161. Big Eyes
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Terence Stamp, Jason Schwartzman
Plot: Painter Margaret Keane flourished in the 1950s, as her paintings featuring children with large eyes became the rage. In the 1960s, her husband Walter Keane started taking credit for her work, leading to a long, difficult legal battle.
162. Loving Vincent
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Actors: Aidan Turner, Saoirse Ronan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Helen McCrory
163. Amy
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Asif Kapadia
Actors: Amy Winehouse
Plot: Documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, including never-before-seen archive footage of the musician, leading up to her tragic death due to alcohol poisoning at the young age of 27 in 2011.
164. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Junkichi Orimoto, Yasosuke Bando
Plot: The life of Yukio Mishima, who committed public ritual suicide seppuku, is presented in both the day he died, his early life and three of his short stories brought to life. Explores Japanese nationalism, repressed sexuality and the secrets that define our lives.
165. The Life of Emile Zola
Year of Release: 1937
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Dieterle
Actors: Paul Muni, Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut
Plot: The biography of French writer Emile Zola who was a muckraker in the 1860's about anti-semitism.
166. The Greatest Showman
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Gracey
Actors: Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron
Plot: A musical that focuses on the life of P.T. Barnum - a man who rose from nothing to create the greatest show on Earth - and delight patrons from around the world.
167. Crumb
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Actors: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
Plot: R. Crumb was one of the pioneers of underground comix - Fritz the Cat and Keep On Truckin' being his most well know. This documentary/biography takes a look into the mind of this man, showcasing his artistic stylings and musings while his family and people who knew him give their own accounts of this distinctly unique man.
168. tick, tick...Boom!
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford, Alexandra Shipp
Plot: In 1990, Jon is about to turn 30 as he waits tables in a New York City diner and at every opportunity continues to work on what he hopes to be the next great American musical. But as the as the day approached when he is to showcase his endeavor, he faces pressure all around - from his artistic girlfriend who wants to leave New York to his friend Michael who has given up on his dream in exchange for financial security to an artistic community struggling with the AIDS epidemic. It all leads to one question: What are we meant to do with the time we have?
169. Baader Meinhof Complex, The ( Baader Meinhof Komplex, Der )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Uli Edel
Actors: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl
Plot: The roots of the infamous German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, are traced to the turbulent events of the late 1960s. When a political riot leaves a protester dead and an assassination attempt is made on a left-wing leader, student radicals Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin join forces with journalist Ulrike Meinhof to form a violent faction that turns to bombings, kidnappings, and murder to achieve its goals.
170. Lust for Life
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn , James Donald, Pamela Brown
Plot: Based on the life of Vincent Van Gogh - a brilliant artist and tortured genius who never found a connection with the people or women in his life, but still earns some respect while his brother, Theo, never gives up on him.
