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    Angela's Ashes (1999)

    An impoverished family (Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen) decides to return to Ireland from...

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    Al di la del bene e del male (1977)

    The German philosopher Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young Russian...

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    Darshan: The Embrace (2006)

    A filmmaker follows Amma, a world-renowned humanitarian, as she travels throughout India spreading...

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    Braveheart (1995)

    Enraged by the killing of his wife, Scotsman William Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads a revolt against the...

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    Lust For Life (1956)

    Tormented Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) meets French painter Paul Gauguin (Anthony...

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    Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

    Filmmaker Lauren Lazin examines the life and music of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in 1996.

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    Before Night Falls (2000)

    Writer Reinaldo Arenas (Javier Bardem), a homosexual, sees revolution in Cuba and lives as an exile...

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    Wonderland (2003)

    In debt and addicted to drugs, porn star John Holmes (Val Kilmer) becomes implicated in a quadruple...

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    This Boy's Life (1993)

    A hip 1950s teen (Leonardo DiCaprio) butts heads with his mother's (Ellen Barkin) rude second...

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    What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)

    Anna Mae Bullock (Angela Bassett) meets singer/songwriter Ike Turner (Laurence Fishburne) and goes...

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    Factory Girl (2006)

    Wealthy Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) lands at artist Andy Warhol's (Guy Pearce) Factory and becomes...

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    Bugsy (1991)

    New York gangster Bugsy Siegel (Warren Beatty) goes Hollywood with a tan, a mistress (Annette...

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    Mommie Dearest (1981)

    Movie queen Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) pampers and punishes her adopted son and daughter (Diana...

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    The Greek Tycoon

    A lusty Greek shipping magnate (Anthony Quinn) courts the widow (Jacqueline Bisset) of an...

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    City by the Sea (2002)

    A New York homicide detective (Robert De Niro) searches for his son (James Franco), the prime...

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    The Art and Crimes of Ron English

    An exploration into the life and art of "billboard bandit" Ron English. Bombarded by relentless...

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    Control (2007)

    The demands of fame, a crumbling marriage and declining health take a toll on Ian Curtis (Sam...

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    PT109 (1963)

    Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy (Cliff Robertson) and crew are marooned after their boat is cut in two by a...

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    Malcolm X (1992)

    The civil-rights leader (Denzel Washington) rises from criminal to crusader, undergoing a religious...

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    The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard (2007)

    Maurice Richard (Roy Dupuis) becomes a hockey legend while playing for the Montreal Canadiens in the...

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    Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

    A congressman (Tom Hanks), a socialite (Julia Roberts) and a CIA agent (Philip Seymour Hoffman) are...

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    Garbage Warrior

    Architect Michael Reynolds builds structures with beer cans, tires and plastic bottles.

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    Viva Zapata! (1952)

    Mexican peasant Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) and his brother (Anthony Quinn) lead an agrarian...

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    The Winning Team (1952)

    Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan) becomes one of baseball's greatest pitchers, with his...

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    I'm Not There (2007)

    Several actors (Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin) portray legendary musician Bob...

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    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2008)

    Traces an eventful year in contemporary composer Philip Glass’s life, as he stages the opera...

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    The Queen and I (2009)

    Filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani interviews Farah Pahlavi, widow of the Shah of Iran.

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    The Boys Are Back (2009)

    A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.

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    Collapse (2009)

    A look at the life of Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent...

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    Amadeus (1984)

    Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), court composer in Vienna, confesses in old age to his sins...