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Mahanati (2018)
Plot Summary:
Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri
Duration: 177 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: tragedy, biopic, celebrity, movie star, friendship, career, historical figure, rivalry, ambition, fame, sensuality, lifestyle, actor's life, love story, bittersweet, female objectification, couple relations, secret marriage, women, film industry, actress, director, autobiography, tragic event, feminist
Green Book (2018)
Plot Summary:
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 546000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: racism, road trip, travel, musician, interracial friendship, driver, friendship, racial prejudice, journey, on the road, black american, friend, dignity, african american, piano, blacks and whites, loneliness, pianist, prejudice, racial slur, chauffeur, deep south, trip, american south, talent
One Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
The mid 90’s. Turkey’s political instability, inflation and hopelesness on people were increased. In those years when all hope was lost, people deeply bond with Bold Pilot and Halis Karataş who win every race coming from the last place. People see themselves at the point where this horse and jockey are: at the back. This duo make people to believe that everybody can win. The race ends at the finish line and the first to cross this line are Bold Pilot and Halis riding it
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: horse race, racehorse, horse, jockey, race, hopes, love and romance, friendship, rise to the top, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, couple relations, racing, coach, underdog, love, success, death, cancer, hospital, bet, competition, anger
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Plot Summary:
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs like "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You" become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 576000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: musician, lgbt, music, gay, aids, singer, rock band, rock music, musician's life, friendship between men, fame, rock concert, homosexual, music industry, rise to the top, betrayal, music band, lgbtqi, male homosexuality, desire for fame, based on real people, love, biopic, prodigy, lgbtq
Never Look Away (2018)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago
Duration: 189 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Plot tags: painter, art gallery, artist, nazism, nazi, berlin wall, father daughter relationship, world war two, pregnancy, sex scene, romantic relationship, forced abortion, art, doctor, father in law son in law relationship, mural, gas chamber, struggling artist, female pubic hair, nudity, painting, love, ss, pregnant woman, schizophrenia
Sanju (2018)
Plot Summary:
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: actor, biopic, actor's life, criminal, problem, jail, drug abuse, filmmaking, price of fame, friendship, job, life is a bitch, social problems, lifestyle, rising to stardom, couple relations, indians, motivation, hindu, based on real people, artists' life, cocaine, underworld, weed, bollywood
Muslum (2018)
Plot Summary:
The movie is about the legendary Turkish "soul singer" Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor family, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father)
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: singer, musician, celebrity, historical figure, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, lifestyle, historical character, social relations, musician's life, tragic past, troubled past, desire for fame, rising to stardom, dialogue, biopic, death, crash, concert, turkish
A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany
Plot tags: prison, politics, military dictatorship, dictator, dictatorship, political prisoner, released from prison, violence, biopic, rivalry, society, writers, prisoner, communist, injustice, latina, human rights, criminal justice, violent, famous people, nudity, bare chested male, based on real people, chess, doctor
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and become the head of the local chapter
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: racism, african american, white supremacy, ku klux klan, undercover cop, racial slur, racist cop, black, biopic, black lives matter, black cop, racist, activist, black american, redneck, police detective, police, true crime, past, civil rights, black history, blaxploitation, violence, bomb, male protagonist
The Favourite (2018)
Plot Summary:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 216000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, queen, bossy woman, aristocracy, power struggle, fight for supremacy, british royal family, british history, female rivalry, intrigue, violence, british aristocracy, rivalry, queen of england, manipulative woman, rise and fall, duchess, politics, aristocrat, jealousy, throne, royal palace, target practice, female friendship
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Plot Summary:
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son Nic, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: addiction, drug addiction, drug addict, teenage boy, methamphetamine, teenager, boy, divorce, coming of age, father son relationship, drug, stepmother stepson relationship, mental illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, pursuit, family relations, guilt, illness, family problems, rehabilitation, father and son, heroin addiction, sex scene, psychology
I Can Only Imagine (2018)
Plot Summary:
Growing up in Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. His childhood and relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: religion, christianity, christian, faith, father son relationship, folklore, death of father, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, autobiography, belief in god, church, religious, jesus, friends, bible, rock and roll, inspiration, evangelist, biopic, high school football, christian propaganda, singer, music band, parents, choir
First Man (2018)
Plot Summary:
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 199000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan, China
Plot tags: astronaut, space travel, nasa, space exploration, moon, moon landing, loss of child, grief, outer space, apollo program, male camaraderie, rocket, space mission, space, based on real people, space race, loss of friend, rocket launching, test pilot, biopic, human in outer space, mission, husband wife relationship, exploration, compromise
On My Skin: The Last Seven Days of Stefano Cucchi (2018)
Plot Summary:
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Plot tags: abuse of power, bureaucracy, police, torture, italian police, interrogation, lawyer client relationship, prisoner, brutality, medical examination, mysterious death, prison, anarchist, real life, trial, politics, starvation, thinness, cigarette smoking, epileptic, bureaucrat, biopic, drug addict, police officer, medicine
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Plot Summary:
With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, History
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: friendship, comedy duo, betrayal, biopic, comedian, husband wife relationship, film history, bromance, coworker relationship, performer's life, dispute, family relations, concert tour, railway, hollywood, couples, humanity, filmmaking, heart attack, dancing, train, hotel, film producer, impresario, friendship between men
Vice (2018)
Plot Summary:
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: politics, u.s. president, usa politics, u.s. vice president, u.s. government, american politics, iraq war, war on terror, politician, heart attack, vice president, political campaign, biopic, hospital, al qaeda, breaking the fourth wall, republican party, spy, president, political leader, u.s. constitution, u.s. congress, power, marketing, mentor
The Tale (2018)
Plot Summary:
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: childhood sexual abuse, investigation, mother daughter relationship, pedophile, first sexual experience, sexual abuse, loss of virginity, forced sex, child rape, 13 year old, woman, older man younger woman relationship, coach, abuse, sexualized violence, teenage girl, manipulation, college professor, trauma, virginity, feminist, rape, memory, horse, teenager
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Plot Summary:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Plot tags: kidnapping, serial killer, true crime, abduction, child abduction, kidnapped, rape, psychopath, kidnapped girl, homicidal maniac, autobiography, homicide detective, maniac, murderer, uncover truth, police detective, teenager, investigation, murder investigation, teenage girl, killing spree, parents and children, survival, police officer, real life
Trial by Fire (2018)
Plot Summary:
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: death penalty, court, trial, lawyer, arson, justice, fighting the system, prison, freedom, death sentence, legal, false accusation, hopes, friendship, murder, human spirit, injustice, miscarriage of justice, prejudice, courtroom, criminal justice, true crime, death row, death of child, falsely accused
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Plot Summary:
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: forgery, cat, lesbian, writers, lgbt, female protagonist, deception, female writer, letter, accomplice, women, fraud, gay, biopic, friendship, criminal, court, pets, fired from the job, money problems, drinking, lgbtq, fictional biography, journalist, celebrity
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Plot Summary:
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, China, Canada
Plot tags: courtroom, women's rights, supreme court, human rights, lawyer, female lawyer, marriage, equality, husband wife relationship, teacher, misogyny, feminism, women, u.s. constitution, judge, caretaker, feminist, woman, law, biopic, sexism, empowerment, sex, business, strong female lead
American Animals (2018)
Plot Summary:
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania University, Lipka comes up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from the school's library. As one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history starts to unfold, the men question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives are simply misguided attempts at achieving the American dream
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: disguise, heist, university, library, robbery, book, caper, travel, buddies, planning, greed, partner, storytelling, teenager, bank robber, moving, choice, mission, remorse, art theft, small town, coming of age, arrest, student athlete, social commentary
At Eternity's Gate (2018)
Plot Summary:
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, France, USA
Plot tags: painter, artist, art, mental illness, painting, priest, insanity, art gallery, loneliness, obsession, doctor, genius, anguish, hospital, artists' life, historical figure, mission, historical character, art history, lifestyle, mentally unstable, religious persecution, new year, winter, job
El Angel (2018)
Plot Summary:
About a real-life criminal who shocked Argentine society: Carlos Robledo Puch, a merciless teen killer dubbed “The Angel of Death” because of his beatific good looks, who now ranks as the longest-serving prison inmate in Argentine history
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Plot tags: homoeroticism, psychopath, gay interest, gay, lgbt, murder, teenage gang, police, violence, money, teenage boy, serial killer, friendship between boys, villain as protagonist, friendship, arrest, escape, lie, father son relationship, criminal, teenager, homosexual, killer, gay love, sociopath
Boy Erased (2018)
Plot Summary:
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church supported gay conversion program
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, USA, China
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, religion, lgbtq, conversion therapy, gay teenager, father son relationship, gay interest, coming of age, church, homosexual, lgbt teen, lgbtqi, gay sex, gay lead character, dating, christianity, christian, teenager, gay slur, party, anger, humiliation, teen suicide, writers
The Resistance Banker (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall (Barry Atsma) is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. He doesn’t have to think about it for long. With his brother Gijs van Hall (Jacob Derwig), he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the resistance. When this proves not enough, the brothers set about committing the biggest banking fraud in Dutch history, taking tens of millions of guilders out of the Dutch Central Bank – right under the noses of the Nazis. But the bigger the operation gets, the more people it involves. And every day brings a bigger risk of someone making that one mistake that could put an end to the whole business – and the lives of the resistance bankers
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Plot tags: world war two, resistance, soldier, war hero, nazi, german occupation, sibling relationship, friends, war, dictator, society, danger, dictatorship, holocaust, finance, nazi germany, nazism, judaism, biopic, economist, world war, fight, bank robbery, nazi occupation, prison
Outlaw King (2018)
Plot Summary:
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: medieval, knight, king, guerilla warfare, siege, war, exile, throne, battlefield, castle, rebellion, husband wife relationship, royalty, ancient, betrayal, battles, conspiracy, biopic, kingdom, imprisonment, scottish history, historical character, royal family, nobleman, sword
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: disability, drawing, cartoonist, therapy, alcoholic, alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous, paralysis, man in a wheelchair, car accident, rehabilitation, biopic, redemption, art, adoption, father son relationship, illness, sex scene, painter, lonely, peace, weirdo, recovery, underdog, disabled character
Skin (2018)
Plot Summary:
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Brazil, China
Plot tags: skinhead, racism, tattooed man, death threat, alienation, protest, gang, starting over, family relations, subculture, fbi agent, couples, society, danger, spy, violence, underground, profanity, nationalism, real life, chaos, transformation, anti nazi, criminal gang, civil rights
A Private War (2018)
Plot Summary:
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: war correspondent, journalism, wartime, mission, photographer, hospital, dictator, death of child, journalist, women, international relations, terrorist, war, life is a bitch, danger, uncover truth, wartime life, friendly fire, military, war photographer, military life, world war two, strong female lead, art, islam