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2007 biographical drama films
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The list 2007 biographical drama films includes
Into the Wild, Freedom Writers, Becoming Jane, A Mighty Heart and The Great Debaters.
The list consists of 35 members.
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Freedom Writers
American drama film by Richard LaGravenese
Overview: Freedom Writers is a 2007 American biographical drama film written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey and Mario.
Release date: 5 January 2007Genre: Biography, Crime, DramaDirector: Richard LaGraveneseProducer: Danny DeVito, Tracey DurningWriter: Richard LaGravenese, Freedom WritersA young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
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Into the Wild
2007 film by Sean Penn based on the travels of Christopher McCandless
Overview: Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical adventure drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name written by Jon Krakauer ...
Release date: 1 September 2007Genre: Adventure, Biography, DramaDirector: Sean PennCast: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian H. Dierker, Catherine KeenerProducer: David Blocker, Frank HildebrandWriter: Sean Penn, Jon KrakauerAfter graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account ... 0
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Becoming Jane
2007 film by Julian Jarrold
Overview: Becoming Jane is a 2007 biographical romantic drama film directed by Julian Jarrold. It depicts the early life of the British author Jane Austen and her lasting love for Thomas Langlois Lefroy. American ...
Release date: 2 March 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, RomanceDirector: Julian JarroldProducer: Jeff Abberley, Joanna AndersonWriter: Jane Austen, Kevin HoodA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. 0
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A Mighty Heart
2007 drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom
Overview: A Mighty Heart is a 2007 American drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom from a screenplay by John Orloff. It is based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Mariane Pearl.
Release date: 21 May 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, WarDirector: Michael WinterbottomProducer: Andrew Eaton, Dede GardnerWriter: John Orloff, Mariane PearlMariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan. 0
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The Great Debaters
2007 film by Denzel Washington
Overview: The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by Robert Eisele and based on a 1997 article for American Legacy by Tony Scherman. The film ...
Release date: 11 December 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, RomanceDirector: Denzel WashingtonCast: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest WhitakerProducer: Molly Allen, Todd BlackWriter: Robert Eisele, Jeffrey PorroA drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate ... 0
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 film by Andrew Dominik
Overview: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Based on Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the ...
Release date: 2 September 2007Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, WesternDirector: Andrew DominikCast: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck, Sam RockwellProducer: Tom Cox, Jules DalyWriter: Andrew Dominik, Ron HansenRobert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful ... 0
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 film by Shekhar Kapur
Overview: Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a 2007 biographical historical drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and ...
Release date: 9 September 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, WarDirector: Shekhar KapurProducer: Tim Bevan, Jonathan CavendishWriter: William Nicholson, Michael HirstA mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments ... 0
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Charlie Wilson's War
2007 American film
Overview: Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a ...
Release date: 10 December 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy, HistoryDirector: Mike NicholsProducer: Mary Bailey, Celia D. CostasWriter: Aaron Sorkin, George CrileA drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets ... 0
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Eight Miles High
2007 German biopgraphical film
Overview: Eight Miles High (original title: Das wilde Leben, lit. The Wild Life) is a 2007 German biographical motion picture, set in the 1960s and depicting the "wild life" of Uschi Obermaier, a West German sex ...
Release date: 24 January 2007Genre: Music, Drama, Comedy, BiographyDirector: Achim BornhakCast: Natalia Avelon, Matthias Schweighöfer, David Scheller, Friederike Kempter, Alexander Scheer, Victor NorénProducer: Wolfgang Behr, Ralph BroscheWriter: Olaf Kraemer, Achim Bornhak 0
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When Did You Last See Your Father?
2007 British film
Overview: And When Did You Last See Your Father? is a 2007 British drama film directed by Anand Tucker. The screenplay by David Nicholls is based on the 1993 memoir of the same title by Blake Morrison.
Release date: 12 July 2007Genre: Biography, DramaDirector: Anand TuckerCast: Bradley Johnson, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Alannah Barlow, Chris Middleton, Colin FirthProducer: Laurie Borg, Lizzie FranckeWriter: David Nicholls, Blake MorrisonThe story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father. 0
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 film by Julian Schnabel
Overview: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (French: Le Scaphandre et le Papillon) is a 2007 biographical drama film directed by Julian Schnabel and written by Ronald Harwood. Based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's 1997 ...
Release date: 22 May 2007Genre: Biography, DramaDirector: Julian SchnabelCast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels ArestrupProducer: François-Xavier Decraene, Léonard GlowinskiWriter: Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique BaubyThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't ... 0
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Romulus, My Father
2007 Australian film
Overview: Romulus, My Father is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the memoir of the same name by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christine ...
Release date: 20 May 2007Genre: Biography, DramaDirector: Richard RoxburghProducer: Eric Bana, Robert ConnollyWriter: Nick Drake, Raimond GaitaIt tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a ... 0
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Resurrecting the Champ
2007 film by Rod Lurie
Overview: Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on a Los Angeles Times Magazine article entitled "Resurrecting ...Release date: 20 January 2007Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Rod LurieProducer: Tom Cox, Brad FischerWriter: Michael Bortman, Allison BurnettUp-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away ... 0
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Persepolis
2007 film
Overview: Persepolis is a 2007 adult animated biographical drama film written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The story ...
Release date: 23 May 2007Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, WarDirector: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane SatrapiCast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François JerosmeProducer: Rémi Burah, Tara GraceWriter: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent ParonnaudA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution. 0
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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 historical epic film
Overview: Mongol (Монгол), also known as Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan in the United States and Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan in the United Kingdom, is a 2007 period epic film directed by Sergei ...
Release date: 10 August 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, WarDirector: Sergei BodrovProducer: Stefan Arndt, Luis AstorquiaWriter: Arif Aliyev, Sergei BodrovThe story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. 0
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I'm Not There
2007 film by Todd Haynes
Overview: I'm Not There is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oren Moverman, based on a story by Haynes. An experimental biographical film, it is inspired by the ...
Release date: 3 September 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Todd HaynesProducer: Philippe Aigle, Philip ElwayWriter: Todd Haynes, Oren MovermanRuminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work. 0
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Guru
2007 film directed by Mani Ratnam
Overview: Guru is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and co-written by Mani Ratnam. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, R. Madhavan, and Vidya Balan. The score and soundtrack ...
Release date: 12 January 2007Genre: Drama, Romance, BiographyDirector: Mani RatnamCast: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Roshan SethProducer: Aslihan Cetin, Ilhan KizilkayaWriter: Mani Ratnam, Vijay Krishna AcharyaA villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history. 0
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Crazy
Film by Rick Bieber
Overview: Crazy is a 2007 American biographical musical drama film co-written and directed by Rick Bieber, starring Waylon Payne and Ali Larter.
Release date: 2 November 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Rick BieberProducer: Rick Bieber, Alan CohenWriter: Rick Bieber, Jason EhlersInspired by the life of Hank Garland, CRAZY is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950's. 0
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Control
2007 biographical film about the life of Ian Curtis directed by Anton Corbijn
Overview: Control is a 2007 biographical film about the life of Ian Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English post-punk band Joy Division. It is the first feature film directed by Anton Corbijn, who had worked with ...
Release date: 17 May 2007Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Anton CorbijnCast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, James Anthony Pearson, Harry TreadawayProducer: Iain Canning, Anton CorbijnWriter: Deborah Curtis, Matt GreenhalghA profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age ... 0
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Chapter 27
2007 film
Overview: Chapter 27 is a 2007 biographical drama film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, based on the 1992 book Let Me Take You Down by Jack ...Release date: 25 January 2007Genre: Crime, DramaDirector: J.P. SchaeferProducer: Gilbert Alloul, Brian BellWriter: J.P. Schaefer, Jack JonesA film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon. 0
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