Desert Flower (2009)
Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at 13 when sold as 4th wife Shes maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then McDonalds, where shes discovered and becomes intl top model 1997, she speaks up against female genital mutil
Digging Up the Marrow (2014)
A documentary exploring genre based monster art takes an odd turn when the filmmakers are contacted by a man who claims he can prove that monsters are indeed real
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (TV Movie 2014)
The story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas
Hidalgo (2004)
In 1890, a down and out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race
The Express (2008)
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy
Angelas Ashes (1999)
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angelas Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre war Lime
Against the Ropes (2004)
A fictional story inspired by North Americas most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport
The Color of Time (2012)
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize winning CK Williams life
The Krays (1990)
This fact based movie follows the life of the twin crime lords in Londons 60s underworld
House of Versace (2013)
A chronicle of Donatella Versaces triumph over tragedy by carrying on her brothers powerful legacy after his 1997 slaying
Set Fire to the Stars (2014)
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas
The Lion in Winter (1968)
1183 A D King Henry IIs three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he wont commit to a choice They and his wife variously plot to force him
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self esteem by playing football together
Dangerous Minds (1995)
An ex Marine turned teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city school
The Last of Robin Hood (2013)
The last days in the life of legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn
Rob Roy (1995)
In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite
42 (2013)
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process
Marie Antoinette (2006)
The retelling of Frances iconic but ill fated queen, Marie Antoinette From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles
Secretariat (2010)
Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown
Bully (2001)
A pack of naive teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanor has proved too much
Bugsy (1991)
The story of how Benjamin Bugsy Siegel started Las Vegas
The Perfect Wave (2014)
When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, hes faced with a choice remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world
As Dreamers Do (2014)
Behind every great mouse there is a man Armed with an ever growing imagination and eternal optimism, Walt begins to develop skills as an animator early in life He overcomes a variety of hardships to become one of the biggest icons
The Fighter 2010
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness
Cadillac Records (2008)
Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Wyoming, early 1900s Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels Their solution escape to Bolivia
Foxcatcher (2014)
U S Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join Team Foxcatcher, led by eccentric multi millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but Johns self dest
Stand and Deliver (1988)
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus
Fair Game (2010)
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration
Frankie & Alice (2010)
A drama centered on a go go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her
Coach Carter 2005
Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him
Facing Ali 2009
Ten of Muhammad Alis former rivals pay tribute to the three time world heavyweight champion
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
The life and times of Richard Pryor
Henry & June (1990)
Anais Nin meets the American writer, Henry Miller, in Paris in 1931 She keeps a diary of her sexual awakening which includes Henry and his wife, June
Selena (1997)
The true story of Selena, a Texas born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts
In the Name of the Father (1993)
A mans coerced confession to an I R A bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well An English lawyer fights to free them
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
Biography of pro basketball player Pistol Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack
A Brief History of Time (1991)
A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time
Patch Adams 1998
The true story of a heroic man, Hunter Patch Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
The life of career criminal Carlton Leach
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar
All Is by My Side (2013)
A drama based on Jimi Hendrixs life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off
Rosewater (2014)
Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy
Men of Honor (2000)
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African American U S Navy Diver, and the man who trained him