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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 99.

When Stand Up Stood Out (2003)

documentary film

Produced by Chad Sahley, the film portrays the smart yet gritty comedy of Boston, a veritable melting pot of people of very different backgrounds: the multi-ethnic working class and the hip, learned college crowd. In an interview for the f…

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Billie (2019)

Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film, musical film

Space Riders (1984)

Auto Racing, Motor-Bike Film, biographical film, drama film, sport film

The film begins with Barry having a bad crash during the 1982 British Grand Prix. Suzuki rider Anton Mang crashes and Barry crashes into his bike. Barry is then hit by Honda rider Takazumi Katayama.

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Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

Biographical documentary, documentary film

Mike Wallace Is Here follows the career of American journalist Mike Wallace. It depicts Wallace as he starts the show 60 Minutes and experiments with its format. He interviews celebrities including Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump, Ruhollah Kho…

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The Iron Duke (1934)

biographical film

With Napoleon defeated and exiled, the reluctant Duke of Wellington is persuaded by Lord Castelreagh to represent Great Britain's interests at the Congress of Vienna, where the victorious allies will decide the future of Europe. While ther…

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The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2003)

biographical film, documentary film

Alan Moore presents the story of his development as an artist, starting with his childhood and working through to his comics career and impact on that medium, and his emerging interest in magic. The film features the first film adaptations…

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The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

biographical film, drama film

The film sees life from the perspective of Lord Byron, seriously wounded in Greece where he is fighting for Greek independence. From his deathbed, Byron remembers his life and many loves, imagining that he's pleading his case before a cele…

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The Doe Boy (2001)

independent film

Set in 1984 in the heart of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, The Doe Boy tells the coming of age story of Hunter (James Duval), a young man of mixed heritage who is also a haemophiliac.

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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)

biographical film, drama film

The story focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's romances with, first, Elmira Royster, and, finally, his wife, Virginia Clemm. The story begins in 1811 as Edgar Poe is adopted by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia after the death of his mo…

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Advocate (2019)

Documentation, biographical film, documentary film

thumb|left|Leah Tsemel (2019) The film follows Jewish-Israeli human-rights lawyer Lea Tsemel as she navigates through the Israeli judicial system in defense of Palestinians accused of terrorism. The film includes archival footage of past c…

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The English Surgeon (2007)

Documentation, documentary film

The film was shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment, but it is not a medical film—it is about Henry Marsh, his partnership with Ukrainian colleague Igor Petrovich Kurilets, and their struggle with m…

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Lady with Red Hair (1940)

biographical film, drama film

When Caroline Carter is divorced by her wealthy husband, she also loses custody of her son Dudley in the proceedings. Down on the ground she decides to win her fortune and son back. She leaves Chicago for New York to become an actress and …

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Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)

Documentation, Making-Of Documentary, behind-the-scenes film, biographical film, documentary film

Buster Keaton Rides Again combines behind-the-scenes footage during the filming of The Railrodder with a retrospective of Keaton's work including scenes from The Butcher Boy (1917), The Frozen North (1922), Seven Chances (1925), and The Ge…

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Gay Republicans (2004)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film

The documentary looks at the lives and opinions of several gay members of the US Republican Party, including: Maurice Bonamigo, a Palm Beach hairstylist who was a strong supporter of George W. Bush and his policies Carol Newman, an attorne…

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