Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Midshipman Roger Byam joins Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian aboard HMS Bounty for a voyage to Tahiti. Bligh proves to be a brutal tyrant and, after six pleasant months on Tahiti, Christian leads the crew to mutiny on the homeward voyage. Even though Byam takes no par
The Big Cigar (2024-)
The Big Cigar 2024 Follows Huey P Newtons life He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals
Marathon (2005)
Marathon 2005 Korean with English subtitles This hit inspirational movie follows an autistic young man, who finds solace only in running His mother is the caring force that never gives up on him Even though both Mother and son suffer from family and financial issues, they manage to find a former mar
The Last Waltz (1978)
The Last Waltz (1978) Thanksgiving, 1976, San Francisco's Winterland: the Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. Some numbers they do alone, some songs include guest artists from Ronnie Hawkins (their first boss, when they were the Hawks) to Bob Dylan (their last, when as his bac
Restoration (1995)
Restoration (1995) An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of a spaniel dear to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry one of the King's m
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings
Arved (2022)
Arved 2022 Jiri Arved Smichovsky, known as the Demon of Pragues Lesser Town, fervently studied practical demonology from rare, confiscated occult books, demonstrating his willingness to tread the very borders of hell to achieve his objectives
55 Steps (2017)
55 Steps (2017) When patients' rights lawyer Colette Hughes goes to meet her new client, Eleanor Riese, a patient in the psychiatric unit of a San Francisco hospital, she has no idea that besides taking on...
Breaking the Code (1996)
Breaking the Code 1996 A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U boats in World War II Turing was also a homosexual in
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004) Sting (Steve Borden) captures the imagination of the wrestling world in a way that few have. This wrestling superstar has appeared to more than half a billion people worldwide in live and broadcast events, and his exploits in the ring with fellow wrestling stars like Hu
Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)
Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007) Columbus' 4th voyage has been a total failure: he has not found the westward passage, he has no gold to show, he has lost men and ships and his efforts to build a colony have fallen through. The monarchs of Spain are not going to restore the rights and privileges whi
Untitled Barry Levinson Project (2018)
Untitled Barry Levinson Project (2018) The film centers on Joe Paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding
Cross Creek (1983)
Cross Creek (1983) In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Phil Spector (2013)
Phil Spector (2013) Record producer Phil Spector hires Bruce Cutler to defend him when he's accused of murder. Cutler persuades Linda Kenney Baden to advise him. While the prosecution's story is contradicted by facts in the case, there is convincing circumstantial evidence against Spector, not the l
Carlotta (2014)
Carlotta (2014) Based on the extraordinary life of the iconic Les Girls headliner and Australian transgender pioneer, Jessica Marais, stars as Carlotta. A universal story about identity, family, tolerance and acceptance, Carlotta lays bare the life of the confused teenager named Richard and his flig
Lemmy (2010)
A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.
The Damned United (2009)
The Damned United (2009) Taking over Englands top football club Leeds United, previously successful manager Brian Cloughs abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hos
Die weiße Rose (1982)
Die weiße Rose (1982) During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the stud
The Last Ride (2012)
At the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williams's career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.
My Way Home (1978)
My Way Home (1978) Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.
The Better Angels (2014)
The Better Angels (2014) Indiana, 1817. The entire nation, only 40 years old and a few years removed from a second war of independence, is raw. Men, women, and children alike must battle nature and disease to survive in remote log cabins. This is young Abraham Lincoln's world. Spanning three years o
Dear Diary (1993)
Dear Diary (1993) Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in this wry look at life. Presented in three chapters, Moretti uses the experiences of traveling on his motor-scooter, cruising with his friend around a set of remote islands in search of peace to finish his new film and consulting doct
The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020)
The Metamorphosis of Birds 2020 The passing away of their mothers makes Catarina and her own father meet in an emotional place that is different from the one most fathers and daughters know
This Is Not a Movie (2019)
This Is Not a Movie 2019 The groundbreaking and often game changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang Up the Yangtze
The Special Relationship (2010)
The Special Relationship (2010) In 1992, Labour leader Tony Blair goes to America and is impressed by the policies of President Bill Clinton, which he uses to reshape his party. Two years later, he is invited back for an audience with Clinton, who, rightly, predicts that he will be Britain's next Pr
Luther (1974)
Luther (1974) A man's views cause a rift between peasants and the church.
A Good American (2015)
A Good American (2015) A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as de
Southside with You (2016)
Chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.
Before Night Falls (2000)
Before Night Falls (2000) Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship l
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Sing Your Song (2011)
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reco
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) Elvis Presley grew up to become the biggest star in music, thanks to a staggering range of influences that created a revolutionary sound in his lifelong search for self-expression. This two-part documentary reveals his creative journey from childhood in Tupolo, Mis
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
The life and times of Richard Pryor
A Brief History of Time (1991)
A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time.
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008) In the early 1960s self-taught electronics whizz Joe Meek amazingly produces a string of home made hit singles from his studio in his flat above a leather shop in London. His biggest success is the instrumental 'Telstar' but accusations of plagiarism delay royaltie
Bernie (2011)
Bernie (2011) We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a weal
He Named Me Malala (2015)
He Named Me Malala (2015) A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) The fictionalized lives of the story-telling Grimm brothers are brought to life in this all-star fantasy film. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are commissioned to write a family history for a local Duke. Reenactme
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly decided to take a stand and cha
Nico, 1988 (2017)
Nico, 1988 2017 The last year of singer Nicos life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
The Josephine Baker Story (1991) Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker was born poor, but achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic and erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude dancing causes an i
Richard III (1955)
Richard III (1955) Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. But jealousy and resentment cause Richard to seek the crown for himself, and he conceives a lengthy and carefully calculated plan using deception, manipulation, and outright murder to a
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) finds himself without adequate funding to finance his war against the military-run government. He also finds himself at odds with the Americans because of the Hearst media empire's press campaign agains
Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
Percy Vs Goliath (2020) A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops.
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) Mary Stuart, named Queen of Scotland when she was six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. Her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England and her arch adversary, has her imprisoned at age 23. Nineteen years later, Mary is executed, removing the last threa
In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two The Civil War and Beyond
In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two The Civil War and Beyond 1861 1892 2020 The poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age after the war He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden NJ, where he continues to write p