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In 1307, a cruel Austrian Hapsburg king (Sir Ben Kingsley) occupies the bordering Swiss cantons. His tax collectors oppress and violate the [Swiss] citizens, driving one farmer to thoughts of murderous revenge. Fleeing across a vast landscape, this farmer finds only one man who will come to his aid: William Tell (Claes Bang). Tell has returned home weary after fighting with the Knights Templar in the Holy Land. Now seeking only a quiet life with the wife he met there (Golshifteh Farahani), he’s nevertheless bound by his principles. When pushed beyond his limits by the villainy of the Hapsburg court, Tell picks up his weapons and rides into battle.

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The story centers on the life of pioneering musician Louis Armstrong during his early years in New Orleans and chronicle his career as a trumpet virtuoso and improvisational singer.

Drama Biography

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A biopic based on the life of legendary female boxer Christy Martin.

Biography Sports

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Carolyn Jessop is born into the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints sect. At 18 she marries a man 32 years her senior; at 35, she flees with her eight children.

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While Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb first begin performing together in the late 1950s, much of their popularity comes after they write songs for the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever" that prolongs the popularity of disco and leads to one of the top selling albums ever. The trio's worldwide sales of over 220 million records established them as one of the biggest selling groups of all time.

Drama Biography

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After allowing a gay screenwriter into her home, singer and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant is forced to confront her past as an anti-gay Christian crusader who successfully campaigned to overturn a gay rights law in Florida and whose polarizing views destroyed her show biz career in the process.

Drama Biography

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The film will chronicle the formative years of Roosevelt as he reinvented himself from a slight and privileged New York politician with a Harvard degree to the burly commander of the Rough Riders, a track that would lead him to the New York governorship, the vice presidency and the White House, when William McKinley was assassinated.

Drama Historical

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Seuss will follow Geisel in the 1920s as he struggles to find his voice as a writer before meeting his muse and future wife in Helen Palmer, who propels him into becoming Dr. Suess.

Biography Family

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Singer Frank Sinatra parlays his golden voice into a trip from New Jersey to Hollywood. He has the world on a string as he romances the most beautiful women in town, cuts a swath with his Rat Pack pals and makes films, including The Manchurian Candidate, From Here To Eternity and Pal Joey.

Drama Biography

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The story of Rose Marie “Rosemary” Kennedy, the first-born daughter to Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy Sr. After displaying behavioral problems that caused her to fall behind the achievements of her siblings due to a mental disability that was long kept secret, Joseph Kennedy arranged one of the first prefrontal lobotomies for her when she was 23. The procedure was botched and left her permanently incapacitated.

Drama Biography

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Set in 1983, divorcée Ruth Coker Burks lives a busy life. She is devoted to her work, her six-year-old daughter Jessica, and is a devout Christian. When a handsome new neighbor turns out to be a gay New-Yorker who has fled the City and returned home after the death of his partner to AIDS, she decides to educate herself on the epidemic sweeping the country. Ruth becomes a champion and caregiver for AIDS sufferers in 1980s America.

Drama Biography

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Based on a true story about the controversial love affair between an oil baron and his adopted daughter destroys the empire they built together.

Drama Biography

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Robert Capa was one of the most famous war photographers of the 20th century. "Capa", a biopic starring Adrien Brody, will tell the story of his relationship with fellow photographer Gerda Taro (Natalie Portman) during the Spanish civil war.

Drama War

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The story of a lifelong love affair with surfing.

Biography Adaptation

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In 1924, George Mallory makes an ascent of Mount Everest. But he and Andrew Irvine mysteriously never return from their climb. His legacy involves the possibility that he, and not Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, was the first man to reach the summit.

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