Brecht (2019) [German]

Brecht (2019) [German]

Starting from the year 1956, Brecht’s year of death, the film looks back on the time of the First World War and the life Bertolt Brecht in a mixture of fiction and documentary

The Keeper (2018)

The Keeper (2018)

The Keeper is a British-German biographical film directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller and starring German actor David Kross as the footballer Bert Trautmann.[2][3]Although the subject of the film was a sportsman, the film has been described as “not primarily a sports film” but instead a drama.[2] The film premiered at the 2018 Zurich Film Festival, ..

The Traitor (2019) [Italian]

The Traitor (2019) [Italian]

The Traitor (Italian: Il traditore) is a 2019 internationally co-produced biographical drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss turned pentito. Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta, alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi and Luigi Lo Cascio. It was selected to compete ..

SUPER 30 (2019)

SUPER 30 (2019)

Super 30 is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Vikas Bahl, based on the life of mathematician Anand Kumar and his educational program Super 30.[3] The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Mrunal Thakur. The soundtrack is by Ajay-Atul and movie is co-produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.[4] Super 30 will be Phantom Film’s last ..

Wish Man (2019)

Wish Man (2019)

One boy’s wish changed a man. One man’s wish changed the world

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag[6] (transl. Run Milkha run) is a 2013 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and an Olympian. It stars Farhan Akhtar in the titular ..

The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man is a 1980 historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, and Freddie Jones. It was ..

All Is True (2018)

All Is True (2018)

All Is True is a 2018 British film directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Ben Elton.[5] It stars Branagh as William Shakespeare and takes its title from an alternative name for his play Henry VIII. A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. The year is 1613, and Shakespeare ..

Rocketman (2019)

Rocketman (2019)

Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of musician Elton John. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, it stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film follows John’s early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to ..

Red Joan (2018)

Red Joan (2018)

Red Joan is a 2018 British spy drama film, directed by Trevor Nunn, from a screenplay by Lindsay Shapero. The film stars Stephen Campbell Moore, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Ben Miles, Nina Sosanya, Tereza Srbova and Judi Dench. Red Joan had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018 and was ..

The White Crow (2018)

The White Crow (2018)

The White Crow is a 2018 British film written by David Hare and directed by Ralph Fiennes starring Oleg Ivenko as the ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.[1] It is inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh. Principal photography was completed in October 2017.[1] It premiered at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival

Unplanned (2019)

Unplanned (2019)

Unplanned is a 2019 American biographical drama film written and directed by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, based on the memoir Unplanned by Abby Johnson. The film stars Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan and Robia Scott, and follows Johnson’s life as a clinic director for Planned Parenthood and her subsequent conversion to anti-abortion activism. The film ..

Tolkien (2019)

Tolkien (2019)

Tolkien is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the early life of English professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas ..

Charlie Says (2018)

Charlie Says (2018)

Charlie Says is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Mary Harron and starring Matt Smith as infamous killer Charles Manson. It had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2018 and was released on May 10, 2019, by IFC Films. Years after the shocking murders that made ..

Farouk Omar: Season One [Arabic-ESUB]

Farouk Omar: Season One [Arabic-ESUB]

Omar (Arabic: عُمَرْ‎) or Omar Farouk (Persian: عمر فاروق‎) is a historical[1][2] Arab television drama miniseries-serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by the Syrian director Hatem Ali.[3] Co-produced by Qatar TV, the series is based on the life of Omar ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam, and depicts his life ..

Trial by Fire (2018)

Trial by Fire (2018)

Trial by Fire is an American biographical drama directed by Edward Zwick. The story is based upon David Grann‘s article “Trial by Fire” that appeared in The New Yorker in 2009. The film stars Jack O’Connell as Cameron Todd Willingham and features Laura Dern, Emily Meade, Jeff Perry and Jade Pettyjohn in supporting roles. It ..

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. It stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. Richard ..

Breakthrough (2019)

Breakthrough (2019)

Breakthrough is a 2019 American Christian drama film directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Grant Nieporte, based on the Christian book The Impossible, an account of true events written by Joyce Smith with Ginger Kolbaba. The film stars Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Sam Trammel, and Dennis Haysbert with ..

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile (2019)

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile (2019)

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a 2019 American biographical crime thriller film about serial killer Ted Bundy. Directed by Joe Berlinger with a screenplay from Michael Werwie, the film is based on the memoir The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall, Bundy’s former girlfriend. The film stars Zac Efron ..

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film was directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film ..

The Best of Enemies (2019)

The Best of Enemies (2019)

The Best of Enemies is a 2019 American drama film directed and written by Robin Bissell. It is based on the book The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson, which focuses on the rivalry between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C. P. ..

City of Lies (2018)

City of Lies (2018)

City of Lies is a 2018 American crime film directed by Brad Furman and written by Christian Contreras. It is based on the book LAbyrinth by Randall Sullivan, about the murder investigations of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. The film stars Johnny Depp as retired detective LAPD Russell Poole and Forest Whitaker as a ..

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The Professor and the Madman is an upcoming biographical drama film, directed by P.B. Shemran, from a screenplay by Shemran, and Todd Komarnicki, based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester. It stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O’Hara, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, ..

When They See Us: Season One

When They See Us: Season One

Created, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, this series exposes the breakdown of the U.S. criminal justice system during the Central Park Five case. Chronicle the true story of a notorious case of five black teenagers who were convicted of a rape they did not commit

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

No One Killed Jessica is a 2011 Indian biographical thriller film starring Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan, produced by UTV Spotboy and directed by Rajkumar Gupta. This film is based on the Jessica Lal murder case. The score was composed by Amit Trivedi, who worked on the soundtrack for Dev D (2009).[4][5] The character of ..