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The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey from a screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, based on a story by Bicks. The film stars an ensemble ...
Genre:
Drama, Musical, Biography
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
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The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the ...
Release date: 24 September 2010
Genre:
Drama, History, Biography
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he ...
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American epic biographical black comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir of ...
Release date: 25 December 2013
Genre:
Drama, Crime, Biography, Comedy
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the ...
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The Aviator
2004 American biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese
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The Aviator is a 2004 American epic biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and ...
Release date: 14 December 2004
Genre:
Biography, Drama
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
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The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making ...
Release date: 15 December 2006
Genre:
Biography, Drama
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career
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Joy
2015 film by David O. Russell
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Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire ...
Release date: 25 December 2015
Genre:
Drama, Biography, Comedy, History
Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.
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Too Big to Fail
2011 TV biographical film on the 2008 financial crisis directed by Curtis Hanson
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Too Big to Fail is a 2011 American biographical drama television film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Peter Gould, based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's 2009 non-fiction book Too Big to Fail. The film ...
Release date: 23 May 2011
Genre:
Drama
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
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The Big Short
2015 American biographical drama film directed by Adam McKay
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The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and co-written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film is based on the 2010 book The Big Short: Inside the ...
Release date: 11 December 2015
Genre:
Drama, Biography, Comedy, History
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
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The Insider is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Mann, from a screenplay adapted by Eric Roth and Mann based on Marie Brenner's 1996 Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too ...
Release date: 28 October 1999
Genre:
Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
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The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical black comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well ...
Release date: 7 September 2009
Genre:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice ...
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The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation ...
Release date: 25 November 2016
Genre:
Biography, Drama, History
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world ...
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Jobs
2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs
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Jobs is a 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1974 while a student at Reed College to the introduction of the iPod in 2001. It is directed by Joshua Michael Stern ...
Release date: 16 August 2013
Genre:
Biography, Drama
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
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Barbarians at the Gate is a 1993 American biographical comedy-drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, based on the 1989 book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and ...
Release date: 20 March 1993
Genre:
Drama, Comedy
The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers.
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges as inventor Preston Tucker. The film recounts Tucker's story and ...
Release date: 12 August 1988
Genre:
Biography, Drama
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
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The Apprentice is a 2024 biographical film that examines Donald Trump's career as a real estate businessman in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn ...
Release date: 11 October 2024
The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy M. Cohn ...
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Air
American film by Ben Affleck
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Air is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoeline, of which ...
Release date: 5 April 2023
Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball ...
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Driven is a 2018 biographical comedy thriller film directed by Nick Hamm and written by Colin Bateman. The film stars Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, Isabel Arraiza, Michael Cudlitz, Erin Moriarty ...
Intense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide.
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Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend is a 2022 American biographical drama film written and directed by Robert Moresco and starring Frank Grillo as Italian entrepreneur Ferruccio Lamborghini. It was ...
Release date: 18 November 2022
The life story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini.
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Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie is a 2016 American parody film by the production company Funny or Die. The satire of businessman Donald Trump was released during his 2016 campaign for Pr ...
Genre:
Comedy
Funny or Die presents a satirical rendition of Donald Trump's 1987 best selling business book, The Art of the Deal.
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Ferrari
American film by Michael Mann
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Ferrari is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin. Based on the 1991 biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine ...
Release date: 25 December 2023
Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they ...
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