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Plot Summary:
Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: vintage
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Stone Years (1985)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a young couple (Babis and Eleni) fighting for love and freedom. An odyssey in and out of prisons during the dark period between the Greek civil war until the end of dictatorship in 1974.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags:
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The Man with the Carnation (1980)
Plot Summary:
The story of Nikos Belogiannis member of the communist party and officer of Ellas that has come back to Greece only to get arrested, tried for espionage on behalf of Russia and executed.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Greece
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags:
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Grace and Grit (2021)
Plot Summary:
Treya Wilber's story of courage, transcendence and eternal love as chronicled in the book Grace and Grit.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
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Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976)
Plot Summary:
A biography of President Harry S. Truman.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Short, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: one man show
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Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (1990)
Plot Summary:
Spanning years of both Harry and Leona Helmsley's cutthroat control of their eponymonous empire, this made-for-TV movie chronicles both the high and low points of the couple's life together.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, cynical
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Barry (2016)
Plot Summary:
A biopic of Barack Obama set during his time as a college student in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: political
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Vanished Without a Trace (1999)
Plot Summary:
A woman simply refuses to accept the kidnapping of her 13 year old daughter and relentlessly pursues the villain's capture.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Enslavement: The True Story Of Fanny Kemble (2000)
Plot Summary:
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble fictionalized made-for-TV movie adapted from her Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839, starring Jane Seymour and Keith Carradine.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)
Plot Summary:
Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: nostalgic
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Chanel Solitaire (1981)
Plot Summary:
The story about the life and loves of an amazing woman-Coco Chanel- who rose from the bottom with no family or financial support and became one of the most legendary of all our creative icons.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: inspirational, factual, atmospheric, touching, melancholic, talky, stylized, independent film
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Harlow (1965)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood drama loosely based on the life of film actress Jean Harlow, with Carroll Baker in the title role. One of two feature film biographies, both released in 1965 and both with the same title, about the '30s platinum blonde movie star.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sexual, entertaining, crying, sexy
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Rembetiko (1983)
Plot Summary:
The story of a group of Rembetes, singers and musicians of the Greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of a young female singer.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Greece
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: philosophical, atmospheric, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993)
Plot Summary:
Looks at the early years of America's most dashing president from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 183 min
Plot tags:
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981)
Plot Summary:
Biography of the former first lady, focusing on her years as a photojournalist and leading up to her marriage to John F. Kennedy and their moving into the White House.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags:
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Plot Summary:
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: historical drama, postmodern
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Winchell (1998)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, clever, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, cynical, biting, suspense
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Cross Creek (1983)
Plot Summary:
The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, atmospheric, uplifting, serious, captivating, sentimental, inspirational, sexy, thought provoking
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A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
Plot Summary:
A film about the life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 246 min
Plot tags:
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Born Again (1978)
Plot Summary:
Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing
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The Reagans (2003)
Plot Summary:
The miniseries featured James Brolin as Ronald Reagan and Judy Davis as Nancy Reagan, and covers the period in time from 1949 when Reagan was still in Hollywood, through his governorship of California until Reagan's last day in office as President in 1989.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 780
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 171 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, thought provoking, serious, controversial
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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)
Plot Summary:
The true story of one of the richest women in America - heiress to the Woolworth fortune. She had vast wealth and seven husbands, but never found lasting love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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El Greco (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Greece, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, stylized, captivating, disgusting, epic, realistic, non-linear, light, period piece
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America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)
Plot Summary:
A look inside the life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating
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The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 215 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, realistic
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Gotti (1996)
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John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic
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Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001)
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They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy women. What really unfolded behind the monolith of Kennedy power is revealed for the first time: the true story of the Kennedy reign told through the eyes of the three women who lived it.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, serious, political, contemplative, talky
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RFK (2002)
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Following the death of his brother John, Robert Kennedy is forced to rise to the challenge of leading his country and carrying on his brother's vision of what America could be.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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Jackie (2016)
Plot Summary:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: period piece, heartbreaking, emotional, suspense, disturbing, political, sad, cerebral, exciting, motivational
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Truman (1995)
Plot Summary:
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: political, historical drama, sincere, serious, captivating, realistic, political drama