Movie genre browser: Biography

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The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
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A struggling salesman (Will Smith) takes custody of his son (Jaden Smith) as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
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The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

The Queen

The Queen
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After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

The New World

The New World
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A Terrence Malick-scripted drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

Walk the Line

Walk the Line
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A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Jarhead

Jarhead
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Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.

Capote

Capote
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Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man
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The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

The Aviator

The Aviator
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A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.

Alexander

Alexander
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Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland
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The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

Kinsey

Kinsey
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A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey (Neeson), a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.

Ray

Ray
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The life and career of the legendary popular music pianist, Ray Charles.

Walking Tall

Walking Tall
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A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Monster

Monster
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Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring
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A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.

American Splendor

American Splendor
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An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can
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A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.