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Front of the Class 2008

Brad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: James Wolk, Treat Williams, Dominic Scott Kay

8.1 IMDB Rating 16 Views
Wu-Tang: An American Saga 2019–

The show tracks the Wu Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Ashton Sanders, Shameik Moore, Siddiq Saunderson

8.3 IMDB Rating 34,023 Views
The Founder 2016

1954. Having worked as a salesman most of his adult life, Ray Kroc has been a hustler in most senses of the word. That hustling has made him the target of derision among certain circles for peddling what have ended up being more novelty or faddish than useful products, but it has also placed more than a comfortable roof in Arlington Heights, Illinois over his and his wife Ethel's heads. Ethel, however, wishes that he placed as much effort into being at home with her than he is in selling, his current job of peddling five-spindle milkshake makers for Prince Castle which has him constantly on the road going from one drive-in restaurant to another. It is because of the beefs he has with the whole drive-in experience (bad food, bad service) in constantly eating at such establishments while on the road that he becomes enthralled with the concept of McDonald's Restaurant in San Bernardino, California, it owned and operated by brothers Richard McDonald and Maurice McDonald - Dick and Mac. Unlike most of Ray's customers who will only require one five-spindle milkshake maker at any given time, the McDonald brothers end up purchasing eight machines for their single restaurant. Primarily on Dick's initiative, the brothers have redesigned the whole concept of the drive-in restaurant to focus on quality food through a smaller menu of only the most popular items (hamburgers, fries, sodas), consistency in product so that customers know what to expect from time to time, change in the target market from lounging teenagers to families, and perhaps most importantly speed in having any order ready within seconds, many of these goals achievable through assembly line styled production. They had tried franchising previously, but failed in that they lost control over many of those aspects which made their San Bernardino restaurant successful. Despite believing Ray a bit off kilter (in other words, crazy), the McDonald brothers somewhat hesitantly enter into a contract with him to be their head of franchising. Ray's experience in the job is not without its problems, especially as his franchisees seem to be making more money than he is, he who is only breaking even. He is not averse to advancing ideas provided to him to get ahead - original ideas which are not his forte - he seeing the brothers as his biggest problem in they thinking small. These differences lead to a standoff between Ray and the brothers, the former who has a different goal for "his" business in profit and stoking his own ego seemingly his main priorities.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Michael Keaton,Nick Offerman,John Carroll Lynch,Linda Cardellini

7.3 IMDB Rating 8,014 Views
Ringo: Glory And Death 2023–

It follows the life of the Argentine boxer Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena to recount his rise, the glory of his success and his decline.

Category: Biography, Drama, Sport

Stars: Jerónimo Bosia, Delfina Chaves, Renato Quattordio

7.9 IMDB Rating 329 Views
Angelyne 2022

Fame, identity, billboards, Corvettes, women teasing men, men obsessed with women, West Hollywood, crystals, UFOs, and the self-proclaimed Rorschach test in pink, glow-in-the-dark queen of the universe, Angelyne.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Emmy Rossum, Alex Karpovsky, Hamish Linklater

5.8 IMDB Rating 1,582 Views
Munch 2023

Rejected by the art establishment, wracked with grief over the loss of his older sister and tortured by addiction, the film captures Edvard Munch's life, one of the world's greatest artists of all time.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Alfred Ekker Strande, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Ola G. Furuseth

6.5 IMDB Rating 272 Views
Johnny 2022

Love for the world and other people and about the fact that everyone deserves a second chance. When Patryk receives it from a priest Jan Kaczkowski does not even suspect how it will change his life.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Dawid Ogrodnik, Piotr Trojan, Beata Zygarlicka

6.9 IMDB Rating 69 Views
Black Mafia Family 2021–

Two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980's and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Tyshon Freeman, Christian Robinson, Markice Moore

7.5 IMDB Rating 24,567 Views
Lovelace 2013

The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone

6.2 IMDB Rating 4,643 Views
Hoffa 1992

The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante

6.6 IMDB Rating 199 Views
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men 2019

Limited docuseries looks back on the group's career. It was music and shared lyrical genius that allowed them to form the most recognized musical movement in the world, all while walking the tightrope that links business with brot...

Category: Biography, Documentary, Music

Stars: Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, The GZA

8.1 IMDB Rating 959 Views
Zorn 1994

The art, life and times of Swedish painter Anders Zorn during the first two decades of the twentieth century.

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Gunnar Hellström, Linda Kozlowski, Liv Ullmann

5.6 IMDB Rating 108 Views
Till 2022

In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison

7.1 IMDB Rating 879 Views
The Last Emperor 1987

Dramatization of China's last emperor, Puyi.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole

7.7 IMDB Rating 101 Views
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey 2018

On the night she plans to take her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She is released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama

Stars: Katie Douglas, David James Elliott, Rossif Sutherland

7.2 IMDB Rating 1,107 Views
The First Lady 2022–

In the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson

5,7 IMDB Rating 3,304 Views
Wolf Hall 2015

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy

8.1 IMDB Rating 1,143 Views
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018

When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

Category: Biography, Comedy, Crime

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells

7,5 IMDB Rating 6,892 Views
Mrs. America 2020–

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne

8,396 Views
The Offer 2022–

Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather (1972).

Category: Biography, Drama

Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple

6,129 Views