1990s biographical films

GoodFellas

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1990 IMDB Rating: 8.7

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw...

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Casino

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 8.2

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enfor...

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Ed Wood

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.8

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

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Tombstone

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badg...

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Frank and Ollie

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the greatest animators The Walt Disney Company ever produ...

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Chaplin

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

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A Brief History of Time

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1991 IMDB Rating: 7.3

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are i...

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Hilary and Jackie

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1998 IMDB Rating: 7.3

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

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Gypsy

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Ambitious stage mother Rose Hovick wants desperately for her daughter, June, to become the vaudeville star she never was. With the help of savvy but kind-hearted agent Herbie Sommers, Rose realizes he...

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