life story movies

Fences (2016)
6.871 / 10

Drama

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to...

The Life of Oharu (1952)
7.784 / 10

Drama

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
7.5 / 10

Documentary

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and...

Seeing Allred (2018)
6.9 / 10

Documentary

Gloria Allred overcame trauma and personal setbacks to become one of the nation’s most famous women’s rights attorneys. Now the feminist...

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
5.9 / 10

Comedy, Drama

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

The Day I Lost Myself (2020)
7.5 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Xochil is a woman who must immerse in her past to find herself, opening the doors to a world that she thought was long forgotten.

Onde Foi Que Se Perdeu O Calor? (2022)
0 / 10

Drama, Romance, Adventure, TV Movie

N.T.R: Mahanayakudu (2019)
4.3 / 10

Drama

A follow up to NTR: Kathanayakudu which was based on N.T. Rama Rao's life and acting career. This movie focuses on his political career.

Mountain Girl (2024)
10 / 10

Documentary

Reflections on life and her journey by Diane - a retired model and a star of a cult classic horror film "Manos: the Hands of Fate".

Parallel Lives (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary

Born June 8, 1964, Frank Matter films four "twins", born the same day as him, but in other latitudes. Interweaving their life stories with rich...

War Baby (2019)
1 / 10

Documentary, Drama, History, Romance, Comedy

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.-Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty,...

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)
10 / 10

Documentary

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

I Married Wyatt Earp (1983)
5.667 / 10

Drama, Western, TV Movie

Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, a young opera singer from San Francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of...

Adam Jensen: The Life, The Loss & The Grind (2024)
0 / 10

Documentary

Take a journey through the eyes of 25-year-old aspiring professional skateboarder, Adam Jensen to see how skateboarding is the perfect tool in...

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch (2023)
8 / 10

Documentary

This is the story of how a prince became a king, a revealing portrait of our new monarch across the seven decades he spent as heir to the throne....

The Violin Player (2016)
5.4 / 10

Drama

A Bollywood session violinist finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.

Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature (2017)
0 / 10

Documentary

A septuagenarian woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been a miniaturist, businesswoman, museum president, Girl Scout leader, teacher, student, mother,...

On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022)
8 / 10

Documentary

Told in his own words using interviews spanning from the 1980s through now, father and tennis coach Richard Williams retraces his family's journey...

Werner We Love You (2017)
8.5 / 10

Documentary

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon...

About the Possibility of a Life (2005)
0 / 10

Documentary

This film is a documentary portrait of the great Bulgarian Writer and poet Valeri Petrov.