British biographical drama films

The Two Popes

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summon...

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Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children who have been diagnosed with autism. In this documentary, they meet other parents, experts and people on the autism spectrum.

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United 93

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

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127 Hours

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

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Selma

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.5

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately...

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10 Rillington Place

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1971 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.

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House of Saddam

Series Age rating: 17 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.

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Longford

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.

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Saving Mr. Banks

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

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