Keyword: based on memoir or autobiography

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 Book of Everything

7.6

2024

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A 9 year old boy, his rebellious sister, and mother endure the oppressive rule of their strictly religious father. The boy uses his vivid imagination to escape this reality, learning that happiness comes when one overcomes their fears.

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.

Rocco Chinnici - È così lieve il tuo bacio sulla fronte

7.3

2018

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The work and life of magistrate Rocco Chinnici in the last years of his carrier spent fighting Sicilian Mafia seen through the eyes of his daughter Caterina whos going to follow her fathers steps.

Departures

8.1

2008

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A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

Behind the Candelabra

6.5

2013

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A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.

Heartburn

6

1986

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Shes a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. Hes a playboy newspaper columnist who cant quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesnt give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will.

Truth

6.8

2015

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Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bushs military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.

Reversal of Fortune

7.3

1990

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Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says hes innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Castaway

6.3

1986

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Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.

Life Itself

7.9

2014

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The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.