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2018 biographical drama films
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The list 2018 biographical drama films includes
Bohemian Rhapsody, Welcome to Marwen, The Front Runner, Boy Erased and The 15:17 to Paris.
The list consists of 65 members.
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Gotti
2018 film by Kevin Connolly
Overview: Gotti is a 2018 American biographical crime film about New York City mobster John Gotti, directed by Kevin Connolly, and written by Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi. It stars John Travolta as Gotti, alongside ...
Release date: 15 June 2018Genre: Biography, Crime, DramaDirector: Kevin ConnollyCast: John Travolta, Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Kelly Preston, Pruitt Taylor Vince, William DeMeo, Leo RossiProducer: Louis Albano, Noel AshmanThe story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 biopic about Freddie Mercury
Overview: Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 British-American biographical musical drama film directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach. The ...
Release date: 25 December 2018Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Bryan SingerProducer: Jim Beach, Dexter FletcherWriter: Anthony McCarten, Peter MorganThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985). 0
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Green Book
2018 film by Peter Farrelly
Overview: Green Book is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama buddy film directed by Peter Farrelly. Set in 1962, the film is inspired by the true story of a tour of the Deep South by African American classical ...
Release date: 21 November 2018Director: Peter FarrellyCast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dimiter Marinov, Mike HattonProducer: Jim Burke, Brian CurrieWriter: Nick Vallelonga, Brian CurrieA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South ... 0
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City of Lies
2017 film directed by Brad Furman
Overview: City of Lies is a 2018 crime thriller film about the investigations by the Los Angeles Police Department of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.. It is directed by Brad Furman ...
Release date: 19 March 2021Director: Brad FurmanProducer: Braden Aftergood, Wayne BarrowWriter: Randall Sullivan, Christian ContrerasRussell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. 0
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Colette
2018 film by Wash Westmoreland
Overview: Colette is a 2018 biographical drama film directed by Wash Westmoreland, from a screenplay by Westmoreland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Richard Glatzer, based upon the life of the French novelist Colette. It ...
Release date: 21 September 2018Genre: Biography, DramaDirector: Wash WestmorelandProducer: Dominic Buchanan, Mary BurkeWriter: Richard Glatzer, Wash WestmorelandColette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. 0
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Billionaire Boys Club
2018 film directed by James Cox
Overview: Billionaire Boys Club is a 2018 American biographical crime drama film directed by James Cox and co-written by Cox and Captain Mauzner. The film stars Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma R ...
Release date: 3 August 2018Director: James CoxProducer: Reza Abbaszadeh, Evan ArnoldWriter: James Cox, Captain MauznerA group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly. 0
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On the Basis of Sex
2018 film by Mimi Leder
Overview: On the Basis of Sex is a 2018 American biographical legal drama film based on the life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served as an Associate Justice of the United States ...
Release date: 25 December 2018Director: Mimi LederProducer: Robert W. Cort, Betsy DanburyWriter: Daniel StieplemanThe true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation ... 0
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Welcome to Marwen
2018 film by Robert Zemeckis
Overview: Welcome to Marwen is a 2018 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the script with Caroline Thompson. It is inspired by Jeff Malmberg's 2010 documentary Marwencol. The film stars ...
Release date: 21 December 2018Director: Robert ZemeckisProducer: Derek Hogue, Jackie RubinWriter: Robert Zemeckis, Caroline ThompsonA victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process. 0
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Mary Queen of Scots
2018 film by Josie Rourke
Overview: Mary Queen of Scots is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Josie Rourke (in her feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by Beau Willimon based on John Guy's 2004 biography Queen of Scots: ...
Release date: 7 December 2018Genre: Biography, Drama, HistoryDirector: Josie RourkeProducer: Tim Bevan, Liza ChasinWriter: Beau Willimon, John GuyMary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment ... 0
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First Man
2018 film directed by Damien Chazelle
Overview: First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Based on the 2005 book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film ...
Release date: 12 October 2018Genre: Drama, BiographyDirector: Damien ChazelleProducer: Marty Bowen, Damien ChazelleWriter: Josh Singer, James R. HansenA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20 ... 0
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The Front Runner
2018 American film directed by Jason Reitman
Overview: The Front Runner is a 2018 American political drama film directed by Jason Reitman, based on the 2014 book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai, who co-wrote the screenplay ...
Release date: 6 November 2018Director: Jason ReitmanProducer: Matt Bai, Michael BeuggWriter: Matt Bai, Jay CarsonIn 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair. 0
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Boy Erased
2018 biographical drama film
Overview: Boy Erased is a 2018 American biographical drama film based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir of the same name. It is written and directed by Joel Edgerton, who also produced with Kerry Kohansky Roberts ...
Release date: 2 November 2018Director: Joel EdgertonProducer: David Joseph Craig, Joel EdgertonWriter: Garrard Conley, Joel EdgertonThe son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. 0
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A Twelve-Year Night
2018 film
Overview: A Twelve-Year Night (Spanish: La noche de 12 años) is a 2018 Uruguayan drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner. It premiered in Official Selection at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and it ...
Director: Alvaro BrechnerCast: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso, Soledad Villamil, Sílvia Pérez CruzProducer: Daniela Alvarado, Javier BrabozaWriter: Alvaro Brechner, Mauricio Rosencoff1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military ... 0
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The 15:17 to Paris
2018 American biographical drama film
Overview: The 15:17 to Paris is a 2018 American biographical drama film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the 2016 autobiography The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story ...
Release date: 9 February 2018Director: Clint EastwoodProducer: Bruce Berman, John BernardWriter: Dorothy Blyskal, Anthony SadlerThree courageous young Americans prevent a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris. 0
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The White Crow
2018 British film
Overview: The White Crow is a 2018 biographical drama film written by David Hare and directed by Ralph Fiennes. It chronicles the life and dance career of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, played by Oleg Ivenko.
Director: Ralph FiennesCast: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Olivier RabourdinProducer: Opasic Anja, Carolyn Marks BlackwoodWriter: David Hare, Julie KavanaghThe story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West. 0
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Vita & Virginia
2018 film by Chanya Button
Overview: Vita & Virginia is a 2018 biographical romantic drama film directed by Chanya Button. The screenplay, written by Button and Eileen Atkins, is adapted from the 1992 play Vita & Virginia by Atkins. The film ...
Director: Chanya ButtonCast: Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Ferdinando, Emerald FennellProducer: Gemma Arterton, Simon BaxterWriter: Eileen Atkins, Virginia WoolfThe fascinating true story of the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf. 0
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The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 American film by Ben Lewin
Overview: The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American war film directed by Ben Lewin and written by Robert Rodat, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Dawidoff. It stars Paul Rudd as Moe Berg, a former b ...
Genre: Drama, Biography, WarDirector: Ben LewinProducer: Marty Adelstien, Robert Ogden BarnumWriter: Robert Rodat, Nicholas DawidoffFormer Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services. 0
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A Private War
2018 biographical film about war journalist Marie Colvin
Overview: A Private War is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Matthew Heineman, and starring Rosamund Pike as journalist Marie Colvin. The film is based on the 2012 article "Marie Colvin’s Private ...
Release date: 2 November 2018Genre: Biography, Drama, WarDirector: Matthew HeinemanCast: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Raman SrinivasanProducer: Iain Abrahams, Lars AhlgreenWriter: Arash Amel, Marie BrennerOne of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts ... 0
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The Old Man & the Gun
2018 film by David Lowery
Overview: The Old Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical crime film written and directed by David Lowery, about Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is loosely based on David ...
Release date: 28 September 2018Director: David LoweryProducer: Julie Goldstein, Toby HalbrooksWriter: David Lowery, David GrannBased on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded ... 0
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The Happy Prince
2018 film
Overview: The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The ...
Release date: 10 October 2018Genre: Comedy, Drama, HistoryDirector: Rupert EverettProducer: Guy Allon, Azim BolkiahWriter: Rupert EverettThe untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the diffi ... 0
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