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Biopic of the Bahamian-born backyard brawler Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson who rose from homelessness to mixed martial arts (MMA) fame after his brutal backyard fights drew a huge YouTube audience. He unfortunately died suddenly in June 2016 at 42 from heart failure and a liver mass.

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In the 1920's, Bill Tilden dominates tennis and wins six straight US Open singles titles, including becoming the first American to win Wimbledon. As much as he is celebrated, he is also extremely self destructive, goes to jail twice for sexual misbehavior with teenage boys and ultimately dies penniless.

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Jim Thorpe is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation and his native name, Wa-Tho-Huk, translates as Bright Path. In 1912, he wins two Olympic gold track and field medals, representing the United States while his citizenship goes unrecognized during a period of cultural genocide for Native Americans. Known as one of the most versatile athletes, Thorpe goes on to play Major League Baseball, professional football and eventually founds the organization that becomes the National Football League.

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Gabrielle Hamilton, the youngest of five siblings born to a French mother and an artist father who made the sets for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, takes an unorthodox trajectory to becoming a chef. She later becomes the owner and chef of New York's Prune restaurant and also a trained writer with an MFA from the University of Michigan.

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Set against the backdrop of the Russian revolution, during his tenure at Mariinsky Theater and school, George Balanchine meets his muse, Leda Ivanova. Despite the traumatizing political turmoil surrounding them and the mysterious disappearance of Ivanova, Balanchine goes on to revolutionize modern ballet.

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After his wife becomes The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief, Alan Paul and his family relocate from New Jersey to Beijing. Becoming a stay-at-home dad, Paul spent his time exploring the city and noted his personal transformation as well as that of China as it modernized.

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Biopic about the life of comedian Bill Hicks.

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The story is set in early 1980s New York as Madonna Louise Ciccone works on her first album, struggling in a business that treats women badly, while also dealing with a burgeoning love life and the first hints of fame.

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The biopic will follow the Bronte sisters and their brother Branwell who grew up in isolation on the Yorkshire moors and went on to write some of the most enduring novels in English literature -- Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". As children, they created epic fantasy worlds to entertain themselves, led by the charismatic Branwell, but when he descended into alcohol and opium abuse, the sisters had to find their own way in a world dominated by strict patriarchal conventions. This initially forced them to disguise their identities by publishing under male pseudonyms.

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The life of Jack Healey who leaves his life as a priest in order to promote the cause of human rights worldwide.

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A biopic of 19th century Scottish poet Robert Burns. Stiles will try on a Scottish accent for the role of Jean Armour, the poet's muse and true love.

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A biopic of filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. During his life, Keaton writes, directs, performs, and edits dozens of features and shorts, including his masterpiece, "The General."

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A biopic based on the life of classical pianist Byron Janis.

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