Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great
7.6
2006
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National Geographic: Icons of Power - Empress of Ambition documents the life and reign of Russias Catherine the Great, widely considered one of the most controversial rulers in the history of the world.
The Pursuit of Happyness
6.8
2006
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A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as hes poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Miss Potter
7
2006
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The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling childrens book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
6.9
2005
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A documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced.
This Filthy World
7.8
2006
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Jeff Garlins documentary on the work of John Waters.
Goya's Ghosts
7.2
2006
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Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Sixty Six
6.8
2006
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A boys barmitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.
A Harlot's Progress
7.1
2006
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Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.
Catch a Fire
6.7
2006
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A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
7.7
2006
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A documentary on the The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) in the wake of singer Natalie Maines anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
Longford
7.6
2006
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A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
7.2
2006
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Shortly after graduating from Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism, Geralyn Lucas lands her dream job working for 20/20. Lucas is then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 and has a dilemma - whether to have a lumpectomy or the potentially safer mastectomy.
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
6.2
2006
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In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husbands business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beetons Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however. The publishing business went bankrupt, she lost two children at a young age and had several miscarriages. She died at the age of 28.
Infamous
7.1
2006
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While researching his novel In Cold Blood, Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
One Night with the King
6.3
2006
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In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
The Conclave
6.7
2006
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In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Moslems, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old cardinal learns to play a very dangerous game.
The Borgia
6
2006
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A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavellis The Prince, his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Amazing Grace
7.5
2006
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The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
The Queen
7.3
2006
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After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
7.4
2006
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A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
El cantante
5.5
2006
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The life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
Copying Beethoven
7.3
2006
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A fictionalized account of the last year of Beethovens life.
Rescue Dawn
7.6
2006
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A U.S. fighter pilots epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Bobby
7
2006
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The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same.