Category Archives: Biography
Borg McEnroe
Release 2017
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Director: Janus Metz
Writers: Ronnie Sandahl
Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727282/
The story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
LBJ
Release 2016
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Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Joey Hartstone
Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bill Pullman, Woody Harrelson, C. Thomas Howell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4778988/
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Molly's Game
Release 2017
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Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writers: Molly Bloom
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4209788/
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Release 2017
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Director: Angela Robinson
Stars: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6133130/
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and his mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Thank You for Your Service
Release 2017
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Director: Jason Hall
Writers: Jason Hall
Stars: Haley Bennett, Miles Teller, Joe Cole, Keisha Castle-Hughes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2776878/
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Release 2017
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Director: Simon Curtis
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Simon Vaughan
Stars: Vicki Pepperdine, Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Tilston
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1653665/
A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.
The Disaster Artist
Release 2017
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: James Franco
Writers: Scott Neustadter
Stars: Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Marshall
Release 2017
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Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writers: Jacob Koskoff, Michael Koskoff
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5301662/
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
I, Tonya
Release 2017
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Director: Craig Gillespie
Writers: Steven Rogers
Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Release 2017
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Director: Peter Landesman
Writers: Peter Landesman, Mark Felt
Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5175450/
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.