1. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
It has an average vote of 6.59 on TMDB.
2. Gertrude Stein: When You See This, Remember Me
The thoughts, words, and compelling presence of Gertrude Stein flows richly through this portrait of the author's Paris years from 1905 through the 1930s.
3. Dreams of Love (Szerelmi álmok - Liszt)
This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess D'Agoult. A daughter is born in their marriage, Cosima. Liszt is better and better known, Marie introduces him to the circle of artists.
It has an average vote of 2.8 on TMDB.
4. Wuthering Heights: Love, Hate and Vengeance (« Les Hauts de Hurlevent » : amour, haine et vengeance)
In 1847, British writer Emily Brontë , perhaps the most enigmatic of the three Brontë sisters, published her novel Wuthering Heights, a dark romance set in the desolation of the moors, a unique work of early Victorian literature that stunned contemporary critics.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Bogart: The Untold Story
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends and co-workers.
6. Mouloud Feraoun (Mouloud Feraoun)
Docufiction about Mouloud Feraoun, an author who upholds the great values of the Universal Man. It is in the name of man that Feraoun stands up against injustice. It is in the name of man that he is tormented by war. Feraoun is a solitary creator who suffers to the point of wishing for liberating madness. It is through his work that the portrait of a humble and discreet author, a talented writer and convictions emerges. Most of the time, I let him talk about himself in simple and fair words. I compile his moments of hope, worry, dreams and fears. During all my research, a generous and good Mouloud Feraoun stood out to me who did not hesitate to expose an inhuman and shameful colonial system. His clear and straightforward voice echoes the cry of a people from whom he has never separated.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
7. Pasolini, el poeta en la playa (Pasolini, el poeta en la playa)
(Pasolini, el poeta en la playa)
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
8. Mike Wallace Is Here
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
9. Shooting the Mafia
Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis .
It has an average vote of 7.192 on TMDB.
11. Untouchable
The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and also to inspire change.
It has an average vote of 6.335 on TMDB.
12. Untitled Snoop Dogg Biopic
A biopic on the life of rapper Snoop Dogg.
13. Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman (Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB)
The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman and his novel Life and Fate , a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. Good Luck on the Road (Good Luck on the Road)
(Good Luck on the Road)
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
15. Irving Undead
Henry Irving is dead. Join Irving’s restless spirit as he tells the story of how he transformed himself from a stuttering, spindly country boy into the most formidable actor of the nineteenth century. It is a story of a man who petrified London with his Gothic portrayals of mad monarchs, guilt-stricken murderers and the devil himself. A story of a man who could never escape his monsters – even in death. A filmed version of the live one-man stage play by James Swanton.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
16. The Autumn Alley (کوچه پاییز)
A docudrama about art and creativity; based on modern art gallery in Tehran and its founder Jazeh Tabatabai.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
17. Vice Versa: Chyna
The rise and fall of wrestler Joanie Chyna Laurer, whose life was cut short in 2016. Her contributions to the WWE business and her pioneering work and her gripping tale of the "comeback" starting in 2015.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
18. Who Is This Kusturica? (Кто такой этот Кустурица?)
Emir Kusturica views himself as a rock musician and believes that he became a world-famous filmmaker by pure chance, as he shoots his movies only in between concert tours with the “No Smoking Orchestra” band. At these little pinpoints of time he gets “Palms d’Or” at Cannes, “Golden Lions” in Venice, builds his own villages, a power plant and a piste and regrets not becoming a professional football player. Kusturica’s own living is very much similar to his movies, where shoes are polished with cats, death is treated like a story from tabloid press, and life is a miracle...
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Arild Kristos's verden (Arild Kristos's verden)
"The World According to Arild Kristo" - A portrait of the Norwegian photographer, designer, screenwriter and filmmaker Arild Kristo . The son of a cabaret singer. Who made his first film only 11 years old. Worked as a piccolo at Hotel Bristol in Oslo . Took to the sea and was involved in the filming of "Windjammer" . Freelance photographer in the US during the 60's. An outsider who lived a very different kind of life. In Paris or Berlin or Oslo.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
20. Partition Libre - Sur Les Traces De Patrick Berhault (Partition Libre - Sur Les Traces De Patrick Berhault)
(Partition Libre - Sur Les Traces De Patrick Berhault)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
