Genre: Biography
Carlos
Carlos
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka 'Carlos,' is a Venezuelan-born Marxist revolutionary who aligns himself with the Palestinian ...
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Giovanna is taken to the Inquisition court. . After the accusation of blasphemy continues to pray ...
Richard III
Richard III
Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. ...
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
Unlike the book, this film is really an anecdotal biography of Stephen Hawking. Clips of his ...
Broken Promise
Broken Promise
A true story of a Jewish boy Martin,talented soccer player,has to make a risky lifetime decisions ...
I’m Not There
I’m Not There
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the ...
Christiane F.
Christiane F.
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane ...
Aimee & Jaguar
Aimee & Jaguar
Berlin 1943/44 ("The Battle of Berlin"). Felice, an intelligent and courageous Jewish woman who lives under ...
Golda
Golda
Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as ...
An American Crime
An American Crime
Based on a true story that shocked the nation in 1965, the film recounts one of ...
Max Manus: Man of War
Max Manus: Man of War
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his ...
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
In Nazi-occupied Holland in World War II, shopkeeper Kraler hides two Jewish families in his attic. ...
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
Based upon a real-life incident which occurred in August 1972 in which a Chase Manhattan Bank ...
Once Upon a Time in China II
Once Upon a Time in China II
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a ...
An Angel at My Table
An Angel at My Table
In 1920s and 1930s New Zealand, Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots ...
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
On his deathbed Tudor-king Henry VIII remembers his long reign and especially the crucial part his ...
The Insider
The Insider
Balls-out 60 Minutes (1968) Producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) sniffs a story when a former research ...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and ...
The Pianist
The Pianist
In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival ...
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains ...
The Irishman
The Irishman
Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran is a man with a lot on his mind. The former labor ...
Monster
Monster
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos who was convicted of luring men to their ...
Lovelace
Lovelace
The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the ...
The Bohemian
The Bohemian
Looking for work as a violinist, Josef comes into the orbit of a rich young woman. ...
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown
In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and ...
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation
Christina Ricci stars as Lizzie, a prize-winning student heading off to Harvard where she intends to ...
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
It is the 13th century, and Russia is overrun by foreign invaders. A Russian knyaz', or ...
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, ...
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about ...
Agora
Agora
Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with ...
My Father’s Glory
My Father’s Glory
A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father, as ...
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars’ Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars’ Plot
His wife dead from poisoning and his chief warrior, Kurbsky, defected to the Poles, Ivan is ...
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria (Dame Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her ...
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th ...
Diary for My Children
Diary for My Children
The orphan Juli and her grandparents, the remnants of the former emigrant family, return home from ...
My Childhood
My Childhood
The second part (My ain folk) of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished ...
Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II
Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II
Ron Peck talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to ...
My Mother’s Castle
My Mother’s Castle
Every holiday Marcel and his family go to their cottage in the Provence (France). He likes ...
Secret Honor
Secret Honor
In this speculative one-man drama, we see former President Richard Milhous Nixon alone in his study, ...
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken ...
Napoleon
Napoleon
A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's ...
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man ...
Finding Graceland
Finding Graceland
On a solo road trip to Memphis, Tennessee, widower Byron Gruman picks up a hitchhiker claiming ...
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Lucien Ginsburg, a rebellious French Jewish boy with a grotesque imagination, hates playing the piano like ...
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, ...
Hôtel Terminus
Hôtel Terminus
This full-length documentary deals with the life, career and trial of Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, ...
Orlando
Orlando
Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does ...
Another Country
Another Country
Based on the award winning play by Julian Mitchell, the film explores the effect of Public ...
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France, ...
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a ...
The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk
2 Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George ...
Silent Scream
Silent Scream
In London 1963, Larry Winters (Iain Glen) murders a bartender. Sentenced to life Winters has fits ...
Darling
Darling
On a farm in the West of France, Catherine a plump little girl, dreams of escaping ...
Crumb
Crumb
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who ...
Bully
Bully
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend Bobby, Marty has become fed ...
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
A long, long time ago, back in the spring of 1914, they were so happy together. ...
Golda’s Balcony
Golda’s Balcony
In a one-woman show with archival films in the background, an almost unrecognizable Valerie Harper plays ...
The Lover
The Lover
It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is ...
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
Early twentieth century New York. Fanny Brice knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer. ...
The Story of Adele H
The Story of Adele H
Halifax, 1863. A young woman, Miss Lewly, comes to Halifax to search for Lt Pinson, with ...
Basquiat
Basquiat
Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Starting out ...
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist ...
Joan the Maid 1: The Battles
Joan the Maid 1: The Battles
A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, ...