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| 151 |  | 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 |
| 152 |  | Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) | 2.7373 5 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical |
$5.98
| Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs ...more about Till the Clouds Roll By starring June Allyson and Lucille Bremer |
| 153 |  | Hybrid (2000) | 2.7368 24 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | HYBRID is a documentary about Milford Beeghly, a radical farmer in the 1930's who pioneered the ...more about Hybrid |
| 154 |  | Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) | 2.7356 126 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography |
$22.14
| ...more about Prize Winner of Defiance starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson |
| 155 |  | Men of Honor (2000) | 2.7331 285 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$4.84
| The story ultimately revolves around two "men of honor"; their relationship, their individual and ...more about Men of Honor starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. |
| 156 |  | Talk to Me (2007) | 2.7275 49 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$16.90
| Based on actual events, TALK TO ME stars Academy Award-winner Don Cheadle as 1960s radio icon Ralph ...more about Talk to Me starring Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| 157 |  | Passion of the Christ, The (2004) | 2.7268 511 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$13.78
| The Passion of The Christ focusses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. The film ...more about Passion of the Christ starring James Caviezel and Maia Morgenstern |
| 158 |  | Dillinger (1973) | 2.7256 28 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Biography, Crime |
$4.02
| After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of ...more about Dillinger starring Warren Oates and Ben Johnson |
| 159 |  | Miss Potter (2006) | 2.7252 154 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography |
$13.99
| A biopic depicting the life of children's author Beatrix Potter. The film explores how her most ...more about Miss Potter starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor |
| 160 |  | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | 2.7238 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$9.99
| As an inmate at Leavenworth prison, Robert Stroud has a series of confrontations with the guards ...more about Birdman of Alcatraz starring Burt Lancaster and Karl Malden |
| 161 |  | Girl, Interrupted (1999) | 2.7168 261 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$3.95
| Susanna is rushed to the hospital. Afterwards she discusses this with a psychiatrist. She had been ...more about Girl starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie |
| 162 |  | Rob Roy (1995) | 2.7147 47 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War, Biography, Romance |
$5.69
| In the highlands of Scotland in the 1600s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...more about Rob Roy starring Jessica Lange and John Hurt |
| 163 |  | Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) | 2.7041 22 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$7.99
| At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more ...more about Great Ziegfeld starring William Powell and Myrna Loy |
| 164 |  | Permanent Midnight (1998) | 2.7022 87 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Romance, Comedy |
$9.99
| Comedy writer Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller), whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant ...more about Permanent Midnight starring Ben Stiller and Maria Bello |
| 165 |  | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) | 2.7020 38 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$10.45
| Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed ...more about Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gregory Hlady |
| 166 |  | Tell Them Who You Are (2005) | 2.7018 58 reviews | R | Biography, Documentary |
$6.99
| Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers on his relationship with ...more about Tell Them Who You Are |
| 167 |  | My Brilliant Career (1979) | 2.7002 22 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$18.95
| ...more about My Brilliant Career starring Judy Davis and Wendy Hughes |
| 168 |  | Joan of Arc (1948) | 2.6930 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$9.27
| ...more about Joan of Arc starring James Kirkwood and Ingrid Bergman |
| 169 | | Viva Villa! (1934) | 2.6894 4 reviews | NA | Western, Biography | N/A | In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in ...more about Viva Villa! starring Wallace Beery and Henry B. Walthall |
| 170 |  | My Life So Far (1999) | 2.6879 37 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Comedy | N/A | Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a ...more about My Life So Far starring Colin Firth and Rosemary Harris |
| 171 |  | 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 |
| 172 |  | Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007) | 2.6822 47 reviews | R | Musical, Biopic, Documentary, Foreign | N/A | The iconic frontman for the Clash takes center stage in this documentary from THE FILTH AND THE ...more about Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten starring Joe Strummer and Mick Jones (II) |
| 173 |  | Veronica Guerin (2003) | 2.6783 290 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime |
$7.02
| Based on a true story, this is about the Irish journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), a ...more about Veronica Guerin starring Cate Blanchett and Ciarán Hinds |
| 174 |  | Crazy Love (2007) | 2.6774 62 reviews | PG-13 | Biopic, Documentary | N/A | Dan Klores's documentary takes viewers inside a relationship made famous by tabloid reports back in ...more about Crazy Love starring Burton Pugach and Linda Riss |
| 175 |  | Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2004) | 2.6748 50 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$16.45
| ...more about Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt |
| 176 |  | Derailroaded (2005) | 2.6728 17 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Derailroaded starring Wild Man Fischer |
| 177 |  | Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The (1958) | 2.6725 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$9.27
| All her life Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not ...more about Inn of the Sixth Happiness starring Ingrid Bergman and Robert Donat |
| 178 |  | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) | 2.6713 65 reviews | R | Biopic, Documentary | N/A | Narrated by Johnny Depp, this documentary about the life of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson ...more about Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson starring Hunter S. Thompson and Sonny Barger |
| 179 |  | Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | 2.6656 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$2.69
| Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as ...more about Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams |
| 180 |  | Heaven & Earth (1993) | 2.6619 33 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography |
$14.71
| The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village ...more about Heaven & Earth starring Joan Chen |
| 181 |  | Spirit of Youth (1938) | 2.6574 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$6.99
| ...more about Spirit of Youth starring Joe Louis and Edna Mae Harris |
| 182 |  | Bandit Queen (1994) | 2.6573 37 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$14.95
| The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got ...more about Bandit Queen starring Seema Biswas |
| 183 |  | Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004) | 2.6558 83 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$21.42
| Based on the biography of the same name. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is the story of the ...more about Life and Death of Peter Sellers starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlize Theron |
| 184 |  | Backbeat (1994) | 2.6544 57 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$5.80
| A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with ...more about Backbeat starring Marcelle Duprey and Stephen Dorff |
| 185 |  | Marie Antoinette (2006) | 2.6503 263 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Adaptation |
$11.09
| Based on Antonia Fraser's book about the ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of ...more about Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman |
| 186 |  | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) | 2.6499 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be ...more about Man of a Thousand Faces starring James Cagney and 'Snub' Pollard |
| 187 |  | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) | 2.6400 35 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Biography |
$5.95
| True story of the kung-fu king Bruce Lee that dwell not on his mysterious death but his ...more about Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story starring Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly |
| 188 |  | Cobb (1994) | 2.6369 34 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Sports |
$13.79
| Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized ...more about Cobb starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Wuhl |
| 189 |  | Jolson Story, The (1946) | 2.6346 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$11.99
| This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson. A little Jewish boy comes up against ...more about Jolson Story starring Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes |
| 190 |  | Beyond the Sea (2004) | 2.6262 274 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Musical, Music |
$9.99
| Consummate entertainer Bobby Darin (1936-1973) is making a movie about his life. He's volatile, ...more about Beyond the Sea starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth |
| 191 |  | 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 |
| 192 |  | To Hell and Back (1955) | 2.6058 7 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography |
$9.99
| True-life account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. ...more about To Hell and Back starring Marshall Thompson and Charles Drake |
| 193 |  | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997) | 2.6020 30 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$21.95
| Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersberg, Russia. She escaped to America in 1926 amidst the rise ...more about Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life starring Sylvia Bokor |
| 194 | | Superstar in a Housedress (2004) | 2.5962 23 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | "Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist. A pioneer without a frontier." -- Andy ...more about Superstar in a Housedress |
| 195 |  | Young Tom Edison (1940) | 2.5935 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and ...more about Young Tom Edison starring Mickey Rooney and Fay Bainter |
| 196 |  | Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) | 2.5848 80 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Music |
$2.49
| In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment ...more about Why Do Fools Fall In Love starring Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox |
| 197 |  | Without Limits (1998) | 2.5814 51 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Biopic, Documentary, Sports |
$5.99
| The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to ...more about Without Limits starring Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland |
| 198 |  | De-Lovely (2004) | 2.5800 302 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance, Music |
$5.19
| De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his ...more about De-Lovely starring Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd |
| 199 |  | 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 |
| 200 |  | Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The (1955) | 2.5784 6 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Biography |
$7.24
| The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. ...more about Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell starring Gary Cooper and Charles Bickford |
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