Biography

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

IMDb: 7.7
2006
121min

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it’s time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

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Fearless

Fearless

Fearless

IMDb: 7.7
2006
103min

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn’t wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight – and win.

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Glory Road

Glory Road

Glory Road

IMDb: 7.2
2006
118min

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

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Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn

IMDb: 7.3
2006
126min

A US Fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

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Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

IMDb: 6.9
2006
122min

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He’s the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don’t go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his ‘gang’ kidnap Jake’s 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with ‘stolen boy?’

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One Night with the King

One Night with the King

One Night with the King

IMDb: 6.3
2006
123min

This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become Queen Esther of Persia and saves Persian Jews from genocide. By revealing her heritage to the king, Esther thwarts the evil prime minister’s plan to annihilate all Jews in the Persian Empire. The annual festival of Purim is inspired by her heroism.

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Factory Girl

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

IMDb: 6.4
2006
90min

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol’s famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

IMDb: 6.4
2006
123min

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 ultimately the fall of Versailles.

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The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

IMDb: 8.0
2006
117min

The true story of Christopher Gardner, who invests heavily in a device known as a ‘Bone Density Scanner’, only to find himself struggle to sell the product as it’s just marginally better than the current technology, and much more expensive. His wife leaves him, he loses his house, bank account and credit cards and, now forced to live out in the streets with his young son, he’s desperate to find a steady job. He takes on a job as a stockbroker but, before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and must sell his devices.

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Invincible

Invincible

Invincible

IMDb: 7.1
2006
105min

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale’s beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.

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Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

IMDb: 7.1
2006
125min

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

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The Queen

The Queen

The Queen

IMDb: 7.3
2006
103min

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.

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Bobby

Bobby

Bobby

IMDb: 7.0
2006
120min

In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man

IMDb: 6.9
2005
98min

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Antony Hegarty, The Handsome Family and U2’s Bono and The Edge.

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Stoned

Stoned

Stoned

IMDb: 5.8
2005
102min

A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.

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Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

IMDb: 7.5
2005
93min

The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow’s stand against Senator McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

IMDb: 7.5
2005
98min

Following in his father’s footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain’s most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

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Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

IMDb: 8.0
2005
144min

The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.

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Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man

IMDb: 7.8
2005
103min

Werner Herzog’s documentary film about the “Grizzly Man” Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man’s attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

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Get Rich or Die Tryin’

Get Rich or Die Tryin’

Get Rich or Die Tryin’

IMDb: 5.1
2005
117min

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

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The World’s Fastest Indian

The World’s Fastest Indian

The World’s Fastest Indian

IMDb: 7.8
2005
127min

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle — a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

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Capote

Capote

Capote

IMDb: 7.4
2005
114min

A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, ‘In Cold Blood’.

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The New World

The New World

The New World

IMDb: 6.7
2005
135min

A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

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Walk the Line

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

IMDb: 7.9
2005
136min

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.

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Coach Carter

Coach Carter

Coach Carter

IMDb: 7.2
2005
136min

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

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Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

IMDb: 7.1
2005
107min

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

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Domino

Domino

Domino

IMDb: 6.0
2005
127min

The daughter of actor, Laurence Harvey turns away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

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Kinsey

Kinsey

Kinsey

IMDb: 7.1
2004
118min

Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.

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Bettie Page: Dark Angel

Bettie Page: Dark Angel

Bettie Page: Dark Angel

IMDb: 3.6
2004
90min

Bettie Page was America’s number one pin-up girl in the 1950s and became a cult icon. This biopic tells the story of the last 3 years of her short-lived career, recreating the incriminating bondage films which gave her the nickname “Dark Angel”, and led to her mysterious disappearance.

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De-Lovely

De-Lovely

De-Lovely

IMDb: 6.6
2004
125min

From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole’s thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest sons of the twentieth century.

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The Riverman

The Riverman

The Riverman

IMDb: 6.0
2004
91min

A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle.

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Modigliani

Modigliani

Modigliani

IMDb: 7.4
2004
128min

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne’s bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns. Modigliani is distraught and

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The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries

IMDb: 7.8
2004
126min

“The Motorcycle Diaries” is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

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Miracle

Miracle

Miracle

IMDb: 7.5
2004
135min

In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team’s coach, Herb Brooks, put a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning for a distraction from world events. With the world watching, the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels’ now famous question to the millions viewing at home: “Do you believe in miracles?” Yes!

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It’s All Gone Pete Tong

It’s All Gone Pete Tong

It’s All Gone Pete Tong

IMDb: 7.4
2004
90min

Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie’s life from one of the best DJ’s alive, through subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene.

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Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

IMDb: 7.7
2004
106min

Finding Neverland is an amusing drama about how the story of Peter Pan and Neverland came to be. During a writing slump play writer J.M. Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia and her three children who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece “Peter Pan.”

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Downfall

Downfall

Downfall

IMDb: 8.3
2004
156min

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

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Alexander

Alexander

Alexander

IMDb: 5.5
2004
175min

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

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The Aviator

The Aviator

The Aviator

IMDb: 7.5
2004
170min

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Ray

Ray

Ray

IMDb: 7.7
2004
152min

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered couping gospel and country together.

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