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1. Gandhi. 1982 3h 11m PG. 8.0 (240K) Rate. 79 Metascore. The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. Director Richard Attenborough Stars Ben Kingsley John Gielgud Rohini Hattangadi. An Incredibly selfless man in pursuit of peace. 2. Mother Teresa.
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- King Richard. Watch Now. King Richard is the story of Richard Williams, father of legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, at the very start of their careers.
- Spencer. Watch Now. Kristen Stewart stars in Pablo Larraín's Spencer as Princess Diana. The drama takes place over the three days in 1991 as the British royal family spends the Christmas holidays at Sandringham, the Queen's country retreat in Norfolk.
- Belfast. Watch Now. Kenneth Branagh's moving semi-autobiographical drama Belfast is based in part on Branagh's own childhood in the Northern Irish capital.
- The Favourite. Watch Now. In 18th-century England, Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) is on the throne. Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) and her cousin Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) both vie to be Anne's favorite.
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- 12 King Richard
- 11 Woman in Gold
- 10 Lone Survivor
- 9 Erin Brockovich
- 8 Cinderella Man
- 7 My Left Foot
- 6 Remember The Titans
- 5 Seabiscuit
- 4 Freedom Writers
The 2005 biographical sports drama Coach Carter tells the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter, who sparked controversy in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results. The bold and always captivating Samuel L. Jacksonportrays Carter, who at first garnered intense community ou...
The 2021 biopic King Richard focuses on the early career of American tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams(played by Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney, respectively). It is an homage to the unwavering determination, dedication, and forward entrepreneurial skills of their father and mentor, Richard Williams (Will Smith). Since the sisters were ...
Written by Greek-British playwright and actor Alexi Kaye Campbell, Woman in Goldwas released in 2013 and grossed $61.6 million worldwide. It centers around the relentless personal and legal efforts of Jewish refugee Maria Altmann (Dame Helen Mirren) and righteous lawyer Randol Schoenberg (a non-goofy Ryan Reynolds, for a change) to retrieve a famil...
Peter Berg’s gripping 2013 biographical war film Lone Survivor stars Mark Wahlberg as hospital corpsman First Class Marcus Luttrell, who sets out with his team to either capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in June 2005. The real-life Luttrell collaborated with the adaptation, under the directorial eye of Peter Berg, and of the star’...
Julia Roberts nabbed an Academy Award for her commanding performance as the titular character in Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 legal drama Erin Brockovich. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Brockovich, a single mother who became a legal assistant and nearly single-handedly fought against a California power company accused of polluting a c...
Famed director Ron Howard and acting chameleon Russell Crowe teamed up once again after A Beautiful Mind to bring another real-life story to the screen, the 2005 sports drama Cinderella Man.The film depicts the inspiring journey of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock. The picture follows the notorious athlete as he stages an epic co...
One of cinema’s greatest performers and method actors of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis stars in the 1989 biographical dramedy My Left Foot portraying Irish artist Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy and could only control his left foot. The film was adapted from Brown’s 1954 memoir of the same name and focuses on his life growing up in a p...
In the 2000 sports biopic Remember the Titans, fan-favorite Denzel Washington portrays T.C. Williams High School football coach Herman Boone, as he attempts to racially integrate the team in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The uplifting drama is based on true events and depicts Boone’s efforts to bring together his players while serving as head coach...
Loosely based on the life and racing career of the eponymous champion thoroughbred racehorse, the 2003 sports drama Seabiscuit centers on the undersized and often overlooked horse whose unexpected success made him a widely popular media sensation during the Great Depression. Related: The Best All-Time Movies about Horses, Ranked Spider-Man's Tobey ...
2007’s refreshing drama Freedom Writers follows the efforts of a young inner-city teacher, as she inspires her class of at-risk students to learn the importance of tolerance and to aspire for an education beyond high school. The Richard LaGravenese film is based on the book by Erin Gruwell and her students, who compiled the publication out of actua...
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- Spotlight (2015) Spotlight follows a team of investigative reporters at the Boston Globe as they attempt to expose the systemic sexual abuse cover-up by the Catholic Church.
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Named for one of their most well-known songs, Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story of Freddie Mercury and the formation of the legendary rock band Queen.
- On the Basis of Sex (2018) Before the notorious RBG became a beloved American icon, she was a hardworking, scrappy lawyer who decided to take on a tax law case that would become a landmark in gender discrimination.
- Hustlers (2019) The story of a group of cunning, down-on-their-luck former strippers who decide to swindle their Wall Street clients by running up their credit cards sounds too crazy to be true.
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- ‘Moneyball’ (2011) “Moneyball” brought Michael Lewis' 2003 book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” to the silver screen in 2011. The movie starred Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, a manager taxed with a small budget and an unconventional approach to beating the wealthier teams.
- ‘The Social Network’ (2010) “The Social Network” is based on the 2009 book “The Accidental Billionaires” about the founding of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg takes on the role of Mark Zuckerberg, who in 2003 worked on a concept that ultimately became Facebook.
- ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) “Hidden Figures” tells the true stories of three Black mathematicians at NASA. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.
- ‘Spotlight’ (2015) Back in 2001, the editor of The Boston Globe assigned a team of journalists to investigate allegations made against a priest who was accused of molesting more than 80 boys.
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May 26, 2023 · In a world that can often feel chaotic and overwhelming, these 14 inspiring true-story movies will take you on a profound journey of triumph, hope, and show the raw power of the human spirit. You know what they say, sometimes "the truth is stranger than fiction".
INSPIRING MOVIE #13. I AM WOMAN. I Am Woman tells the inspiring story of Helen Reddy, the 1970s musician and feminist activist. Helen Reddy arrives in New York all the way from Australia, with only her three-year-old daughter, $230 in her pocket and her dream to be a singer.
