American biographical drama films

Raging Bull

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

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Rush

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8.1

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

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Spotlight

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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Hacksaw Ridge

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.1

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional...

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12 Years a Slave

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8.1

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on...

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Cinderella Man

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1920s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

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Papillon

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 8

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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The Straight Story

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 8

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while...

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Prayers for Bobby

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no o...

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