Biopic
  • Patch Adams picture
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    Patch Adams (1998)

    A doctor (Robin Williams), once a psychiatric patient, uses humor and unconventional methods in his...

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    American Splendor (2003)

    Fiction and reality blend in this portrait of Cleveland-based writer Harvey Pekar, author of the...

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    Camille Claudel (1989)

    Parisian sculptor Claudel (Isabelle Adjani) becomes the assistant and mistress of Auguste Rodin...

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    The Rookie (2002)

    A high-school baseball coach (Dennis Quaid) makes it to the major leagues as a middle-aged relief...

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    Scarface (1983)

    A Cuban immigrant from Castro's jails cuts a violent path of destruction on his way to the top of...

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    Ned Kelly (2004)

    In 19th-century Australia, the son (Heath Ledger) of Irish immigrants becomes a folk hero while...

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    Freedom Writers (2007)

    A dedicated Los Angeles teacher (Hilary Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to believe in...

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    Downfall (2005)

    As the Third Reich crumbles around them, Adolf Hitler's (Bruno Ganz) secretary (Alexandra Maria...

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    Coach Carter (2005)

    A high-school basketball coach (Samuel L. Jackson) turns a losing team around, then faces criticism...

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    The Sea Inside (2004)

    Ramón Sampedro (Javier Bardem), a quadriplegic for nearly 30 years, wants a lawyer (Belén Rueda) and...

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    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

    At 43, Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, has a devastating...

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    Big River Man

    Follows eccentric Slovenian endurance swimmer Martin Strel as he attempts to swim the Amazon.

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    Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine (2008)

    A journey inside the life and imagination of an icon of modern art. Louise Bourgeois is magnetic,...

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    Amelia (2009)

    A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the...

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    Hanna's War (1988)

    Biographical drama of Hungarian martyr Hannah Senesh, who was executed by the Nazis in 1944.

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    Gods and Generals (2003)

    During the Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers clash at Bull Run, Fredericksburg and...

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    Blow (2001)

    In the 1970s a man (Johnny Depp) works with Colombian smugglers to establish the cocaine business in...

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    Peaceful Warrior (2006)

    A mysterious stranger (Nick Nolte) opens a gifted young athlete's (Scott Mechlowicz) eyes to a new...

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    Grace of My Heart (1996)

    A steel heiress (Illeana Douglas) faces a rocky road to success as a singer-songwriter in this...

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    The Agronomist (2004)

    Filmmaker Jonathan Demme profiles the late Jean Dominique, radio commentator and campaigner for...

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    Jefferson in Paris (1995)

    Set just prior to the French Revolution, the story revolves around Thomas Jefferson, then US...

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    Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2007)

    Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) becomes one of Great Britain's best-known public executioners and...

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    American Outlaws (2001)

    Jesse James (Colin Farrell) and his gang rob banks in order to foil a railroad baron who forces...

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    This is England (2007)

    A fatherless boy (Thomas Turgoose) in 1980s Britain joins a gang of skinheads and falls under the...

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    Kinsey (2004)

    Zoologist Alfred Kinsey's (Liam Neeson) research on human sexuality challenges the status quo of the...

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    Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

    Billie Holiday (Diana Ross) goes from Harlem brothel maid to heroin-addicted singing star, losing...

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    Erin Brockovich (2000)

    A law clerk (Julia Roberts) researching a client's health case stumbles on a cover-up of a...

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    Surviving Picasso (1996)

    A Paris art student (Natascha McElhone) becomes the forceful painter's (Anthony Hopkins) lover for a...

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    Music Within (2007)

    After losing most of his hearing in the Vietnam War, Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston) becomes a...

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    Alice Neel (2007)

    Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a self-described collector of souls who recorded her...