Biography 2001
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1. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 987,323 | Gross: $170.74M
2. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 275,119 | Gross: $52.99M
3. Bully (2001)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.
Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner
Votes: 40,529 | Gross: $1.54M
4. Ali (2001)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles
Votes: 105,571 | Gross: $58.20M
5. Conspiracy (2001 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Clare Bullus, Stanley Tucci, Simon Markey, David Glover
Votes: 24,827
6. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 30,558 | Gross: $30.17M
7. Iris (I) (2001)
R | 91 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 19,144 | Gross: $1.29M
8. 61* (2001 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur
Votes: 17,651
9. Prozac Nation (2001)
R | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Christina Ricci, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica Lange, Anne Heche
Votes: 19,004
10. James Dean (2001 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama
The man behind the legend and 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Franco, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi, Enrico Colantoni
Votes: 5,728
11. Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Melissa Errico, Michael Lerner, Joe Regalbuto, Sean Young
Votes: 2,251
12. The Other Side of Heaven (2001)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s.
Director: Mitch Davis | Stars: Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Joe Folau, Nathaniel Lees
Votes: 4,719 | Gross: $4.72M
13. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo
Votes: 13,967 | Gross: $6.17M
14. Boss of Bosses (2001 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Chazz Palminteri, Angela Alvarado, Jay O. Sanders, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,477
15. Haven (2001 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America.
Director: John Gray | Stars: Natasha Richardson, Colm Feore, Henry Czerny, Sheila McCarthy
Votes: 531
16. Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Nick Bagnall, Karl Geary, Adam MacDonald, Esteban Powell
Votes: 1,411
17. Druids (2001)
R | 120 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man.
Director: Jacques Dorfmann | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Inés Sastre
Votes: 5,428
18. Bojangles (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 101 min | Biography, Drama
The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Gregory Hines, Peter Riegert, Kimberly Elise, Maria Ricossa
Votes: 377
19. Kandahar (2001)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Ike Ogut, Sadou Teymouri
Votes: 7,065 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Piñero (2001)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Miguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows.
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez
Votes: 1,404 | Gross: $1.42M
21. Bride of the Wind (2001)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Sarah Wynter, Vincent Perez, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Verhoeven
Votes: 706 | Gross: $0.42M
22. The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001 TV Movie)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr. tries to kill president Ronald Reagan. His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital, while the Soviet Union is ready to invade a... See full summary »
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Crenna, Yannick Bisson, Colm Feore
Votes: 1,791
23. Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001 TV Movie)
163 min | Biography, Drama
They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Lauren Holly, Leslie Stefanson, Daniel Hugh Kelly
Votes: 462
24. Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
This film is an unbiased look into the rise and fall of late 80's and early 90's rap superstar MC Hammer. It begins showing Hammer as a ball boy for his hometown Oakland Athletics, and ends... See full summary »
Director: Artie Mandelberg | Stars: Romany Malco, Tangi Miller, Royale Watkins, Kareem J. Grimes
Votes: 362
25. Inside the Osmonds (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the personal lives and professional careers of the show-business family The Osmonds, and how the stresses and strains of their careers and the turbulent '70s and '80s affected ... See full summary »
Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Bruce McGill, Veronica Cartwright, Patrick Levis, Joel Berti
Votes: 289
26. They Call Me Sirr (2001 TV Movie)
97 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Sirr Parker, raised in tough South Central Los Angeles, was abandoned by his junkie mother and raised by his grandmother until Coach Griffin takes him under his wing at Locke High School.
Director: Robert Munic | Stars: Derwin Jordan, Dexter Bell, Alonso Oyarzun, Martin Villafana
Votes: 315
27. Roberto Succo (2001)
124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of ... See full summary »
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Stefano Cassetti, Isild Le Besco, Patrick Dell'Isola, Viviana Aliberti
Votes: 1,258
28. Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize ... See full summary »
Director: Manon Briand | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Amy Sloan, Graeme Somerville, Vlasta Vrana
Votes: 155
29. A Man Who Fell from the Sky (2001)
60 min | Biography
A daring Czech Judo champion escapes Communism to become a famed Hollywood stuntman. Chuck Connors shows us what kind of guts it takes - to be totally engulfed in flames, to jump off ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Morris | Stars: Brad Bovee, Chuck Connors, Peter Horak
30. Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of Lucille Teasdale, who devoted her life to being a surgeon in Uganda from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Director: George Mihalka | Stars: Marina Orsini, Massimo Ghini, Louis Gossett Jr., Vanessa Cooke
Votes: 120
31.
Victorians Uncovered (2001)
Episode:
The Perfect Marriage
(2001)
History
Stars: Geoffrey Abbott, Richard Campbell, Lauren Hartley, Jacinta Mulcahy
32. Matisse & Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry (2001 TV Movie)
30 min | Biography
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso were two of the greatest painters of the 20th Century.It is a story of Competition, envy and resentment between the Spanish ex-patriate Picasso (1881- 1973) ... See full summary »
Directors: Ginny Martin, Rob Tranchin | Stars: Salome Jens, Geneviève Bujold, Miguel Ferrer, Robert Clary
Votes: 12
33. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
Stars: Ian McKellen, Renée Asherson, Alan Bates, Michael Blakemore
Votes: 61
34. Groucho: A Life in Revue (2001 TV Movie)
82 min | Biography, Comedy
Groucho Marx recounts his life from a young performer to a beloved icon of entertainment.
Director: Steven Moskovic | Stars: Frank Ferrante, Roy Abramsohn, Marguerite Lowell, Scott Greer
Votes: 61
35. Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary, Biography
Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.
Director: Angela O'Leary | Stars: Wendy Richard, Sebastian Abineri, Trevor Bannister, June Brown
Votes: 16
36. The Bear: The Legend of Coach Paul Bryant (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Documentary on legendary college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
Stars: Tom Wopat, Keith Dunnavant, Bo Jackson, Keith Jackson
Votes: 19
37. Devil's Island: Hell on Earth (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography
Stars: Henri Charrière, Alfred Dreyfus, Richard Dreyfuss
Votes: 11
38. Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Looks at the life of entertainer Jimmy Durante. Includes segments from his television series and interviews with his wife, daughter and film and television historian Leonard Maltin.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: Fred Applegate, Ethel Barrymore, Jimmy Durante, CeCe Durante-Bloum
Votes: 12
39. The War Illusionist (2001 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The unique story of the British Stage Magician, Jasper Maskelyne who, when war broke out, offered his 'special skills' to the War Dept.
Star: Sean Barry-Weske
40. Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story (2001 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Documentary on the life and career of legendary snooker player, Alex Higgins.
Director: Nick Lord | Stars: Ann Brown, Gordon Burn, Steve Davis, Ken Doherty
41. Pregnant Man (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Gordon Churchwell, a soon-to-be father. The video follows his change from a clueless husband to a with-it birth partner.
Director: Terri Randall | Stars: Gordon Curchwell, Donald J. DeBrakeleer, Alon Gratch, David S. Gubernick
42. Pansy (2001 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Writer and filmmaker Peter Wells recounts his childhood growing up gay in the '50s, the death of his brother from AIDS and his journey to self-acceptance in a conformist society at the time of the release of his memoir Long Loop Home.
Director: Peter Wells | Stars: Peter Wells, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Lisa Chappell, Paul Gittins
43. Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about 1960s rock singer Neil Sedaka. Included are clips from some of his early performances and interviews with friends and colleagues.
Stars: Margherita Taylor, Daryl Dragon, Dick Fox, Connie Francis
44. Rachel and Andrew Jackson: A Love Story (2001 TV Movie)
30 min | Biography
Director: Kathy Conkwright | Stars: Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Fred Thompson
45. Ken and Me (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
As the UK's (and probably the world's) longest serving soap actor, William Roache has seen many highs and lows during his forty year stint as Coronation Street's Ken Barlow. This ... See full summary »
Director: Jane Treays | Stars: William Roache, Betty Driver, Anne Kirkbride, Sara Roache
46. Cooper Union Talks with Susan Sarandon, Wim Wenders, Moby (2001)
Biography
Director: Dylan Verrechia | Stars: Moby, Susan Sarandon, Wim Wenders
47. People's 50 Most Beautiful People (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography
People Magazine's 2001 list of the 50 Most Beautiful People.
Director: Carrie Wysocki | Stars: Laura Bush, Ann Curry, Todd English, Joe Ferullo
48. Proud Voices (2001 TV Movie)
48 min | Biography
Proud Voices is a one-hour television interview special that takes an intimate look at four distinguished, and sometimes controversial individuals, who discuss the issues of being gay or ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Chadwick | Stars: Sandra Bernhard, Maggie Cassella, Greg Louganis
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