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| 1 |  | Raging Bull (1980) |  3.4999 54 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$8.26
| Middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta, becomes suspicious of the relationship between his wife ...more about Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro and Cathy Moriarty |
| 2 |  | Reds (1981) |  3.2084 21 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$8.97
| Writing has been the only escape of Louise Bryant until she goes to a lecture one night in 1912 and ...more about Reds starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton |
| 3 |  | Gandhi (1982) | 3.1777 47 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography |
$14.26
| A non-violent revolutionary that inspired India to win independence from Great Britain. ...more about Gandhi starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen |
| 4 |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | 3.0638 61 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography, Sports |
$18.18
| A Scotsman and Jew each sprinting in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain. One runs for God the ...more about Chariots of Fire starring Nicholas Farrell and Nigel Havers |
| 5 |  | My Left Foot (1989) | 3.0255 35 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$10.98
| Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, ...more about My Left Foot starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker |
| 6 |  | Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) | 3.0018 89 reviews | R | Drama, History, Biography |
$26.99
| A what if story of Jesus of Nazareth, if he would have taken the devils final temptation, was not ...more about Last Temptation of Christ starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel |
| 7 |  | Times of Harvey Milk, The (1984) | 2.9887 27 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$20.95
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone ...more about Times of Harvey Milk starring Anne Kronenberg and Tory Hartmann |
| 8 |  | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | 2.9854 59 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Biography |
$3.92
| The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human ...more about Born on the Fourth of July starring Tom Cruise and Raymond J. Barry |
| 9 |  | Elephant Man, The (1980) | 2.9494 47 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$3.90
| Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring ...more about Elephant Man starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt |
| 10 |  | Out of Africa (1985) | 2.9246 33 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$5.26
| Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated ...more about Out of Africa starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford |
| 11 |  | Imagine: John Lennon (1988) | 2.8511 19 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$12.71
| This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by ...more about Imagine: John Lennon |
| 12 |  | Sid and Nancy (1986) | 2.8287 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$8.89
| Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his ...more about Sid and Nancy starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb |
| 13 |  | Silkwood (1983) | 2.8258 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Biography |
$6.99
| Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who ...more about Silkwood starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell |
| 14 |  | Mommie Dearest (1981) | 2.8139 51 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.38
| An account of the life and times of one of our greatest actresses as seen through the eyes of an ...more about Mommie Dearest starring Faye Dunaway and Diana Scarwid |
| 15 |  | Blaze (1989) | 2.8028 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$7.35
| This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. ...more about Blaze starring Lolita Davidovich and Jerry Hardin |
| 16 |  | Frances (1982) | 2.7553 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.97
| ...more about Frances starring Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley |
| 17 |  | Bird (1988) | 2.7538 29 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$6.59
| Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable ...more about Bird starring Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora |
| 18 |  | Communion (1989) |  2.6859 33 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Biography |
$8.20
| Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They ...more about Communion starring Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse |
| 19 |  | Dance with a Stranger (1985) | 2.6102 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime |
$6.55
| Ruth Ellis lives with her 10-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David ...more about Dance with a Stranger starring Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett |
| 20 |  | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | 2.5797 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Comedy |
$6.80
| This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. ...more about Prick Up Your Ears starring Gary Oldman and Vanessa Redgrave |
| 21 |  | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | 2.5153 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.36
| Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new ...more about Tucker: The Man and His Dream starring Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen |
| 22 |  | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) | 2.4500 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$9.66
| In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular ...more about Jo Jo Dancer starring Richard Pryor and Debbie Allen |
| 23 |  | Mask (1985) | 2.4163 17 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$5.95
| Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent and emotionally ...more about Mask starring Cher (I) and Sam Elliott |
| 24 |  | Star 80 (1983) | 2.3982 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$5.56
| Based on the story of Dorothy Stratten, 1980 Playmate of the Year, Star 80 explores a brief and ...more about Star 80 starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts |
| 25 |  | Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) | 2.3510 20 reviews | NA | Biography, Comedy |
$5.95
| The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta, referred ...more about Where the Buffalo Roam starring Peter Boyle and Bruno Kirby |
| 26 |  | Sweet Dreams (1985) | 2.2925 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$1.96
| ...more about Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris |
| 27 |  | Vincent (1987) |  2.2418 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Animation |
$13.19
| Van Gogh in a letter to his brother `Dear Theo," the letters always began, and there were more than ...more about Vincent starring John Hurt and Marika Rivera |
| 28 |  | Dreamchild (1985) | 2.2177 13 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Biography | N/A | Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the ...more about Dreamchild starring Coral Browne and Ian Holm |
| 29 |  | La Bamba (1987) | 2.1630 17 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Teen, Music |
$9.32
| This is the true story Ritchie Valens a young rock & roll singer who tragically died in an aircrash ...more about La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Esai Morales |
| 30 |  | Great Balls of Fire! (1989) | 2.0363 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$6.42
| The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of ...more about Great Balls of Fire! starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder |
| 31 |  | Caravaggio (1986) | 2.0233 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | ...more about Caravaggio starring Noam Almaz and Dawn Archibald |
| 32 |  | Heart Like a Wheel (1983) | 1.9697 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$6.06
| Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them ...more about Heart Like a Wheel starring Jesse Aragon and Bonnie Bedelia |
| 33 |  | Cross Creek (1983) | 1.9569 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.97
| ...more about Cross Creek starring Mary Steenburgen and Rip Torn |
| 34 |  | Grey Fox, The (1982) | 1.9526 9 reviews | NA | Western, Biography | N/A | Old West highwayman Bill Miner, known to Pinkertons as "The Gentleman Bandit," is released in 1901 ...more about Grey Fox starring Richard Farnsworth and Jackie Burroughs |
| 35 |  | Cry Freedom (1987) | 1.9431 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.09
| Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has ...more about Cry Freedom starring Josette Simon and Wabei Siyolwe |
| 36 | | Nijinsky (1980) | 1.8866 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical ...more about Nijinsky starring Alan Bates and George De La Pena |
| 37 |  | Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba, A (1988) | 1.8263 1 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$16.99
| ...more about Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba |
| 38 |  | Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (1988) | 1.8263 2 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$13.58
| ...more about Vincent Price: The Sinister Image |
| 39 |  | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) | 1.7989 2 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$6.59
| ...more about Thelonious Monk: Straight |
| 40 |  | Boy in Blue, The (1986) | 1.7606 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$4.55
| Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan ...more about Boy in Blue starring Nicolas Cage and Cynthia Dale |
| 41 | | Romero (1989) |  1.7061 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | In El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the ...more about Romero starring Raul Julia and Richard Jordan |
| 42 | | My American Cousin (1985) | 1.6665 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | Twelve years old Sandy lives with her parents and two younger sisters on an idyllic ranch in Canada. ...more about My American Cousin starring Margaret Langrick and John Wildman |
| 43 | | Abuse (1983) | 1.6528 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | Thomas is 14 and effeminate with family problems. In the hospital, after being beaten by his ...more about Abuse |
| 44 |  | Patty Hearst (1988) | 1.6208 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time ...more about Patty Hearst starring Natasha Richardson and William Forsythe |
| 45 | | Wired (1989) | 1.5660 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Biography, Comedy | N/A | We open up on the evening of March 5, 1982, with the dead body of John Belushi being reeled into a ...more about Wired starring Michael Chiklis and Ray Sharkey |
| 46 | | This Is Elvis (1981) | 1.5660 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music | N/A | ...more about This Is Elvis starring David Scott and Paul Boensch III |
| 47 |  | Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1985) | 1.4808 3 reviews | G | Adventure, Biography, Family, Animation |
$5.99
| Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows ...more about Adventures of Mark Twain starring Carol Edelman and James Whitmore |
| 48 | | Fantastic World of M.C. Escher, The (1980) | 1.4245 1 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$13.25
| ...more about Fantastic World of M.C. Escher starring M.C. Escher |
| 49 | | If You Could See What I Hear (1982) | 1.4062 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | ...more about If You Could See What I Hear starring Marc Singer |
| 50 |  | Shaka Zulu (1987) | 1.3743 2 reviews | NA | Action, Biography | N/A | The true story of the life and rise to power of Shaka, the greatest Zulu leader in history. ...more about Shaka Zulu starring Edward Fox and Robert Powell |
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