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Hamilton (2020)
Plot Summary:
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: hip hop, friendship, american history, death, murder, father son relationship, george washington, violence, biopic, revolutionary war, broadway, dancing, revenge, distopia, music, writers, experiment, friends, president, orphan, theater, adoption, british empire, revolution, election
Clouds (2020)
Plot Summary:
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: cancer, teenager, terminal illness, dying, star crossed lovers, dealing with death, dream, follow your dream, destiny, love and romance, life is a bitch, hopes, first love, teenage love, musician, life & death, aspiring musician, school, life, high school student, high school, friend, based on real people, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Aurangzeb recruits his trusted soldier Udaybhan to control the Kondhana fort, Shivaji's military leader Tanhaji Malusare and his army of Maratha warriors set out to recapture the fortress
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Plot tags: conqueror, military, fort, medieval, conquering, army, battles, hindu, death, warrior, emperor, fight, sword fight, protector, showdown, muslim, ancient, fight club, patriot, colonialism, propaganda, battlefield, indian history, asian history, sword
The Banker (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: money, racism, banker, investor, entrepreneurship, black american, african american, black, new house, business, friendship, segregation, friendship between men, real estate, racist, personal assistant, prejudice, racial slur, white supremacy, fight, mockery, male protagonist, customer, employer employee relationship, bigotry
The Heist of the Century (2020)
Plot Summary:
Movie inspired by the assault on the Banco Rio of Acassuso, which occurred in 2006
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Plot tags: heist, bank robbery, caper, father daughter relationship, money, bank robber, teamwork, escapades, unlikely partners, cons and scams, partners in crime, police, hostage situation, deception, trust, stolen money, police investigation, gang of thieves, police chase, robbery, thief, love and romance, gold, hostage, excavation
Rose Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Plot tags: civil engineer, utopia, politics, island, social problems, satire, political conflict, social satire, social issues, conflict of interest, architecture, conflict, anarchism, european, deserter, female lawyer, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, scuba diving, motorcycle accident, italian soldier, italian abroad, bare chested male, biopic, italian history, battleship
The Duke (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: painting, art theft, taxi, father son relationship, couples, theft, husband wife relationship, fighting the system, senior citizen, society, social problems, elderly, social issues, thief, escapades, money problems, folk hero, elderly man, art, driver, post war, real life, cemetery, jury, courtroom
Mank (2020)
Plot Summary:
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: screenwriter, filmmaking, wealth, writers, biopic, beach, movie business, politics, loneliness, friendship, great depression, car accident, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, film history, suicidal thoughts, friend, film producer, name calling, film set, idealism, movie studio, world war two, dialogue, film industry
Penguin Bloom (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: handicapped, disability, dreaming, pet bird, family problems, parents and children, family life, changing lives, lifestyle change, wheelchair bound, tragic event, family tragedy, physical disability, youth, wild animal, bird, courage, best friend, real life, biopic, accident, beach, ambulance, vacation, bee
Escape From Pretoria (2020)
Plot Summary:
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison…
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA, South Africa, Germany
Plot tags: prison escape, apartheid, prison, prison break, political activism, escape, political prisoner, prisoner, human spirit, jail, human rights, maximum security prison, freedom, political activist, politics, political persecution, rebelliousness, dictator, dictatorship, racism, youth, friends, brutality, hopes, imprisonment
Worth (2020)
Plot Summary:
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: 9/11, lawyer, terrorist, tragedy, victim, deal, congress, fighting the system, bureaucracy, attorney, political intrigue, political unrest, bureaucrat, lawyer client relationship, crime victim, post apocalypse, jihad, world trade center manhattan new york city, train, life, finance, politics, job, office, wife
Ammonite (2020)
Plot Summary:
1840s England, an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lesbian love, lesbian sex, lesbianism, lesbian couple, female scientist, scientist, scientific discovery, female protagonist, female nudity, older woman younger woman sex, lgbtq, science, seaside, paleontologist, fossil, relic, lesbian cunnilingus, gay, female friendship, husband wife relationship, cello
I Still Believe (2020)
Plot Summary:
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: fall in love, youth, love, christian, love and romance, couple relations, sex, cancer, songwriter, friendship, terminal illness, fictional biography, love affair, destiny, couples, hopes, musician, religion, college, faith, church, real life, inspiration, adaptation, religious
Sergio (2020)
Plot Summary:
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: female nudity, diplomacy, international relations, world war two, new world, reflection, history lesson, al qaeda, brazilian abroad, sex scene, male nudity, bare breasts, un, human rights, terrorist attack, woman on top, male objectification, bombing, press conference, nudity, bare chested male, bare butt, boobs, biopic, male star appears nude
Shirley (2020)
Plot Summary:
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: adultery, new neighbor, unfaithful, mad love, neighbor neighbor relationship, marriage crisis, women, girl, writers, depression, craziness, strong female lead, murder, poet, feminist, parents, dialogue, publisher, mind game, atmosphere, violent, badass, train, party, baby
Tesla (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: inventor, scientific experiment, invention, inventions and discoveries, electrician, rivalry, electricity, progress, genius, scientist, storytelling, science, discovery, economist, cat, friendship, hotel, restaurant, singing, poverty, curse, trust, business partner, biopic, nikola tesla
Capone (2020)
Plot Summary:
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 4.7/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: gangster, excrement, mafia, al capone, dementia, violence, balloon, blood, syphilis, husband wife relationship, male protagonist, criminal, debt, federal agent, tax evasion, underwater, murder, italian mafia, illness, post war, imprisonment, mental health, cosa nostra, mobster, monkey