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324 titles with this tag

Christopher Columbus
Cast
Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne
Rossano Brazzi Rossano Brazzi
Virna Lisi Virna Lisi
Oliver Reed Oliver Reed
6.2 5 votes
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Story:  After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Plot:  exploration, biography, miniseries, sea voyage
Time:  15th century
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Devil's Knot
Cast
Colin Firth Colin Firth
Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon
Dane DeHaan Dane DeHaan
Mireille Enos Mireille Enos
6.2 722 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 114 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Plot:  child murder, satanism, diner, knife, arkansas, biography, based on true story, woods, ...
Time:  1990s
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Rang Rasiya
Cast
Randeep Hooda Randeep Hooda
Nandana Sen Nandana Sen
Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal
Rashaana Shah Rashaana Shah
6.1 26 votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:  A look a the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Plot:  painter, biography, god, goddess, raja ravi varma
Time:  19th century
Place:  india
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Jobs
Cast
Ashton Kutcher Ashton Kutcher
Josh Gad Josh Gad
Lukas Haas Lukas Haas
Victor Rasuk Victor Rasuk
6.1 2.6K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Plot:  computer, biography, based on true story, entrepreneur, maniacal genius
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The Dirty Picture
Cast
Vidya Balan Vidya Balan
Emraan Hashmi Emraan Hashmi
Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah
6.1 93 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:  After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.
Plot:  biography
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Hemingway & Gellhorn
Cast
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman
Clive Owen Clive Owen
David Strathairn David Strathairn
Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Santoro
6.1 193 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 155 min.
Story:  Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Plot:  infidelity, journalist, spanish civil war (1936-39), biography, europe, love, writer, divorce, ...
Time:  1930s
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Caravaggio
Cast
Nigel Terry Nigel Terry
Sean Bean Sean Bean
Garry Cooper Garry Cooper
Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher
6.1 159 votes
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 93 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Plot:  artist, painter, biography, male homosexuality, lgbt, caravaggio, gay theme
Time:  17th century
Place:  italy
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Bambi
Cast
Marie-Pierre Pruvot Marie-Pierre Pruvot
6.0 20 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: France
Duration: 60 min.
Story:  Bambi was born Jean-Pierre Pruvot in a tiny Algerian village in 1935. Even as a child, she refused to meet the expectations of her extended family, choosing instead to find a way to become the woman she always knew herself to be. A Cabaret Carrousel de Paris performance in Algiers in the 1950s proved to be all the encouragement she needed to emigrate to the French capital, assume the stage name of ‘Bambi’ and lead the life she longed for on the music-hall stages.
Plot:  cabaret, artist, biography, cabaret performer, transgender rights, transition, show girls, transgender, ...
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Lovelace
Cast
Amanda Seyfried Amanda Seyfried
Sharon Stone Sharon Stone
Robert Patrick Robert Patrick
Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard
6.0 767 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 92 min.
Audience: R
Story:  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.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, porn star, porn actress
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Her Body
Cast
Natalia Germani Natalia Germani
Denisa Bareu0161ovu00e1 Denisa Bareu0161ovu00e1
Cyril Dobru00fd Cyril Dobru00fd
Zuzana Mauru00e9ry Zuzana Mauru00e9ry
6.0 44 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 106 min.
Audience: 18
Story:  A Czech high diver's Olympic dreams are shattered when she suffers a devastating injury while training. Forced to leave the sport she loves, she follows a photographer friend into the world of nude modeling, ultimately reinventing herself as an adult film actress. Inspired by the true story of diving champion Andrea Absolonová.
Plot:  pornography, diving, biography, based on true story, porn industry, sports injury, swimming team
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True History of the Kelly Gang
5.9 359 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 125 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.
Plot:  based on novel or book, biography, australian bush, bushranger, ned kelly, australian western
Time:  19th century
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Blonde
Cast
Ana de Armas Ana de Armas
Adrien Brody Adrien Brody
Bobby Cannavale Bobby Cannavale
Sara Paxton Sara Paxton
5.9 1.5K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 167 min.
Audience: NC-17
Story:  From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Style:  exploitation
Plot:  suicide, rape, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, pregnancy, overdose, psychological stress, biography, ...
Time:  1950s, 1960s
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Aroused
Cast
Lisa Ann Lisa Ann
Kayden Kross Kayden Kross
Belladonna Belladonna
Cu00e9line Tran Cu00e9line Tran
5.9 38 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 73 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked, personal stories about their lives are revealed, from why they chose the business of sex to how they got into it in the first place. These porn stars have always been discreet about their private lives in the past, yet Anderson has a way of opening up a dialog allowing them to share more than just their naked skin on screen. Their true inner vulnerability is touching, yet the characters they have created are confident and intoxicating. Once you hear their stories, you'll never look at them in the same way again.
Plot:  pornography, photography, interview, biography, porn star, fashion, woman director
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King Cobra
Cast
Garrett Clayton Garrett Clayton
Christian Slater Christian Slater
Keegan Allen Keegan Allen
James Franco James Franco
5.9 488 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 93 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.
Plot:  pornography, based on novel or book, biography, based on true story, behind the scenes, murder, porn industry, ego, ...
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Daphne
Cast
Geraldine Somerville Geraldine Somerville
Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern
Janet McTeer Janet McTeer
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Natalie Best
5.8 23 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 90 min.
Audience: 12
Story:  Set during the years between the "Rebecca" trial and the writing of Du Maurier's short story "The Birds", including her relationship with her husband Frederick 'Boy' Browning, and her largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, lesbian relationship, mistress, lgbt, lesbian
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Sylvia
Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow
Daniel Craig Daniel Craig
Jared Harris Jared Harris
Amira Casar Amira Casar
5.8 122 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 109 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
Plot:  infidelity, beach, boat, writing, poet, biography, love, snow, ...
Time:  1950s
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Madame Claude
Cast
Karole Rocher Karole Rocher
Garance Marillier Garance Marillier
Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem
Pierre Deladonchamps Pierre Deladonchamps
5.7 235 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Paris, the late 1960s. Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the French political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks.
Plot:  politics, biography, prostitution, sex
Time:  1960s
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The Look of Love
Cast
Steve Coogan Steve Coogan
Anna Friel Anna Friel
Imogen Poots Imogen Poots
Tamsin Egerton Tamsin Egerton
5.6 128 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.
Plot:  pornography, biography
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Karla
Cast
Laura Prepon Laura Prepon
Misha Collins Misha Collins
Patrick Bauchau Patrick Bauchau
Emilie Jacobs Emilie Jacobs
5.4 115 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America, Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Plot:  small town, rape, biography, sexual harassment, domestic violence
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The Accidental Prime Minister
Cast
Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna
Anupam Kher Anupam Kher
Suzanne Bernert Suzanne Bernert
Arjun Mathur Arjun Mathur
5.3 27 votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:  Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over his cabinet and the country.
Plot:  political party, politics, prime minister, politician, biography
Place:  india
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