 | Alexander (2004)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.tt0346491+
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 | Amelia (2009)
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. tt1129445
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 | Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.tt0038303
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 | Becoming Jane (2007)
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. tt0416508
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 | Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted. tt1291580
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 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
A somewhat romantized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang. tt0061418
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 | Cadillac Records (2008)
Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. tt1042877
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 | Cinderella Man (2005)
The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s. tt0352248+
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 | Cleopatra (1963)
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. tt0056937
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 | El Cid (1961)
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz (''El Cid'' to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour...tt0054847
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 | Frida (2002)
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.tt0120679
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 | Funny Girl (1968)
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side...tt0062994
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 | Gentlemen Jim (1942)
As bareknuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.tt0034778
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 | Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.tt0335119
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 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues. tt0027698
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 | Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
A drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer. tt0423455
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 | Henry V (1989)
The gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France. tt0097499
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 | Il Postino (1994)
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.tt0110877
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 | Julie & Julia (2009)
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. tt1135503
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 | Kill Your Darlings (2013)
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.tt1311071
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 | Lola Montes (1955)
The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various important European men.tt0048308+
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 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.tt0048316
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 | The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. tt0467200
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 | Out of Africa (1985)
In 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with a free-sprited big-game hunter. tt0089755
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 | The Pride Of The Yankees (1942)
The story of the life and career of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. tt0035211
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 | Queen Christina (1933)
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves. tt0024481
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 | Reds (1981)
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.tt0082979+
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 | The Shadowlands (1993)
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.tt0108101
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 | Shine (1996)
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.tt0117631+
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 | The Sound of Music (1965)
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower. tt0059742+
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 | Spartacus (1960)
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman empire. tt0054331+
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 | Walk the Line (2005)
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.tt0358273
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 | The Young Victoria (2009)
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. tt0962736
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