Keyword: based on memoir or autobiography

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

7.5

2005

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In order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan enters a commercial jingle-writing contest.

The Diary of Anne Frank

6.7

2016

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During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

Fellini's Casanova

7.1

1976

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The myth of Giacomo Casanova, the notorious womanizer is presented as a pitiable and terrifying figure. A sex scandal lands him in prison, but an escape to Paris provides him a new lease of life.

King of the Hill

7.6

1993

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A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.

Alone on the Pacific

7.1

1963

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Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning many unforeseen events will test his determination.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

7

1979

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Based on writer Maya Angelous childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.

Angela's Ashes

7.3

1999

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Based on the best-selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angelas Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankies siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankies Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the I.R.A., and when he does find money, he spends it on drink.

Cry Freedom

6.9

1987

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South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.

The One That Got Away

6.1

1996

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An army unit, conducting reconnaissance deep within enemy territory, is disclosed and defeated. Several surviving soldiers desperately run to the border.

The C-Word

6.3

2015

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A woman writes a blog about her experience with terminal cancer.

A Sense of Freedom

6.9

1981

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The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.

Postcards from the Edge

6.7

1990

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A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.