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Showing 124 Films sorted by Genre: 'Biography'
Rise Up
Who is the definitive modern role model for mankind? Is it a politician? A writer? A scientist? Twelve remarkable children from...
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
From New York City kid to movie star and to women’s rights activist, the indomitable Rita Moreno has enjoyed a storied life in ...
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "lad...
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Rolling Along
Experience the life of multi-hyphenate Bill Bradley as he tells tales of his past as an NBA player, social activist, and unlike...
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Ron Delsener Presents
Ron Delsener was the most influential concert promoter in New York. In addition to looking back at his career, this documentary...
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Rudy! A Documusical
The definitive Rudy Giuliani documentary, charting his fall from the cover of Time Magazine to the parking lot of Four Seasons ...
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Selena
Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos star in this celebration of Selena Quintanilla Perez, a girl from South Texas with global...
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Selma
Civil-rights activists march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to secure voting rights for black Americans in this docudrama, whi...
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Shalom, Amore
An epic love story reveals surprising truths about an Italian Jewish family, split apart by Fascism. How do you know when to fl...
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Sixth of June
Why do we remember, and what do we lose if we forget?
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Skin
Following his Academy Award® win for a short film of the same name, Guy Nattiv traces the true story of Bryon Widner (Jamie Bel...
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Songs About Fucking
Songs About Fucking introduces the artist, showman, and robe-clad raconteur Marc Rebillet as he embarks on one of the first liv...
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Stan Lee
Tracing his life from his upbringing in New York as Stanley Lieber to the rise of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee tells the story of St...
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Stockholm Syndrome
While on tour in Sweden, Harlem-bred rap star A$AP Rocky found himself incarcerated after a violent incident caught on video. T...
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Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how five young cultural rebels - armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado ...
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Stylebender
Israel Adesanya is an out-of-this-world fighter who is as complex as he is powerful. Stylebender follows the Nigerian-born, New...
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Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia
Taking Root amplifies the stories of Southeast Asians who resettled in Philadelphia after the Wars in Southeast Asia. It highli...
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That's My Jazz
Milt Abel II, a world-renowned pastry chef, reflects on his relationship with his deceased father Milton Abel Sr., famed Kansas...
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The Cave of Adullam
Living by the mantra 'it's easier to raise boys than to repair broken men', martial arts sensei Jason Wilson tenderly guides hi...
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The Conductor
In this exhilarating documentary, Leonard Bernstein’s protégée Marin Alsop reveals how she smashed the glass ceiling to become ...
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The DOC
Dave Caplan’s directorial debut tells the inspirational story of hip hop icon The DOC, 30 years after losing his voice in a hor...
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The Dominican Dream
In the early 1990s, the future of basketball belonged to a young Dominican immigrant named Felipe Lopez. Featured on the cover ...
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The Kill Team
Alexander Skarsgård and Nat Wolff anchor this true crime thriller about a platoon of American soldiers in Afghanistan who are s...
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The Lionheart
The on-track death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon shook motorsports to its core. Ten years later, Wheldon’s so...
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
May Pang lovingly recounts her life in rock & roll and the whirlwind 18 months spent as friend, lover, and confidante to on...
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