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| 101 |  | Man Called Peter, A (1955) |  2.8661 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Family |
$6.99
| Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea ...more about Man Called Peter starring Richard Todd and Jean Peters |
| 102 |  | Man on the Moon (1999) | 2.8624 354 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Comedy |
$4.99
| Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his ...more about Man on the Moon starring Gerry Becker and Brittany Colonna |
| 103 |  | Control (2007) | 2.8599 101 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Music | N/A | Acclaimed music video director Anton Corbijn helms this look at the life of late Joy Division front ...more about Control starring Sam Riley and Samantha Morton |
| 104 |  | Rudy (1993) | 2.8595 36 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$8.99
| Rudy was a small and not particularly athletic, but he dreamed of playing on the Notre Dame ...more about Rudy starring Sean Astin and Jon Favreau |
| 105 |  | Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) | 2.8556 92 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Documentary |
$7.00
| Traces the meteoric rise, fall, and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. ...more about Kid Stays In the Picture |
| 106 |  | New World, The (2005) | 2.8542 373 reviews | PG-13 | Adventure, Drama, History, Biography, Romance |
$8.63
| The New World is a sweeping adventure set amidst the first encounter of European and Native ...more about New World starring Colin Farrell and Christopher Plummer |
| 107 |  | 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 |
| 108 |  | Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956) | 2.8504 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$13.34
| ...more about Eddy Duchin Story starring Tyrone Power and Kim Novak |
| 109 |  | American Me (1992) | 2.8462 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$5.95
| This epic depiction of thirty years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles focuses on a teen named ...more about American Me starring Sal Lopez and Jaime Gomez |
| 110 |  | Sullivans, The (1944) | 2.8446 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$19.93
| The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great ...more about Sullivans starring Anne Baxter and Selena Royle |
| 111 |  | Chopper (2000) | 2.8412 152 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Biography |
$11.01
| Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his ...more about Chopper starring Eric Bana and Simon Lyndon |
| 112 |  | Bugsy (1991) | 2.8330 38 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Crime |
$13.99
| New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing ...more about Bugsy starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening |
| 113 |  | Dangerous Beauty (1998) | 2.8328 89 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$5.59
| It's the 16th century, and Veronica Franco falls in love with Marco Venier. But Venier is from rich ...more about Dangerous Beauty starring Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell |
| 114 |  | Bukowski: Born into This (2003) | 2.8325 92 reviews | R | Biography, Documentary |
$21.99
| ...more about Bukowski: Born into This |
| 115 |  | Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951) | 2.8314 12 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography |
$8.65
| This biopic follows Rommel's career after the Afrika Korps, including his work on the defenses of ...more about Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel starring Cedric Hardwicke and Jessica Tandy |
| 116 |  | Fear Strikes Out (1957) | 2.8311 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$3.90
| Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) ...more about Fear Strikes Out starring Anthony Perkins and Karl Malden |
| 117 |  | River Runs Through It, A (1992) | 2.8304 34 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$3.85
| Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It is a true story about two boys Norman ...more about River Runs Through It starring Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt |
| 118 |  | 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 |
| 119 |  | 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 |
| 120 |  | Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005) | 2.8225 89 reviews | PG-13 | Biography, Documentary |
$8.55
| ...more about Sketches of Frank Gehry |
| 121 |  | Lust for Life (1956) | 2.8150 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$10.75
| Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, ...more about Lust for Life starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn |
| 122 |  | 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 |
| 123 |  | Whole Wide World, The (1996) | 2.8139 47 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$13.99
| In Texas in the 1930s, young schoolteacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting ...more about Whole Wide World starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Renee Zellweger |
| 124 |  | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | 2.8136 15 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Western, Biography, Romance |
$8.68
| This is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through ...more about They Died with Their Boots On starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland |
| 125 |  | Auto Focus (2002) | 2.8130 449 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$3.92
| Capitalizing on his fame as the star of "Hogan's Heroes," Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear) dove into the ...more about Auto Focus starring Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe |
| 126 |  | Seven Years in Tibet (1997) | 2.8107 162 reviews | PG-13 | Adventure, Drama, Biography |
$9.66
| Heinrich Harrer runs from trouble at home in WWII Austria to climb Mt. Nanga Parbat. After meeting ...more about Seven Years in Tibet starring Brad Pitt and David Thewlis |
| 127 |  | Buddy Holly Story, The (1978) | 2.8048 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Teen, Music |
$7.10
| The musical career of Buddy Holly is chronicled, from the days when "Peggy Sue" was "Cindy Lou," a ...more about Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey and Don Stroud |
| 128 |  | 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 |
| 129 |  | Doors, The (1991) | 2.7988 69 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$3.99
| A bio-pic following the life of Jim Morrison and the birth of the 60's rock band, The Doors. ...more about Doors starring Kathleen Quinlan and Michael Wincott |
| 130 |  | Ali (2001) | 2.7974 382 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$3.95
| In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the ...more about Ali starring Will Smith and Jamie Foxx |
| 131 |  | Blow (2001) | 2.7946 358 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Crime |
$8.24
| A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her ...more about Blow starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz |
| 132 |  | Angel at My Table, An (1990) | 2.7896 37 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$24.99
| Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age ...more about Angel at My Table starring Kerry Fox and Alexia Keogh |
| 133 |  | Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) | 2.7865 9 reviews | Not Rated | Action, History, Biography, Crime | N/A | Charlie Bronson was 37 when he starred in this potent little gangster picture from King of the Bs ...more about Machine-Gun Kelly starring Charles Bronson and Susan Cabot |
| 134 |  | Music of the Heart (1999) | 2.7812 207 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Music |
$7.34
| The true story of a young teacher who fights against the board of education in her bid to teach ...more about Music of the Heart starring Meryl Streep and Angela Bassett |
| 135 |  | Alferd Packer: The Musical (1996) | 2.7755 55 reviews | R | Horror, Western, Biography, Musical, Comedy |
$12.14
| Alferd leads a group of men into the mountains on a quest for gold. Stuck in a blizzard the men ...more about Alferd Packer: The Musical starring Dian Bachar and Stan Brakhage |
| 136 |  | Glenn Miller Story, The (1953) | 2.7721 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$3.92
| The biography of the Bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English ...more about Glenn Miller Story starring James Stewart and June Allyson |
| 137 |  | Basquiat (1996) | 2.7713 90 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$11.30
| Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out ...more about Basquiat starring Jeffrey Wright and Michael Wincott |
| 138 |  | Vincent & Theo (1990) | 2.7667 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$4.50
| The familiar tragic story of Vincent van Gogh is broadened by focusing as well on his brother ...more about Vincent & Theo starring Tim Roth and Paul Rhys |
| 139 |  | Wilde (1997) | 2.7665 96 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$15.26
| The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation ...more about Wilde starring Stephen Fry and Vanessa Redgrave |
| 140 |  | From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995) | 2.7654 29 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, ...more about From the Journals of Jean Seberg starring Mary Beth Hurt |
| 141 |  | Immortal Beloved (1994) | 2.7631 41 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance, Music |
$9.32
| As the tagline reveals, this movie deals with life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. ...more about Immortal Beloved starring Gary Oldman and Jeroen Krabbé |
| 142 |  | Dahmer (2002) | 2.7613 98 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Biography, Crime |
$4.99
| This film seeks to recast a modern symbol of evil as a man driven by very real weaknesses and needs ...more about Dahmer starring Jeremy Renner and Bruce Davison |
| 143 |  | Bound for Glory (1976) | 2.7605 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$6.49
| This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He ...more about Bound for Glory starring David Carradine and Ronny Cox |
| 144 |  | Calamity Jane (1953) | 2.7579 21 reviews | NA | Western, Biography, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as ...more about Calamity Jane starring Doris Day and Philip Carey |
| 145 |  | Frances (1982) | 2.7553 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.97
| ...more about Frances starring Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley |
| 146 |  | Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001) | 2.7543 32 reviews | R | Biography, Documentary |
$16.95
| Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron ...more about Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy starring Ron Jeremy and Al Goldstein |
| 147 |  | 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 |
| 148 |  | Carrington (1995) | 2.7509 48 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$9.99
| The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington and author Lytton Strachey in a World ...more about Carrington starring Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce |
| 149 |  | Young Man with a Horn (1950) |  2.7450 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$8.68
| Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. ...more about Young Man with a Horn starring Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall |
| 150 |  | Selena (1997) | 2.7424 70 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Teen, Music |
$6.90
| A biopic about the rise of Selena Quintanilla Perez, one of Tejano music's most promising young ...more about Selena starring Jennifer Lopez and Jackie Guerra |
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