A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.
Casts Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., James Jagger, Eric Plamondon, Craig Haas, Adam Hurtig
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Spirit of St. Louis
Sink the Bismarck!
Crime Story
Crashing
Shining Boy and Little Randy
The Captain
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Morvern Callar
Boomerang!
Soldier Monika
We Were Soldiers
Veronica Guerin
Remember the Titans
Mutiny on the Bounty
It's All Gone Pete Tong
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
A Good Theatrical Work
Cry Freedom
Citizen X
The Wednesday Woman
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Spirit of St. Louis
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1957
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.Sink the Bismarck!
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1960
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.Crime Story
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 1993
A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.Crashing
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 2007
It sounds like a budding writer's dream: a bestselling first novel, a luxurious house in Malibu, and a trophy wife... But it all unravels when writer's block and a failed marriage send Richard McMurray out into the streets.Shining Boy and Little Randy
IMDB 4.2 | Sep , 2005
Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.The Captain
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2018
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.Sleeping Dogs Lie
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1998
In 1919 theatre owner Ambrose Small sold his business and vanished. but who , if anyone, was responsible for his disappearance?Morvern Callar
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2002
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.Boomerang!
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1947
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.Soldier Monika
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2024
Monika Donner is a transsexual elite soldier, a front figure for gender rights and an author celebrated by the political right-wing. She, who was once a he, quickly becomes a lone fighter between the ideological fronts.We Were Soldiers
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2002
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.Veronica Guerin
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 2003
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.Remember the Titans
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2000
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.Mutiny on the Bounty
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1935
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.It's All Gone Pete Tong
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2004
A comedy following the tragic life of the legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from being one of the best DJs alive, through a subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene.The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
Nombeko Mayeki is a young woman from Soweto who finds herself caught in an international whirlwind from South Africa to Sweden. A heroine born in the slums of South Africa, she rises from obscurity to become the key player in an international nuclear conspiracy, accidentally saving the Swedish monarchy and averting global catastrophe with her quick-witted resourcefulness.A Good Theatrical Work
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
Cry Freedom
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1987
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.Citizen X
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1995
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.The Wednesday Woman
IMDB 0 | May , 2000
Muriel Davidson, a successful mystery author in a vulnerable stage of her life, falls for a charismatic ex-con. As they begin to bond over their traumatic pasts, Muriel's life slowly begins to resemble one of her darker novels.