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324 titles with this tag

Steve Jobs
Cast
Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender
Kate Winslet Kate Winslet
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Jeff Daniels Jeff Daniels
6.8 4.4K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Duration: 122 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Style:  tense
Plot:  computer, biography, based on true story, father daughter relationship, wonder, compassionate, doubtful
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Bombshell
Cast
Charlize Theron Charlize Theron
Margot Robbie Margot Robbie
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman
John Lithgow John Lithgow
6.8 3.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 109 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, sexual harassment, television network, tv news anchor, sexual discrimination, workplace culture, breaking the silence
Time:  2010s
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Get On Up
Cast
Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman
Nelsan Ellis Nelsan Ellis
Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd
Viola Davis Viola Davis
6.8 573 votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 139 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Plot:  biography, south carolina, singer, breaking the fourth wall, domestic violence, songwriter, soul music, non linear, ...
Time:  vietnam war, 1970s, 1980s, ...
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Kaagaz
Cast
Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi
Amar Upadhyay Amar Upadhyay
Monal Gajjar Monal Gajjar
Mita Vashisht Mita Vashisht
6.8 28 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:  Kaagaz (transl. Paper) is a biographical drama about a farmer, Lal Bihari's 19-year struggle to make himself come alive again when he is declared dead in Government records by interests keen to take over his assets.
Plot:  biography, farmer, death on paper
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Lords of Chaos
Cast
Rory Culkin Rory Culkin
Emory Cohen Emory Cohen
Jack Kilmer Jack Kilmer
Sky Ferreira Sky Ferreira
6.8 557 votes
Genre: Drama, Horror, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
Plot:  suicide, based on novel or book, nihilism, heavy metal, biography, based on true story, self mutilation, oslo, ...
Place:  norway
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Jersey Boys
Cast
John Lloyd Young John Lloyd Young
Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza
Michael Lomenda Michael Lomenda
Erich Bergen Erich Bergen
6.8 743 votes
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 134 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.
Plot:  musical, biography, based on play or musical
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Ali
6.8 1.9K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America, Ghana
Duration: 157 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Plot:  transporter, boxer, affectation, biography, angry, detached, boxing, candid, ...
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Spencer
6.7 1.8K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: R
Story:  During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Plot:  princess, marriage crisis, royal family, biography, based on true story, psychological abuse, norfolk, christmas, ...
Time:  1990s
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Rob Roy
Cast
Liam Neeson Liam Neeson
Jessica Lange Jessica Lange
John Hurt John Hurt
Tim Roth Tim Roth
6.7 714 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 139 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Plot:  affectation, biography, highlands, violent man, scottish highlands, joyous, hopeful
Time:  18th century
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Priscilla
Cast
Cailee Spaeny Cailee Spaeny
Jacob Elordi Jacob Elordi
Ari Cohen Ari Cohen
Dagmara Dominczyk Dagmara Dominczyk
6.7 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, United States of America
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
Style:  psychological, slow burn, intimate, absurd
Plot:  jealousy, husband wife relationship, obsession, drug addiction, biography, based on true story, coming of age, love, ...
Time:  1970s, 1960s
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All Eyez on Me
Cast
Demetrius Shipp Jr. Demetrius Shipp Jr.
Danai Gurira Danai Gurira
Kat Graham Kat Graham
Jamal Woolard Jamal Woolard
6.7 1.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 139 min.
Audience: R
Story:  All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Plot:  rapper, biography
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The Choice
Cast
Yaser Galal Yaser Galal
Ahmed Al Saqqa Ahmed Al Saqqa
Ahmed Ezz Ahmed Ezz
Karim Abdel Aziz Karim Abdel Aziz
6.7 24 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Egypt
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 90
Audience: TV-G
Story:  Based on true events, The Choice follows Colonel Ahmed Mansi, commander of Egypt's elite Thunderbolt Brigade, and his former comrade Ashmawy — once brothers in arms, now on opposite sides of a war. While Mansi fights to defend his country against rising extremism in the Sinai, Ashmawy has been radicalised into a militant leader. A gripping military drama about sacrifice, loyalty, and the diverging paths two soldiers choose.
Plot:  anti terror, biography, الاختيار
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Entre Nous
Cast
Miou-Miou Miou-Miou
Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Huppert
Guy Marchand Guy Marchand
Jean-Pierre Bacri Jean-Pierre Bacri
6.7 60 votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:  In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
Plot:  biography, lesbian relationship, lgbt, woman director, lesbian
Time:  world war ii
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The Current War
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Shannon Michael Shannon
Nicholas Hoult Nicholas Hoult
Katherine Waterston Katherine Waterston
6.7 1.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia, United States of America
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Plot:  biography
Time:  19th century
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Unbroken: Path to Redemption
6.7 159 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 98 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed, his wife convinces Zamperini to attend the 1949 Billy Graham Crusade.
Plot:  post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), based on novel or book, faith, biography, based on true story, sequel
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Cast
Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell
Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore
George Clooney George Clooney
Julia Roberts Julia Roberts
6.7 1.3K votes
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Plot:  regret, double life, assassination, based on novel or book, hitman, show business, kgb, secret agent, ...
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Public Enemies
Cast
Johnny Depp Johnny Depp
Christian Bale Christian Bale
Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard
Jason Clarke Jason Clarke
6.7 4.9K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: United States of America, Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Plot:  escape, gun, gangster, machinegun, horse race, biography, prison guard, prison escape, ...
Time:  1930s, 1900s
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Judy
Cast
Renu00e9e Zellweger Renu00e9e Zellweger
Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley
Finn Wittrock Finn Wittrock
Rufus Sewell Rufus Sewell
6.7 1.3K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Thirty years after starring in 'The Wizard of Oz', beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
Plot:  london, england, drug abuse, drug addiction, biography, addiction, based on true story, celebrity, ...
Time:  1960s
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The Infiltrator
Cast
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston
Diane Kruger Diane Kruger
John Leguizamo John Leguizamo
Daniel Mays Daniel Mays
6.7 1.8K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Style:  suspenseful, tense
Plot:  undercover, biography, drugs, drug lord, critical, callous, distressing, foreboding, ...
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Operation Finale
Cast
Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac
Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley
Mu00e9lanie Laurent Mu00e9lanie Laurent
Peter Strauss Peter Strauss
6.7 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 124 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.
Plot:  mossad, nazi, biography, based on true story, nazi hunter, adolf eichmann's trial, spy thriller, nazi trials, ...
Time:  world war ii
Place:  israel, argentina
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