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The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

8.1/10 Action, Drama, Biography, History

The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.

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13 Minutes (2014)

13 Minutes (2014)

7.6/10 Biography, Drama, History

On Nov. 8, 1939, Georg Elser (Christian Friedel) attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler as the dictator gives a speech in Munich.

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The Walk (2015)

The Walk (2015)

7.3/10 Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller

In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.

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Noise (2007)

Noise (2007)

8.3/10 Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Diagnosed with tinnitus, a lawman (Brendan Cowell) works the night shift while a murderous gunman remains at large.

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Into the Wild (2007)

Into the Wild (2007)

8.1/10 Drama, Adventure, Biography

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

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Awakenings (1990)

Awakenings (1990)

7.8/10 Drama, Biography

The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.

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Capote (2005)

Capote (2005)

7.3/10 Biography, Crime, Drama, History

In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.

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Fighting With My Family (2019)

Fighting With My Family (2019)

7.1/10 Comedy, Biography, Drama

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

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In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

6.9/10 Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History

A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

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The Girl With Nine Wigs (2013)

The Girl With Nine Wigs (2013)

6.6/10 Drama, Biography, Comedy

Rather than let cancer run her life, a young woman (Lisa Tomaschewsky) dons assorted wigs to express herself and live her life to the fullest.

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The Fighting Preacher (2019)

The Fighting Preacher (2019)

5.9/10 Drama, Biography, History

In 1905 champion boxer Willard Bean travels to upstate New York to serve as a preacher for five years.

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Amanda (2018)

Amanda (2018)

9.6/10 Drama

When 20-year-old David's elder sister is brutally killed in an attack, he takes charge of his 7-year-old niece, Amanda.

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Outbreak (1995)

Outbreak (1995)

6.6/10 Action, Drama, Thriller

Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.

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The Devils (1971)

The Devils (1971)

7.8/10 Drama, Biography, History

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.

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The First Film (2015)

The First Film (2015)

7.6/10 Documentary, Biography, Drama, Crime

A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.

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Midnight Express (1978)

Midnight Express (1978)

7.6/10 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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The Keeping Hours (2017)

The Keeping Hours (2017)

6.3/10 Horror, Romance, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

10 years after the death of their son, a divorced couple are suddenly reunited by supernatural events that offer them a chance at forgiveness.

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Testament of Youth (2014)

Testament of Youth (2014)

7.3/10 Biography, Drama, History, War

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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