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Biography
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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
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
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