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1. Judy (II) (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Legendary performer Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
Director: Rupert Goold | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 16,586
2. Harriet (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters
Votes: 7,132
3. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 92,086 | Gross: $96.37M
4. Chhapaak (2020)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama
The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit.
Director: Meghna Gulzar | Stars: Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Vishal Dahiya, Madhurjeet Sarghi
Votes: 18,665
5. Bugsy Malone (1976)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Florence Garland, John Cassisi
Votes: 15,108 | Gross: $2.78M
6. Saand Ki Aankh (2019)
146 min | Biography, Drama
Both over the age of 60, Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar inspire other women in India when they demonstrate their expert sharpshooting skills.
Director: Tushar Hiranandani | Stars: Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Prakash Jha, Viineet Kumar
Votes: 2,886
7. Vita & Virginia (2018)
Unrated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
Director: Chanya Button | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 1,385 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020)
139 min | Biography, Music
Udo Lindenberg - Do your thing.
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Jan Bülow, Jesse Hansen, Julia Jentsch, Benjamin Friedhoff
Votes: 134
9. Pad Man (2018)
PG-13 | 140 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Director: R. Balki | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor, Jyoti Subhash
Votes: 17,813 | Gross: $1.66M
10. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.
Directors: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, Kangana Ranaut | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Rimi Sen, Danny Denzongpa, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Votes: 7,654
11. Manto (2018)
112 min | Biography, Drama
The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.
Director: Nandita Das | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nazma Ali Shaikh
Votes: 3,051
12. Soorma (2018)
PG-13 | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Soorma is the story of the triumph of the human spirit, about a player, who made headlines for his miraculous comeback after facing a near death experience through sheer determination, hard work and unrelenting passion for the sport.
Director: Shaad Ali | Stars: Diljit Dosanjh, Taapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 3,981 | Gross: $0.39M
13. PM Narendra Modi (2019)
Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Director: Omung Kumar | Stars: Boman Irani, Vivek Oberoi, Barkha Bisht, Manoj Joshi
Votes: 4,654
14. Mahanati (2018)
Not Rated | 177 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.
Director: Nag Ashwin | Stars: Keerthi Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Deverakonda
Votes: 7,961
15. Thackeray (2019)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical account of Shiv Sena Supremo, Balasaheb Thackeray.
Director: Abhijit Panse | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amrita Rao, Radha Sagar, Prakash Belawadi
Votes: 2,427
16. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Approved | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 5,477
17. Daddy (III) (2017)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Biography, Crime
From the rough streets and back alleys of Central Mumbai comes the sensational true story of Arun Gawli, a man who scripted his own destiny, eventually going on to become one of India's most feared gangsters. Today he remains an enigmatic figure; at once a volatile, power-hungry criminal for some and the respected "Daddy" or a modern day Robin Hood for the working-class neighborhood he belongs to... See full summary »
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia | Stars: Arjun Rampal, Aishwarya Rajesh, Nishikant Kamat, Rajesh Shringarpore
Votes: 1,394
18. Azhar (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biographical sports drama based on the life of former Indian international cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin
Director: Anthony D'Souza | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai, Lara Dutta
Votes: 4,921
19. Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer (2020)
Biography | Filming
Based on the life of Shakuntala Devi who is a well-known mathematical genius and calculating progidy from India. She has been nicknamed 'Human Computer' because of her extraordinary talent ... See full summary »
Director: Anu Menon | Stars: Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Jake Francis, Ty Hurley
20. Lakshmi's NTR (2019)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama
The life of iconic politician Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao (NTR) after meeting Lakshmi Parvathi, his second wife.
Directors: Agasthya Manju, Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Rajsekhar Aningi, Avanthika, Surya Babu, Balu
Votes: 510
21. Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders (2019)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
Famed rock and roll guitarist Johnny Thunders arrives in New Orleans to get his life together after a toll of hardships, but instead falls into a dark journey and trail of events that are ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando Cordero Caballero, Vicente Cordero | Stars: Leo Ramsey, Devin McGregor Ketko, Timothy Lee DePriest, Jason Lasater
Votes: 127
22. Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli (2019)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama
Biopic of Marathi comedian, India's first stand-up comedian P. L. Deshpande.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar | Stars: Satish Alekar, Sunil Barve, Padmanabh Bind, Sagar Deshmukh
Votes: 271
23. Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006 Video)
15 min | Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Rutanya Alda, Jocelyn Brando, Joan Crawford, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 15
24. Getúlio (2014)
101 min | Biography, Drama, History
The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination ... See full summary »
Director: João Jardim | Stars: Tony Ramos, Drica Moraes, Thiago Justino, Clarisse Abujamra
Votes: 881
25. Aloïse (1975)
115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The unsuccessful Swiss artist Aloïse Corbaz finds work at the court of the German emperor and gets infatuated. Showing frank symptoms of insanity she is hospitalized.
Director: Liliane de Kermadec | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Delphine Seyrig, Marc Eyraud, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 59
26. King Geunchogo (2010–2011)
Biography, Drama, History
The story of King Geunchogo, warrior king of Baekje. Under his reign, the kingdom experienced its glory days, with military conquests that saw him controlling most of the Korean peninsula ... See full summary »
Stars: Woo-seong Kam, Ji-Soo Kim, Jong-Won Lee, Ji-Hoon Lee
Votes: 29
27. Running Scared (2019)
Not Rated | Short, Drama
'Running Scared' is a short film that tells the story a life-altering "moment in time" on the football field for one young boy that changed his life.
Director: Zac Gates | Stars: Logan Preston Hale, Carter Harcek, Jesse Schratz, Jack Corrigan
28. Bitter Years (2019)
112 min | Biography, Drama
A drama film based on the life of Mario Mieli, a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s.
Director: Andrea Adriatico | Stars: Lorenzo Balducci, Matteo Andrea Barbaria, Adriana Barbieri, Giuseppe Brunetti
29. The Iron Empress (2009)
Drama, History
Empress Chun Chu makes great personal sacrifices as she uses her inherited wisdom to fight against enemies of the Goryeo dynasty.
Stars: Shi-ra Chae, Hyo-jeong Ban, Cheol-ho Choi, Jae-Sung Choi
Votes: 24
30. Mikhaylo Lomonosov (1986– )
663 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biographical epic about the legendary Russian scientist, historian, linguist and writer Mikhailo Lomonosov and his lifelong search for truth.
Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Viktor Stepanov, Boris Belyakov, Olegar Fedoro
Votes: 297
31. Pureza (2019)
101 min | Drama
In the '90s, a mother looks for her missing son and finds farms with slave labor practices in the Amazon region.
Director: Renato Barbieri | Stars: Dira Paes, Matheus Abreu, Mariana Nunes, Claudio Barros
32. L'amatore (2016)
90 min | Documentary
The film l'Amatore (the Amateur) is a journey within the intimate folds of a well-known architect, Piero Portaluppi, who worked during the twenty years of Fascism, through the discovery of ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Mauti | Stars: Giulia Lazzarini, Piero Portaluppi
Votes: 16
33. Cardelinas (2020)
20 min | Short, Drama | Post-production
August 1936. After being separated from her family by the Falangists, Concha Monrás spends her last days in a prison cell. With her young cellmate Adela, she reconstructs her relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Tomás Generelo | Stars: Carmen Barrantes, Fernando Ramos, Josan Gimeno, Elisa Hipólito
34. Anatoly Krupnov. He Was (2019)
72 min | Documentary
Director: Daria Ivankova | Stars: Yury Alekseev, Vladimir Krupnov, Alina Krupnova, Maria Krupnova
35. Balloon Man (2020)
100 min | Documentary | Post-production
The rubber met the road in the early 1970s for Bill Costen. After being drafted by the Buffalo Bills and later being sent to a Buffalo farm team in Hartford, CT, a life-threatening tragedy ... See full summary »
Director: Chantal Potter | Stars: Joe Kittinger, Alfred Theodore, Chantal Potter, Jarrell Costen
36. Triptych (II) (2018)
9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
TRIPTYCH reflects on the nature of time and memory based on the lived experience of the director's mother and grandfather escaping the build up to the 1952 Slansky Trials: the first explicitly anti-Semitic show trial in Eastern Europe.
Director: Katia Lom | Stars: Lisa Diveney, Simon Stephens
37. Tawatha (2018)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Michelle Harden | Stars: Minner Bonner, Mabyn Coleman, Beau Cruz, KeyKey Eleby
38. I taràssachi (1990)
65 min | Drama
Directors: Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Rocco Mortelliti, Fulvio Ottaviano | Stars: Athina Cenci, Sergio Castellitto, Laurentina Guidotti, Nini Salerno
Votes: 9
39. Zhu De & Agnes Smedley (1985)
83 min | Biography, Drama, History
American journalist Smedley visits Zhu De and is attracted by his personality.
Directors: Jun Li, Jilie Zhao | Stars: Huaizheng Liu, Elisabeth Kunamay, David Crowley, Gumei Li
41. Ninomiya Sontoku no shonen jidai (1957)
57 min | Drama
Director: Shinji Murayama | Stars: Kaku Hamada, Yoshi Katô, Yoshimi Katô, Akiko Kazami
42.
Politics Live (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.47
(2018)
44 min | News, Talk-Show
The Information Commissioner's select committee appearance discussing disinformation and fake news, the American mid-term elections, knife crime and the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin are discussed.
Director: Claire Bellis | Stars: Jo Coburn, Manveen Rana, Carole Cadwalladr, Liam Halligan
43.
Impossible Celebrities (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2019)
48 min | Game-Show
Strictly Come Dancing (2004) professional dancer Oti Mabuse joins the panel of celebrity contestants in the game show hosted by Rick Edwards.
Director: Richard van't Riet | Stars: Rick Edwards, Michelle Ackerley, Jordan Banjo, Eyal Booker
44.
Thomas Sanders (2013– )
Episode:
Historic Heroes: On a Holiday
(2019)
Comedy, Music
Dahlia tells the story of legend of music Billie Holiday and presents some facts about her life and the struggles of being black and a woman back in the middle of last century.
Director: Quil Cauchon | Stars: Thomas Sanders, Dahlia Johnson, Adri White, Camden Foote
45.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Michelangelo Revealed
(2009)
Documentary, History, Mystery
Art historian Antonio Forcellino investigates whether Michelangelo was part of the Spirituali, an influential theological group within the Catholic church that tried to bring reforms to the Vatican and avoid the war with the Protestants.
Director: Fabrizio Ruggirello | Stars: Giulio Baraldi, Antonio Forcellino, Valerio Malorni, Frederic Matthieu
Votes: 20
46.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977– )
Episode:
Renoir, My Father
(1978)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A play about the life and work of the artist Auguste Renoir, based on the book by his film director son, Jean Renoir.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Richard O'Callaghan, Peggy Aitchison, Ian Bamforth, Brigid Erin Bates
47.
Screen Two (1985–2002)
Episode:
The Grass Arena
(1992)
90 min | Drama
The Grass Arena is a biopic based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an ultra religious family, with an abusive father, young Johnny soon learns that he has to learn to defend ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Mark Rylance, Pete Postlethwaite, Lynsey Baxter, Marian McLoughlin
Votes: 98