Genre: Biography
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Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict 2015

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict is a feature documentary about the life of art icon Peggy Guggenheim, based on her sole authorized biography. Peggy was an heiress to the Guggenheim family who would become a central figure in the modern art movement. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected not only art, but artists. Her colorful personal history included trysts, affairs and marriages with such figures as Samuel Beckett, Max Ernst, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp as well as countless others. While fighting through personal tragedy, she maintained her vision to build one of the most important collections of modern art, which is today enshrined in her famous Venetian palazzo. The film is a compendium of the greatest 20th century art mixed with the wild and iconoclastic life of one of the most powerful women in the history of the art world.

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Peggy Guggenheim,Marina Abramovic,Dore Ashton,Stephanie Barron

7.3 IMDB Rating 2,903 Views
Greater 2016

Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat to play Division I. Undeterred, Brandon took a big risk and walked on in 1994. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displayed dogged determination in the face of staggering odds. An extremely devoted Christian, Brandon never cursed or drank. He was genuinely humble and low-key. He worked harder than anybody, on and off the field, becoming the first Razorback to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree while still playing. The overly-fat kid who was once an embarrassment to his teammates and an annoyance to his coaches, ended up becoming the most respected player in the history of the program, changing the lives of all he touched. Eleven days after being drafted into the NFL, Brandon was tragically killed in a car accident, crushing all who knew him. Brandon was "too good to be true". How could something like that happen to this guy? The age-old question slammed down upon all with terrible force: "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Brandon's story is more than mere football. It is the ultimate expression of the question "Why?" Greater will provide hope and inspiration as it strives to wrestle with this challenge and find reasons to trust. It is "Rudy" meets "It's a Wonderful Life".

Category: Biography, Family, Kids, Sport

Stars: Christopher Severio,Neal McDonough,Leslie Easterbrook,Michael Parks

8.2 IMDB Rating 5,892 Views
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John 2003

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Christopher Plummer,Henry Ian Cusick,Stuart Bunce,Daniel Kash

7.7 IMDB Rating 3,353 Views
The Amazing Howard Hughes 1977

Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Tommy Lee Jones,Ed Flanders,James Hampton,Tovah Feldshuh

6.7 IMDB Rating 2,781 Views
Messi 2014

Lionel Messi from early life to international stardom.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Johan Cruyff,Kike Domínguez,Álex García,Pere Gratacós

7.5 IMDB Rating 5,133 Views
Utmaningen (Bloodsport) 1988

Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him. Two army officers are sent to get him and the trail leads to Hong Kong but Frank eludes them. While Frank advances, he knows that he may have to face Chong Li, the defending champion, who has killed a few participants.

Category: Action, Biography, Drama

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme,Donald Gibb,Leah Ayres,Norman Burton

6.8 IMDB Rating 6,537 Views
Miles Ahead 2015

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Ewan McGregor,Michael Stuhlbarg,Don Cheadle,Emayatzy Corinealdi

7.0 IMDB Rating 3,053 Views
I Saw the Light 2015

The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Tom Hiddleston,Elizabeth Olsen,Bradley Whitford,Cherry Jones

6.1 IMDB Rating 4,556 Views
Den unge Zlatan 2015

The decisive years of Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archival footage where a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows Zlatan, from his debut in Malmö FF in 1999, through his conflictual years with Ajax Amsterdam, up to the final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005. BECOMING ZLATAN is a coming-of-age film, depicting the complicated journey of this young, talented and troubled player who finally becomes a superstar in the international football world. It's a story about a young talent living under constant pressure. From the teammates in Malmö who think he's too egoistic and only plays for himself. From the tough managers of Ajax who send him to the bench, where he loses his self-confidence. From his father who tells the 18 year old Zlatan: You're nothing. You're nothing special until you've succeeded internationally. Throughout his journey, Zlatan stays true to himself. When he finally succeeds in Italy he also closes the doors to his personal life. Football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an enigma, but in this story from his breakthrough years, he - for a moment - gives some glimpses into who he really is.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Leo Beenhakker,Hasse Borg,Fabio Capello,David Endt

7.0 IMDB Rating 9,367 Views
Love Records 2016

The rise and fall of Love Records record label in 1960's and 1970's Finland.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Jarkko Niemi,Tomi Alatalo,Riku Nieminen,Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

6.0 IMDB Rating 2,700 Views
Walt Before Mickey 2015

Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career.

Category: Biography, Drama

2,863 Views
The Wolfpack 2015

Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed, 'The Wolfpack,' the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using elaborate homemade props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the brothers decides to revisit the outside world and everything changes.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Bhagavan Angulo,Govinda Angulo,Jagadisa Angulo,Krsna Angulo

7.1 IMDB Rating 3,708 Views
Fjärilen i glaskupan 2007

Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby - Jean-Do to his friends - awakens not knowing where he is. He is in a Berck-sur-Mer hospital, where he has been for the past several weeks in a coma after suffering a massive stroke. Although his cognitive facilities are in tact, he quickly learns that he has what is called locked-in syndrome which has resulted in him being almost completely paralyzed, including not being able to speak. One of his few functioning muscles is his left eye. His physical situation and hospitalization uncomfortably bring together the many people in his life, including: Céline Desmoulins, his ex-lover and mother of his children; Inès, his current lover; and his aged father who he calls Papinou. Among his compassionate recuperative team are his physical therapist Marie, and his speech therapist Henriette. Henriette eventually teaches him to communicate using a system where he spells out words: she reads out the letters of the alphabet in descending order of their use in the French language, and he blinks his functioning left eye when she reaches the appropriate letter. Although frustrating at start, he learns to communicate effectively but slowly using this method, so much so that with the help of Claude, a full time translator, he decides on the monumental and seemingly impossible task to keep to his pre-injury commitment of writing a book, changing its focus to life in his current state.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Mathieu Amalric,Emmanuelle Seigner,Marie-Josée Croze,Anne Consigny

8.0 IMDB Rating 3,699 Views
Berlin 36 2009

In the days leading up to the 1936 Olympics, the fate of high jumper Gretel Bergmann hangs in the balance as it is decided whether or not a Jewish athlete can be a part of the German Olympic team.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Karoline Herfurth,Sebastian Urzendowsky,Axel Prahl,Robert Gallinowski

6.4 IMDB Rating 2,846 Views
Papusza – Den romska sången 2013

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Jowita Budnik,Zbigniew Walerys,Antoni Pawlicki,Artur Steranko

7.2 IMDB Rating 2,664 Views
The Green Prince 2014

A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel. Arrested for smuggling guns at the age of 17, he's interrogated by the Shin Bet, Israel's security service, and sent to prison. But shocked by Hamas's ruthless tactics in the prison and the organization's escalating campaign of suicide bombings outside, Mosab agrees to spy for Israel. For him, there is no greater shame. For his Shin Bet handler, Gonen, there is no greater prize: "operating" the oldest son of a founding member of Hamas.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Mosab Hassan Yousef,Gonen Ben Yitzhak,Sheikh Hassan Yousef

7.1 IMDB Rating 3,088 Views
Good Vibrations 2012

In 1970s Belfast, Terri Hooley is an idealistic rocker who finds himself caught in the middle of Northern Ireland's bitter Troubles. Seeing a parallel in the chaos with Jamaica, Hooley opens a record shop, Good Vibrations, to help bring reggae music to his city to help encourage some harmony. However, Hooley soon discovers a new music genre, punk rock, and is inspired by its youthful vitality to become an important record producer and promoter of the local scene. In doing so, Hooley would struggle both with the industry's realities and his chaotic personal life that threaten to consume him. However, he would also be instrumental in creating an alternative Irish community that would bridge his land's religious and social rivalries with an art no one expected.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Jodie Whittaker,Liam Cunningham,Richard Dormer,Dylan Moran

7.2 IMDB Rating 2,885 Views
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night 2012

Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson (1925-2005), with commentary from an ex-wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers. The biography...

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Kevin Spacey,Steve Allen,Jack Bailey,Roseanne Barr

7.8 IMDB Rating 2,905 Views
Finding Vivian Maier 2013

Real estate agent John Maloof explains how a trip to a local auction house, in search for old pictures to use for a history book about his neighborhood, resulted in him bidding and winning a box full of old negatives. John goes through the massive quantity of negatives, describes how impressed he is by the quality of the images, becomes quickly determined they are not reverent to his project and just puts them away. That could have very likely had been the end of the story, if the power of the images had not pushed him to fall in love with photography. John confides that his photo hobby quickly motivated him to set up a darkroom and devote large amounts of time printing. As he learned more about photography, he recognized that those negatives he had bought, then stored, were the work of a real master. In an attempt to confirm his suspicion, he selected about 100 images and put them online with the hope that the feedback would confirm his judgement as to the strength of the images.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Mystery

Stars: Vivian Maier,John Maloof,Daniel Arnaud,Simon Amédé

7.7 IMDB Rating 2,722 Views
Filmage: The Story of Descendents All 2013

Long before punk rock inflicted its puncture wound on the map of mainstream music, the Descendents were in a van brewing a potent mix of pop, angst, love and coffee and influencing a generation to come. FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL follows drummer and square-peg Bill Stevenson as he pushes himself and a rotating door of band-mates to "achieve ALL," his relentless concept of "going for greatness, the utmost possible" despite any and all setbacks. Interviews with the band and contemporaries such as Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) and many more reveal the untold tale of one of the most overachieving and influential bands in punk, serving as a reminder to always "go for greatness," because sometimes you're gonna get it.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Music

Stars: Bill Stevenson,Milo Auckerman,Karl Alvarez,Stephen Egerton

8.3 IMDB Rating 2,870 Views