Movie List for "biography"

Darkest Hour (2017)

In May 1940, the fate of Western Europe hangs on British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean a humiliating defeat for Britain and its empire. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Anthony McCarten
Actors: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James

The Highwaymen (2019)

The untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: John Fusco
Actors: Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch

The Aeronauts (2019)

Balloon pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Tom Harper
Writer: Tom Harper (story by), Jack Thorne (story by), Jack Thorne
Actors: Felicity Jones, Vincent Perez, Phoebe Fox, Lewin Lloyd

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. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Marc Abraham
Writer: Marc Abraham, Colin Escott (book), George Merritt (book), William MacEwen (book)
Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones

The Lost City of Z (2016)

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: James Gray
Writer: James Gray (written for the screen by), David Grann (based on the book by)
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence (2003)

Claudio Abbado – Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the leading musicians of our time. In several interviews, Abbado talks about artistic, musical and … Year 2003.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Paul Smaczny
Writer: N/A
Actors: Claudio Abbado, Kolja Blacher, Péter Esterházy, Bruno Ganz

The Long Way Back: The Story of Todd Z-Man Zalkins (2017)

After losing his close friend Bradley Nowell of Sublime to a heroin overdose, Todd Zalkins aka ‘ZMAN’ fights for his life in what will become the worst drug crisis in American History, the … Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Richard Yelland
Writer: N/A
Actors: Dan Headrick

In Search… (2018)

A courageous and determined young woman talks about her experiences going through Female Genital Mutilation and the need to undergo a reconstructive surgery on her genitals. Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Beryl Magoko
Writer: Beryl Magoko
Actors: N/A

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

Vdud (2017–)

N/A Year 2017–.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Actors: Yurij Dud’

Anna ot 6 do 18 (1994)

Director Nikita Mikhalkov documents the history of Russia from 1980 to 1991 by annually asking his daughter Anna such questions as “What do you love the most?”, “What scares you the most?”,… Year 1994.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Miroshnichenko
Actors: Nikita Mikhalkov, Anna Mikhalkova, Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Kvadrat (2013)

A feature-length documentary, Kvadrat explores the realities of techno DJing, using the example of Andrey PUSHKAREV, a Russian DJ recognized worldwide. Filmed as a hybrid between a … Year 2013.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Anatoly K. Ivanov
Writer: Anatoly K. Ivanov
Actors: Andrey Pushkarev

Pushed: Four Guys Inspired by a Wooden Toy (2011)

Pushed is a documentary that deals with some of the things we love and hate about skateboarding. Four protagonists have been portrayed giving very personal views on the toy itself and its … Year 2011.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Sport
Director: Flo Schneider
Writer: N/A
Actors: Pontus Alv, Stefan Marx, Bobby Puleo, Adam Sello

Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999)

N/A Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Hugo Käch, Ruth Käch
Writer: Giuseppe Adami (libretto), Renato Simoni (libretto)
Actors: Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara

Cinetrain: Russian Winter (2014)

In January 2013 a group of 21 filmmakers from 14 countries met for the first time in Moscow. On the next day they were sent on a trip to make films that would explore widespread stereotypes… Year 2014.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Tristan Daws, Dieter Deswarte, Benny Jaberg, Cristina Picchi, Sandhya Daisy Sundaram, Bernadett Tuza-Ritter
Writer: Tristan Daws, Dieter Deswarte, Benny Jaberg, Cristina Picchi, Sandhya Daisy Sundaram, Bernadett Tuza-Ritter
Actors: N/A

Bock Saga: Welcome to Altlantis (2016)

Altlantis – Old Land Ice. New vision of Atlantis story. Not about place, but about time period. Year 2016.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Alexander Popov
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jim Chesnar