Documentary, Drama
As the muse of Hal Hartley’s indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament. A devoted young mother, her life was right on track until her husband found her dead. Filmmaker Andy Ostroy has been fighting to discover the truth about his wife’s death ever since.
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Free Speech
Crime + Punishment
Dovlatov
The Devils
Destined for Blues
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Don King: Only in America
Irving Undead
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
The Jolson Story
The Passion of John Ruskin
RBG
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Joanna
Fear and Loathing in Aspen
Picassos Friseur
Nowhere Boy
Wild Romance
SIMILAR MOVIES
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
IMDB 6.6 | May , 2024
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.Free Speech
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2012
When all the voices have been silenced, only one will remain. And when this last voice is no longer heard...Crime + Punishment
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2018
A group of NYPD officers risk their livelihood to expose the truth about illegal quota practices in police departments.Dovlatov
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 2018
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.The Devils
IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 1971
Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-century France. His outspokenness has amassed a passionate following of nuns and a respected reputation for protecting the city of Loudon from corruption. Grandier’s influence is then undermined following a sexually repressed nun’s accusation of witchcraft.Destined for Blues
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2005
The life of Ryszard Riedel, former leader of cult Polish rock-blues band Dzem, including the history of his family relationships, music career and addiction to alcohol and drugs.Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2010
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.Don King: Only in America
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1997
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.Irving Undead
IMDB 2 | Oct , 2021
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.The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 2009
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.The Jolson Story
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1946
At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface minstrel troupe and soon builds a reputation as a consummate performer. But as his career grows in size, so does his ego, resulting in battles in business as well as in his personal life.The Passion of John Ruskin
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1994
A short biography on the love life of writer and critic John RuskinRBG
IMDB 7.5 | May , 2018
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
IMDB 7.9 | Jan , 2018
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2018
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.Joanna
IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 2013
Joanna is famous because of her blog on confronting a terminal disease. The movie shows her everyday life.Fear and Loathing in Aspen
IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 2021
The true story of Hunter S Thompson's curious, bizarre and entertaining run to be sheriff of Pitkin County in the 1970s.Picassos Friseur
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2001
In 1948 Pablo Picasso met the hairdresser Eugenio Arias. Both were linked by the fate of emigration. If Picasso initially only had his hair cut by Arias, a deep friendship soon developed.Nowhere Boy
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2009
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.Wild Romance
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2006
The start of the career of Herman Brood, who lived his life filled with sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. Guided by his manager they aim to take over the USA with his music.