131. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Actors: George Stevens Jr., George Stevens, Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Max von Sydow, Frank Capra
132. Kon-Tiki ( 2013 )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Actors: Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd Magnus Williamson, Tobias Santelmann, Jakob Oftebro
Plot: Based on the true story when Thor Heyerdahl and his crew crossed the
Pacific Ocean.
133. Sully
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Aaron Eckhart, Autumn Reeser, Sam Huntington
Plot: Follows the life of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, an airline pilot responsible for the "Miracle on the Hudson" where he safely glided his damaged plane onto the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard. But beyond this one event, even a hero's life isn't always heroic and when people begin digging, it could ultimately destroy everything he has worked toward.
134. Vice
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam McKay
Actors: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, Alison Pill, Steve Carell, Jesse Plemons
Plot: Explores the influence of Dick Cheney, a Washington insider who became vice president to George W. Bush, and used that position to change the political landscape - with ripples that are still felt today.
135. Lenny
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Fosse
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner , Stanley Beck, Frankie Man, Rashel Novikoff
136. Something the Lord Made
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joseph Sargent
Actors: Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Merritt Wever, Charles S. Dutton
137. Nixon
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, E.G. Marshall
Plot: Oliver Stone's examination of Richard Nixon - from his strict Quaker upbringing to early political stirrings and the devastating loss to John F. Kennedy. Although sharing little charisma, his political machinations eventually pay off when he is elected president in 1968 - but, though safely ahead in polls, is brought down by paranoia when the Watergate scandal hits.
138. My Best Friend ( Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Claudia Cardinale, Benino Moreno Placido, Eva Mattes
Plot: From the time he was a teenager, Werner Herzog had a fascination with actor Klaus Kinski. When the two moved into an apartment later in life, Kinski flew into a rage and completely destroyed the bathroom. Thus a love-hate-respect developed between the two men and Herzog would cast Kinski in Aguirre, Wrath of God and more films - all the while, their turbulent relationship would continue.
139. Immortal Beloved
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernard Rose
Actors: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege, Marco Hofschneider, Miriam Margolyes
Plot: Examines the life of legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven including the mystery behind the famous love letter to his nameless beloved - which the film tries to identify amongst the many women in Beethoven's life.
140. The Krays
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Medak
Actors: Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Alfred Lynch, Susan Fleetwood
Plot: Follows the lives of twin brothers Ronald and Reginald Kray - London-born boys who rose to power in the 1960s as crime lords of the underworld.
