20 movies like The Notorious Bettie Page, ordered by similarity : Bettie Page Reveals All(2011), Paterno(2018), Bandit Queen(1994), Bill Cunningham New York(2010), The General(1998), Milk(2008), Raging Bull(1980), Il Divo(2008), The Soloist(2009), The Fighter(2010), Colette(2018), Papillon(2017) ...
6.5/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Gretchen Mol Chris Bauer Jared Harris Sarah Paulson Cara Seymour David Strathairn Lili Taylor John Cullum Matt McGrath Austin Pendleton Norman Reedus
model photographer senator sister fascinating tender new york city nashville, tenn. miami coney island sex pornography trial abuse photography betty page rise underdog escape 1950s
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
Biography, Documentary
2011
90 Minutes
Bettie Page Hugh Hefner Dita Von Teese Perez Hilton Tricia Helfer Laetitia Casta
model interviewee family member hugh hefner engaging fascinating united states modeling personal life troubled childhood mental illness challenge sexual repression career unhappy marriage sexual awakening sex appeal rise 1950s
The pinup model and cult icon recounts how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.
Biography, Drama
2018
105 Minutes
Al Pacino Riley Keough Tess Frazer Annie Parisse Kathy Baker Greg Grunberg Kristen Bush Benjamin Cook
football coach victim sexual predator student colleague pedophile shocking emotional endearing gripping university pennsylvania united states sexual abuse football career protection secret truth rivalry
7.6/10
Crime, Drama, Biography
India
1994
121 Minutes
Seema Biswas Nirmal Pandey Manoj Bajpayee Rajesh Vivek Govind Namdeo Saurabh Shukla Raghubir Yadav
bandit criminal young girl husband gritty spirited intense india village crime abuse armed conflict class distinctions ambition sexism revenge rise transformation underdog 1980s
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
7.9/10
Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Bill Cunningham Editta Sherman Patrick McDonald Carmen Dell'Orefice Anna Wintour Iris Apfel
photographer colleague friend editor brash cheery confident creative new york city newsroom street runway fashion clothing industry journalism bill cunningham photography career discovery rise
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
7.5/10
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
USA
2008
128 Minutes
Sean Penn Emile Hirsch Josh Brolin Diego Luna James Franco Alison Pill Victor Garber Denis O'Hare Joseph Cross Stephen Spinella Lucas Grabeel
harvey milk police officer politician assassin hippie dan white moving emotional engaging san francisco new york city household store assassination politics social change deception homosexuality rise transformation
The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
8.2/10
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Cathy Moriarty Joe Pesci Frank Vincent Nicholas Colasanto Theresa Saldana Frank Adonis Mario Gallo Frank Topham Lori Anne Flax Joseph Bono
boxer love interest wife young girl competitor friend dark gritty boxing ring prison new york city miami household jealousy boxing self-destruction redemption emotional abuse paranoia fall
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
7.3/10
History, Biography, Drama
Italy|France
2008
110 Minutes
Toni Servillo Anna Bonaiuto Piera Degli Esposti Paolo Graziosi Giulio Bosetti Flavio Bucci Carlo Buccirosso Giorgio Colangeli Alberto Cracco Lorenzo Gioielli Gianfelice Imparato
politician president cardinal giulio andreotti fascinating quirky engaging rome italy post-war italy trials corruption mafia mystery rise fall rivalry 2000s
The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.
6.7/10
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
7.8/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
6.7/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Hungary|Netherlands
2018
111 Minutes
Keira Knightley Dominic West Denise Gough Fiona Shaw Eleanor Tomlinson Robert Pugh Ray Panthaki Julian Wadham
ghostwriter writer gripping fascinating paris rural community ghost writing gender equality success underdog rise 1890s
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|Austria|France
2009
124 Minutes
Liya Kebede Sally Hawkins Timothy Spall Juliet Stevenson Craig Parkinson Anthony Mackie Meera Syal Soraya Omar-Scego
supermodel photographer agent emotional desert somalia beauty work escape underdog
Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at 13 when sold as 4th wife. She's maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then McDonald's, where she's discovered and becomes int'l top model. 1997, she speaks up against female genital mutilation.
6.9/10
Biography, Drama
USA
1953
106 Minutes
Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Torin Thatcher Ian Wolfe Sig Ruman Angela Clarke
magician wife assistant mother tender suspenseful thrilling stage coney island detroit love entertainment magic ambition occult harry houdini love rise 1920s
From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
Drama, Biography
2010
130 Minutes
Al Pacino Susan Sarandon Danny Huston Brenda Vaccaro John Goodman Deirdre O'Connell Todd Susman Jennifer Mudge
terminally ill person pathologist technician patient death sister gripping dark protest courtroom jail hospital city home darkness opinion mortality terminal illness murder trial defying expectations
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Al Pacino) as he advocates assisted suicide.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
7.4/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Felicity Huffman Kevin Zegers Fionnula Flanagan Graham Greene Burt Young Elizabeth Peña Bianca Leigh Jon Budinoff Carrie Preston Maurice Orozco
transsexual son rancher mother therapist emotional uplifting positive los angeles new york city prison phoenix car road trip father/son relationship car theft sexual abuse sex change sexual identity transformation
A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
6.5/10
Comedy, Biography, Drama, Music
Germany
2007
114 Minutes
Natalia Avelon David Scheller Matthias Schweighöfer Friederike Kempter Alexander Scheer Valerie Lasserre Georg Friedrich
teen girl mother stepfather passionate offbeat germany berlin munich bar photography lab modeling sexual identity revolution rock 'n' roll drug addiction sex transformation growing up 1960s
Akiz's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie. At the age of 16, Uschi is bored by her job in a photo lab, but soon ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2013
128 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Harrison Ford Nicole Beharie Christopher Meloni Ryan Merriman Lucas Black Andre Holland Alan Tudyk Hamish Linklater T.R. Knight John C. McGinley
baseball catcher baseball manager critic baseball fan family member baseball player touching uplifting positive tense gripping inspiring brooklyn, n.y. baseball field stadium office bus locker room jackie robinson historical events
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama, Biography
UK
1990
119 Minutes
Billie Whitelaw Gary Kemp Martin Kemp Susan Fleetwood Charlotte Cornwell Jimmy Jewel Avis Bunnage Kate Hardie Alfred Lynch Tom Bell Steven Berkoff
crime boss twin brother mother older man homosexual dark chilling shocking london club underground alley twins crime ring ronnie kray rise to power schizophrenia reggie kray fall
This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
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