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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, imagination, scientist, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend, mathematician ...
Time:
year 2001, 60s, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, new jersey, detroit, persia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Charlton Heston stars as Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), who begrudgingly paints the Sistine Chapel for imperious Pope Julius II in this epic adaptation of Irvine Stone's novel ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, serious, costume drama, biblical ...
Plot:
renaissance, painter, artist, biopic, gay subtext, painting, art, catholic, pope, male male relationship, art history, christian ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times, medieval times, 60s
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Style:
retro, realistic, intellectual, powerful, bleak ...
Plot:
jazz, biopic, african american, drug abuse, music, musician, racism, blaxploitation, drug addiction, black, blues, addiction ...
Time:
1930s, year 1972, 1940s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
america, harlem, new york city, usa, north america, baltimore ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Style:
meditative, stylized, lyrical, talky, philosophical ...
Plot:
music, musician, actor, biopic, poet, rock, brutality, musician's life, art, african american, music history, drug ...
Time:
70s, year 1964, year 2007, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, minnesota, new york, manhattan new york city, california ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left ...
Style:
political, factual, inspirational, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, politics, african american, black history, civil rights movement, assassination, islam, biopic, childhood, black, anti racism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 60s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, africa, new york, saudi arabia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life of reclusive and eccentric Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson.
Style:
emotional, factual, intense, talky, melancholic ...
Plot:
musician, mental illness, pop music, music, biopic, songwriter, psychotherapist, drug abuse, medical malpractice, hearing voices, nervous breakdown, relationships ...
Time:
60s, year 1939, year 1992, year 1971, year 1995 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, malibu california, usa, southern california ...
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27K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Style:
emotional, talky, heartbreaking, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, musician's life, friendship, showbiz, black, creativity, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, ambition, desire for fame ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 70s, year 2014, 80s ...
Place:
usa, south carolina, georgia, north america, boston ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, political, visually appealing, visually stunning ...
Plot:
childhood, chinese history, world war two, biopic, revolution, emperor, politics, prison, eunuch, drug addiction, communism, symbolism ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 1900s ...
Place:
china, beijing china, asia, japan, east asia
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhod of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered ...
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, biopic, filmmaking, actor's life, culture clash, racism, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, training, american dream ...
Time:
1940s, year 1993, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
hong kong, los angeles, seattle, california, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Style:
realistic, stylized, factual, cult classic, period piece ...
Plot:
gay, pianist, aids, lgbtq, celebrity, couples, gays and lesbians, biopic, closeted homosexual, gay romance, music, showbiz ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2013, year 1979, year 1986 ...
Place:
las vegas, southern california, indiana, usa, california
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14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The life of Camille Claudel, a french scupltor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.
Style:
emotional, psychological, intense, touching, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
art, biopic, mental illness, artist, fall in love, obsession, painter, sculptor, storytelling, art history, love, couples ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, turn of the century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
Style:
inspirational, stylized, sexy, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
artist, art, graffiti, painter, biopic, drug abuse, painting, drug addiction, friendship, art history, drug, self destructing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1996, year 1981
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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31K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has ...
Style:
emotional, breathtaking, intellectual, inspirational, atmospheric ...
Plot:
painter, artist, art, painting, biopic, genius, addiction, alcoholism, bohemian life, art history, self destructing, rise and fall ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1945, year 1941 ...
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He ...
Style:
surreal, serious, realistic, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, artist, art, painter, art history, painting, napoleonic wars, storytelling, nude model, passion, female nudity, sex scene ...
Time:
ancient times, 18th century, 19th century, year 1999, georgian era ...
Place:
spain, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Style:
realistic, stylized, dark comedy, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
writer's life, artist, biopic, depression, superhero, art, antisocial behavior, loser, comic book, writers, character study, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 2000s, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, ohio, new york, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, touching, political, emotional ...
Plot:
racism, mentor, debate, african american, college, teacher, black american, professor, biopic, segregation, discrimination, racial segregation ...
Time:
1930s, year 2007, 20th century
Place:
texas, africa, oklahoma, usa, harlem ...
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692K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
wilderness, self discovery, survival, road trip, freedom, isolation, solitude, journey, life philosophy, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery, nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1992 ...
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, northern california, america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, sad, inspirational, political ...
Plot:
gay, politics, homosexuality, murder, homosexual, protest, gays and lesbians, male homosexuality, glbt, discrimination, gender, lgbtqi ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1973 ...
Place:
california, san francisco, new york, north america, idaho ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Belgium, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
THE HAPPY PRINCE tells the story of the last days of Oscar Wilde. This great man of letters, once one of the most famous authors in England, is now a superstar on the skids. As Oscar lies on his death bed, the past comes flooding back to him, ...
Style:
costume drama, touching, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gay relationship, victorian england, gay couple, writers, gay interest, gay youth, gay friend, gay, downfall, gay romance, exile, father son relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 2000s, victorian era
Place:
paris france, london, naples italy
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283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, political, talky, clever ...
Plot:
monarchy, politics, biopic, royalty, nobility, aristocracy, mental illness, royal court, monarch, king of england, british monarchy, royal family ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1994, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, north america, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.
Style:
cult classic, controversial, art film, heartbreaking, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
art, biopic, artist, painter, lgbt, naked man, subculture, gay bar, psychology, art history, sadomasochism, doomed love ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s
Place:
new york, east end london, paris france, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Style:
inspirational, touching, realistic, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, date night, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, small town, teacher, follow your dream, teenage life, against the odds, competition, mathematics, generation gap, scientist, biopic, nerd ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1957, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
west virginia, virginia, usa, indianapolis indiana, appalachia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, uplifting, touching, motivational ...
Plot:
boxing, muslim, african american, racism, civil rights, biopic, friendship, black history, roman empire, boxer, politics, islam ...
Time:
70s, year 2001, 60s, year 1964, year 1974 ...
Place:
africa, nigeria, usa, louisville kentucky
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It is the story of Ramón’s relationships with two women: Julia a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman ...
Style:
sad, thought provoking, philosophical, emotional, breathtaking ...
Plot:
disability, euthanasia, biopic, death, human spirit, dying, handicapped, existentialism, suicide, depression, lawyer, dignity ...
Time:
year 2004, y2k, 90s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
spain, barcelona, south america, europe, galicia ...
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83K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hitchcock follows the relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the making of his most famous film "Psycho" - and the trials and tribulations the director faced from Hollywood censors.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
biopic, showbiz, obsession, secrets, manipulation, investigation, hollywood, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, talented, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
1950s, year 1959, 1940s, year 1944, 1900s ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
Style:
thought provoking, factual, political, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
politics, homosexuality, gay, american history, fbi investigation, biopic, surveillance, corruption, fbi, fbi agent, investigation, abuse of power ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 1940s, year 2011, 1950s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, romantic, melancholic, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
movie star, historical figure, fame, biopic, impossible love, actress, hollywood, celebrity, actor's life, love story, nervous breakdown, ambition ...
Time:
50s, year 2011, 1900s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, california
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198K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Style:
dramatic, epic, motivational, uplifting, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, survival, soldier, jail, motivation, biopic, prisoners of war, hopes, prison, torture, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2014, 2010s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, pacific ocean, asia, germany, berlin germany ...
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