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The Intouchables (2011)
Plot Summary:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 909000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Plot tags: disability, friendship, friendship between men, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, disabled person, lifestyle change, handicapped, human relationship, culture clash, friends, interracial friendship, class differences, redemption, loneliness, caregiver, starting over, odd couple, paralysis, bonding, social differences, quadriplegic, blacks and whites, millionaire, hopes
Moneyball (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 455000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, entrepreneur, business, entrepreneurship, coach, finance, unconventional method, biopic, economics, obsession, motivation, statistics, ambition, meaning of life, teamwork, team, marketing, leadership, career, overcoming
Too Big to Fail (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: financial crisis, wall street, finance, politics, greed, economics, economic crisis, business, stock broker, stock market, bankruptcy, moral dilemma, capitalism, society, social problems, senator, race against time, corporate world, state affairs, loan, crisis, dialogue, trading, economist, power
Red Dog (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: dog, human animal relationship, friends, obsessive quest, on the road, ambition, wilderness, pets, desert, multiple storylines, wildlife, death, teenage girl, best friend, grief, working class, puppy love, mourning, australian outback, magic realism, mine, love, escapades, animal life, dancing
No One Killed Jessica (2011)
Plot Summary:
A reporter teams up with the sister of a murdered model in order to bring her case justice
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: courtroom, courtroom drama, murder, investigation, fighting the system, uncover truth, cover up, model, legal, law enforcement, hidden truth, dishonesty, loss of sibling, incompetent police, justice, loss of sister, politician, miscarriage of justice, murder trial, women, journalism, lawyer, journalist, serial killer, revenge
The Devil's Double (2011)
Plot Summary:
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Plot tags: lookalikes, rape, saddam hussein, psychopath, gulf war, hidden identity, manipulation, dictatorship, murder, biopic, impostor, double life, power relations, mistress, right hand man, dishonesty, devil, politics, violent, gangster, betrayal, sociopath, corruption, political corruption, survival
Soul Surfer (2011)
Plot Summary:
Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams.Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom (Dennis Quaid) and Cheri (Helen Hunt), and supported by her youth group leader Sara (Carrie Underwood), Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: surfing, christian, disability, human spirit, shark, teenager, against the odds, surfer, shark attack, survivor, volunteer, lifestyle, biopic, hospital, surf, religion, tragedy, destiny, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, strong female lead, strong female character, motivation, faith, athlete's life
Kill the Irishman (2011)
Plot Summary:
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: mafia, gangster, mob boss, gang war, irish mob, hitman, gang, corruption, organized crime, assassin, murder, revenge, caper, vengeance, crime gone awry, brutality, chase, greed, life philosophy, mobster, debt collector, machismo, home invasion, violence, ambition
The Lady (2011)
Plot Summary:
The film is about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi (Yeoh) who spent more than a decade under house arrest. David Thewlis portrays Suu Kyi's husband, Dr. Michael Aris. Rebecca Frayn began working on the project after she and her husband, producer Andy Harries, visited Burma in the early 1990s.Harries' production company Left Bank Pictures began development of the script in 2008 under the working title Freedom from Fear. Harries wanted Michelle Yeoh as the lead and had the script sent to her
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, UK, Thailand
Plot tags: resistance, politics, military dictatorship, election, human spirit, leadership, tragic love, social activist, selflessness, idealism, revolution, society, social problems, confined, oppression, political unrest, forceful separation, biopic, supportive spouse, democrat, diplomacy, women, human rights, nobel prize winner, militant
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: movie star, historical figure, biopic, fame, hollywood, actress, actor's life, ambition, cultural icon, women, depression, celebrity, friendship, mental illness, manipulation, love story, impossible love, showbiz, nervous breakdown, artists and showbiz, showgirl, movie business, actor, hot and sexy, truth
Puncture (2011)
Plot Summary:
A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: addiction, drug abuse, life & death, lawyer, courtroom, lawsuit, aids, courtroom drama, law firm, heroin, legal action, fighting the system, public health, against the odds, righting the wronged, corporate crime, dedicated lawyer, court, capitalism, greed, drug, hospital, law, legal, underdog
Bernie (2011)
Plot Summary:
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: dark humor, small town, murder, embezzlement, confession of crime, prison visit, hidden corpse, district attorney, greed, character study, true crime, investigation, unlikely couple, murder trial, social relations, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, gossip and rumors, funeral home, lawyer, death, mortician, serial killer, god, tribe
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lone hero, gunfight, christian, christianity, religion, civil war, children, child in peril, atrocity, army, biopic, violence, justice, brutality, courage, life & death, life philosophy, faith, unlikely friendships, orphan, childhood, heroes, life is a bitch, rebel, danger
Hysteria (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hysteria is a romantic comedy with an accomplished cast led by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett, that tells an untold tale of discovery - the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Plot tags: doctor, hysteria, hospital, masturbation, trial, sexuality, ex prostitute, court, feminism, invention, orgasm, sexual pleasure, inventions and discoveries, sexual dysfunction, women, medical, happy ending, revolution, love and romance, gender, fired from the job, treatment, medicine, woman, unconventional method
Snowtown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, true crime, male rape victim, murder, mother's boyfriend, tortured to death, torture, suspicion, manipulation, single mother, gang, killer, rapist, sexual abuse, gay slur, rape victim, father figure, sociopathy, sadistic killer, violence, violent, gay rape, male nudity, working class
The Dirty Picture (2011)
Plot Summary:
The love story between an actress and a director. Inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha
Duration: 145 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: ambition, actress, sex, dancing, suicide, film industry, female protagonist, filmmaking, movie star, movie actress, casting couch, women, sexuality, sexy woman, direction and purpose, male female relationship, aspiration, ambitious woman, sexploitation, sexual attraction, erotica, hindu, strong female character, indian woman, based on real people
J. Edgar (2011)
Plot Summary:
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 133000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: gay, fbi, biopic, corruption, surveillance, politics, investigation, homosexual, ambition, notoriety, american history, homosexuality, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gangster, career, gays and lesbians, justice, destiny, cold war, storytelling, agent, lgbt, state affairs, rise to the top
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Plot Summary:
Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA, Switzerland
Plot tags: mental illness, psychology, psychiatrist, psychoanalysis, historical character, psychologist, introspection, mentally unstable, insanity, sexual perversion, biopic, sexuality, infidelity, adultery, patient, sadomasochism, psychiatry, human nature, dream, life changing experience, obsession, hospital, mental disorder, friendship, scientist
The Iron Lady (2011)
Plot Summary:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Plot tags: politics, leadership, british history, prime minister, british prime minister, female politician, life & death, women, biopic, female protagonist, british politics, political leader, aging, life philosophy, storytelling, idealism, alzheimer's disease, falklands war, stubbornness, feminism, election, politician, dementia, society, capitalism