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Georgetown (2019) Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.

Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.

Tutto Il Giorno Davanti (2020), With the continuous arrival of migrants to Palermo (Italy), a councilor becomes the legal guardian of hundreds of children while also dealing with her own family problems.

A Quiet Passion (2016) The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

George Carlins American Dream 2022 Interviews with George Carlins family and friends, material from his stand up specials and footage from his personal archive

Based on the book Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life, this mini-series depicts the life and times of the glamorous former First Lady. From her childhood in a privileged but broken home, to her courtship and often lonely marriage to Jack Kennedy, Jackie is revealed as a strong, intelligent an

The Brooklyn-native street basketball legend Jackie Ryan.

Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013) Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenzy. Rooted in principles of self-expression, se

Annie Get Your Gun (1950) A story very loosely based on the love story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler who meet at a shooting match. Fabulous music although the lead characters have virtually nothing to do with the actual historical figures. Annie joins Frank Butler in Col. Cody's Wild West Show. T

Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999) From his days as a child in North Carolina to his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in 1999, His Airness takes you on a journey through Michael Jordan's career.

Colonel Redl (1985) Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.

RabbitProof Fence (2002) Western Australia, 1931. Government policy includes taking half-caste children from their Aboriginal mothers and sending them a thousand miles away to what amounts to indentured servitude, "to save them from themselves." Molly, Daisy, and Grace (two sisters and a cousin who

I Am Woman (2019) The story of 1970s musician and activist Helen Reddy.

A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.

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Endless Poetry (2016) Through Alejandro Jodorowsky's autobiographical lens, Endless Poetry narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations, from his family, and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Ch

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese' captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year. Part ...

The Damned United (2009) Taking over Englands top football club Leeds United, previously successful manager Brian Cloughs abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hos

Walesa Man of Hope 2013 The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Polands Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution

A Secret Love 2020 Falling in love in 1947, two women Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue begin a 65 year journey of love and overcoming prejudice

Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (2017) Fred Beckey is the original American "Dirtbag" climber whose name evokes mystery, adulation and vitriol. Since the 1940s, Beckey has led an obsessive and nomadic quest of first ascents while poetically chronicling the exquisite beauty of nature and mountains

New Money 2015 From penniless to fabulous, meet the new faces of the one percent

Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.

Leonie (2010) A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi.

The confirmation hearings for Judge Clarence Thomas (Wendell Pierce) become a media spectacle when his former colleague Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) accuses the Supreme Court Justice nominee of sexual harassment. Rick Famuyiwa (Dope) directed this political drama for HBO Films, with Greg Kinnear, J

An American civilian sets out on his own to find Osama Bin Laden.

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008) In the early 1960s self-taught electronics whizz Joe Meek amazingly produces a string of home made hit singles from his studio in his flat above a leather shop in London. His biggest success is the instrumental 'Telstar' but accusations of plagiarism delay royaltie

WWE The Rise and Fall of WCW 2009 The Rise Fall of WCW examines the storied history of World Championship Wrestling, from its beginnings in the territory system through Ted Turners acquisition and the savage battles with WWE for sports entertainment domination in the 90s, with exclusive insight from

Milli Vanilli 2023 The bizarre untold truth behind the greatest con in music history Milli Vanilli

Carrington (1995) The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington and author Lytton Strachey in a World War One England of cottages and countryside. Although platonic due to Strachey's homosexuality, the relationship was nevertheless a deep and complicated one. When Carrington did deve

Stonehouse 2023 A British politician who faked his own death

Goldeneye (1989) Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime exploits and romantic adventures which ultimately led to his creation of the super-spy.

The Executioners Song (1982) Based on the true story of murderer Gary Mark Gilmore, spanning the last nine months of his life (May 1976-January 1977) in which at age 35, after being released for serving a long prison term in Utah for armed robbery, the unstable Gilmore murdered two men in two sepera

The Real Miyagi (2015) The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

WWE: You Think You Know Me The Story of Edge (2012) The life and career of the Rated 'R' Superstar. From wrestling in school gyms to the breakthrough TLC matches and finally becoming the 11 time WWE champion, this DVD recalls all the defining moments in the career of Edge.

Aligarh (2015) Set in the state of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality. A sting oper

In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter,who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn....

Citizen Jane (2009) Jane Alexander, an attractive, athletic San Francisco woman, is enjoying a comfortable life in Pacific Heights with the man she loves, handsome, charismatic Tom O'Donnell. Jane's idyllic life is shattered when her beloved Aunt Gertrude McCabe is brutally murdered in San Jose. Jan

Lisztomania (1975) A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano pe

From This Day Forward (2015) When director Sharon Shattuck's father came out as transgender, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. Her father's transition to female was difficult for her straight-identified mother to accept, but her parents remained married. As Sharon approaches her own

24 Hour Party People (2002) Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order)

Hilary and Jackie (1998) British sisters Hilary du Pré and Jacqueline du Pré are both talented musicians, Hilary a flautist, Jackie a cellist. With regard to their musical prowess, they have always had a friendly competitive nature with each other, fueled in large part by the want of their pianist

Girl 27 (2007) The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.

The Oratorio 2020 Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that forever changed Americas cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City an event Mozarts great librettist helped organize Taking place in Scorseses childhood church, this watershed ev

Unsere wunderbaren Jahre 2020 The history of the Wolf family in post war Germany in the 40s and 50s

First Ladies (2020 ) The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.

The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith (2019) Missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ...

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010) Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.