Biography Movies

Columbus: The Lost Voyage

78/100

The story of one of the most famous men in history. You might think you know him - the heroic and successful discoverer of America. Now think again.

Carmel

53/100

From Israel's most important filmaker, CARMEL is Amos Gitai's (KADOSH, KIPPUR) deeply personal and resonant meditation on Jewish and Israeli identity. Using both fiction and documentary ... See full summary »

The Miranda Murders: Lost Tapes of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng

38/100

Delve into the minds of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charlie Ng with this horrifying found footage film, spanning the 1983-1984 killing spree that shocked California and the nation.

Zina

70/100

After Stalin's purges, Zinaida Volkova, daughter of Leon Trotsky, is exiled to Berlin. As the Nazis rise to power, and World War II is approaching, she becomes obsessed with Antigone, the protagonist of a famous Greek tragedy, and loses her mind.

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

73/100

Based on the life of Kitty O'Neil, a young girl who overcame her deafness to become one of the top stuntwomen in Hollywood, and the holder of the women's land-speed record for driving a rocket-powered racing car.

Longing for the Rain

65/100

Fang Lei, a Beijing housewife, is leading a peaceful and affluent life with her husband and daughter. Life goes by until one day a man appears in her dreams. His appearance is unclear, but ... See full summary »

Monica

55/100

An accused and three politically-connected suspects are prosecuted for their involvement in the homicide of a journalist.

Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence

70/100

Byron, Ballad for a Daemon

54/100

Poet Lord Byron decides to fight with the Greek revolutionaries in Missolonghi against the Turks but instead the glorious battle wrestles with fever and his own demons.

Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family

69/100

This is the story of the Osmond Family and is based on the book written by Olive (Mother) Osmond. This film tells of the beginnings of this family and how they got to where they were by the late '70's.

Flight Nurse

56/100

This movie is about the war hero "flight nurse" Lillian Keil Flight Nurse Army Air Corps. One of a Cadre of FIRST flight nurses in military. Lillian is the MOST DECORATED WOMAN IN MILITARY ... See full summary »

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

62/100

This is the story of boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.

Once Upon a Time the City of Fools

83/100

Italian psychiatrists releas schizophrenia patiantas out of hospitals, to treat them near their families or in community.

Die Hochzeiten des Herrn Peter Vok

69/100

The nobleman Petr Vok of Rozmberk (Milos Kopecký) is no longer so young, but his amatory adventures continue to arouse the envy of men and the indignation of respectable ladies. In his "... See full summary »

Buamama

91/100

The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern... See full summary »

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

68/100

Bio-pic of Britain's World War 1 Prime Minister.

Skånska mord - Bessingemordet

61/100

Late 19th century. In the little village of Bessinge near Hörby, Skåne, have the farmer and churchwarden Ola Månsson been murdered. Three people stand trial, two men and one woman. The woman is his wife.

L'Autrichienne

73/100

Last days of queen Marie Antoinette stunningly portrayed by a director who's clearly done a massive historical research. An accurate plot and a very moving rendering.

Gefangene der Hölle

60/100

Spanish right-wingers equally devoted to Catholic religion and Franco dictatorship, go soldiering as volunteers with the Germans when these started hostilities against Russia (1943), then ... See full summary »

Der Verleger

45/100