Movie List for "biography 15"

’83 (2020)

The story of India’s incredible cricket World Cup victory in 1983. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Kabir Khan
Writer: N/A
Actors: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva

The Death of Louis XIV (2016)

Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Albert Serra
Writer: Thierry Lounas (scenario), Albert Serra (scenario)
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d’Assumçao, Marc Susini, Bernard Belin

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: James Mangold
Writer: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller
Actors: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe

Army of One (2016)

After a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al-Qaeda’s leader Osama Bin Laden to justice. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Comedy
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Amer Chadha-Patel

Wild (2014)

A chronicle of one woman’s one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer: Nick Hornby (screenplay by), Cheryl Strayed (memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”)
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Keene McRae

Sanju (2018)

Sanju is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career, jail sentence and personal life. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Writer: Abhiruchi Chand (assistant dialogue writer), Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal

American Made (2017)

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Gary Spinelli
Actors: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Lincoln (2012)

As the American Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay by), Doris Kearns Goodwin (based in part on the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by)
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

My Friend Dahmer (2017)

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Marc Meyers
Writer: Marc Meyers, John Backderf (based on the book My Friend Dahmer by)
Actors: Zachary Davis Brown, Lily Kozub, Ross Lynch, Vincent Kartheiser

Boy Erased (2018)

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Joel Edgerton
Writer: Garrard Conley (based on the memoir Boy Erased by), Joel Edgerton (written for the screen by)
Actors: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline

Jungle (2017)

A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be. Year 2017.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Director: Greg McLean
Writer: Yossi Ghinsberg (book), Justin Monjo (screenplay)
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Joel Jackson, Yasmin Kassim

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Craig Brewer
Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson

The Music of Silence (2017)

Born with a serious eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Bocelli nevertheless rises above the challenges, driven by great ambitions towards his passion. The silent pursuit of his daily mission continues. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Michael Radford
Writer: Andrea Bocelli (autobiography), Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Andrea Bocelli
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Jordi Mollà, Toby Sebastian, Luisa Ranieri

On My Skin: The Last Seven Days of Stefano Cucchi (2018)

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime but in just one week’s time, a family is changed forever. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Alessio Cremonini
Writer: Alessio Cremonini, Lisa Nur Sultan
Actors: Alessandro Borghi, Massimiliano Tortora, Milvia Marigliano, Jasmine Trinca

Downfall (2004)

Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator’s final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Year 2004.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer: Bernd Eichinger (screenplay), Joachim Fest (book), Traudl Junge (book), Melissa Müller (book)
Actors: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes

The Mystagogue (2014)

In the heart of Russia, Moscow, for more than thirty years lives and creates the uncommon artist – Herman Vinogradov. Through these years he had overcame pressing of the KGB in USSR times, … Year 2014.

Generes: Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Anastasiya Litvinova
Writer: Elizaveta Krymova, Anastasiya Litvinova
Actors: Sergey Letov, German Vinogradov