161. The World's Fastest Indian
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Aaron Murphy, Tim Shadbolt, Annie Whittle
Plot: The life story of New Zealander, Burt Munro. In 1967, after spending years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, he packs up his bike and travels around the world to race in Utah at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Encountering obstacle after obstacle, including being denied entrance in the races, Munro defies the odds and sets a new land-speed world record.
162. Amy
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Asif Kapadia
Actors: Amy Winehouse
Plot: Documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, including never-before-seen archive footage of the musician, leading up to her tragic death due to alcohol poisoning at the young age of 27 in 2011.
163. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Junkichi Orimoto, Yasosuke Bando, Hisako Manda, Yasuaki Kurata
Plot: The life of Yukio Mishima, who committed public ritual suicide seppuku, is
presented in both the day he died, his early life and three of his short
stories brought to life. Explores Japanese nationalism, repressed
sexuality and the secrets that define our lives.
164. Skin
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anthony Fabian
Actors: Sam Neill, Sophie Okonedo, Terri Ann Eckstein, Jonathan Pienaar, Alice Krige, Danny Keogh
165. Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nicholas D. Wrathall
Actors: Gore Vidal, Joanne Woodward, Christopher Hitchens, David Mamet, Bill Maher, Jay Parini
166. The Founder
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Lee Hancock
Actors: Linda Cardellini, Michael Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Nick Offerman, Laura Dern, John Carroll Lynch
Plot: The life and times of the man behind most successful fast-food franchise on Earth, McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc.
167. The Greatest Showman
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Gracey
Actors: Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Fredric Lehne
Plot: A musical that focuses on the life of P.T. Barnum - a man who rose from nothing to create the greatest show on Earth - and delight patrons from around the world.
168. Cobain: Montage of Heck
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Brett Morgen
Actors: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic
169. Crumb
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Actors: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Robert Hughes, Martin Muller
Plot: R. Crumb was one of the pioneers of underground comix - Fritz the Cat and
Keep On Truckin' being his most well know. This documentary/biography
takes a look into the mind of this man, showcasing his artistic stylings
and musings while his family and people who knew him give their own
accounts of this distinctly unique man.
170. Kundun
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang, Tencho Gyalpo, Tenzin Topjar
Plot: Biography about the fourteenth Dalai Lama - forced to flee from Tibet after China forced its oppressive regime on his people. Fleeing to India, the Kundun has been living in exile ever since.
