drastically, and he es…
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Concert film, Documentation, Musical, biographical film, documentary film, rockumentary
Lemmy was directed and produced by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski and features interviews with friends, peers, and admirers such as Slash, Duff McKagan, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, Nikki Sixx, …
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Western, biographical film
After seeing his poor father lose his land and be whipped to death for protesting, young Pancho Villa stabs one of the killers, then heads off into the hills of Chihuahua, Mexico during the 1880s. As a grown man, Villa and a band of rebel …
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Biographical picture, Martial-Arts
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Based directly from the book "Memories of Lee Siu-loong", which is authored by Lee's siblings (Phoebe, Robert, Agne…
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biographical film, drama film
Biographical documentary, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
Komödie, biographical film, comedy drama, musical film
Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven children. A…
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Coming Of Age, Coming Out, LGBTQ-related film, Sport, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
Beautiful Boxer is a film about the life story of Thai boxer Nong Toom, who realizes early on that he is in the wrong body. He becomes one of the best Thai boxers in the country and uses the prize money to finance a sex change operation. A…
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biographical film
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
At the Royal Opera, Dresden on May 10th, 1839, mademoiselle Clara Wieck gives a pianoforte command performance, including Franz Liszt's composition, in the name of His Majesty Augustus Fredericus II, King of Saxony, with Liszt in attendanc…
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