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Biography

This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.

51 Birch Street (2005)

7.4/10
Director: Doug Block

Initially conceived as a film about his parents' 54-year marriage, this stunning documentary from director Doug Block swiftly changed course after the... Read more

The Cats of Mirikitani (2006)

8.3/10
Director: Linda Hattendorf
Starring: Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens hi... Read more

The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2006)

7.6/10
Director: DeZ Vylenz
Starring: Alan Moore

Alan Moore is a creator of comic books and graphic novels and in this portrait of the artist as contemporary shaman, someone with the power to transfo... Read more

Richie McCaw: Chasing Great (2016)

7.1/10
Director: Justin Pemberton, Michelle Walshe
Starring: Richie McCaw

Chasing Great follows Richie McCaw through his final season as he attempts the goal of captaining the All Blacks to the first ever-back-to back Rugby... Read more

Cutie and the Boxer (2013)

7.2/10
Director: Zachary Heinzerling
Starring: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara

"Cutie and the Boxer" is a candid New York love story about life and art that explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of renowned "boxing" painter Ushio... Read more

Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Gandulf Henning
Starring: Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Keith Richards, etc ...

Thirty years after his untimely death, BBC Four presents the first-ever documentary film about the musical legend, Gram Parsons. Through his work with... Read more

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)

7.2/10
Director: Tom Thurman
Starring: Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, John Cusack, Sean Penn, Gary Busey, Tom Wolfe, e...

Nick Nolte narrates this acclaimed bio-documentary about the maverick writer and Gonzo journalist that includes interviews with many of the 'outlaw ce... Read more

The Man Who Bought Mustique (2000)

7.2/10
Director: Joseph Bullman

In 1956, a jet-setting Scottish Lord bought the island of Mustique and turned it into party central for the rich and frivolous. Big names that turned... Read more

The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher (1980)

6.3/10
Director: Michele Emmer

An interesting look at the art and theory behind the work of M.C. Escher (1898 - 1972). This documentary explores the imagination, inspiration and mat... Read more

Surfwise (2007)

7.3/10
Director: Doug Pray

The amazing true life odyssey of a Malibu doctor who decided to leave behind the lifestyle of mainstream America and seek self-fulfillment by taking u... Read more