Being the Ricardos

6.5

2021

132 mins

DramaHistory

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Valentino

Year : 1977Rating : ⭐ 5.8

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Blonde

Year : 2022Rating : ⭐ 5.9

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

Blaze

Year : 2018Rating : ⭐ 6.3

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.

Marshall

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.3

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.

Ferrari

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 6.4

Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.

Oslo

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.6

The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

House of Gucci

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.6

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately… murder.

Adventures of a Mathematician

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.1

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

Where the Truth Lies

Year : 2005Rating : ⭐ 6.2

An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.

Effie Gray

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 6.0

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

Shirley

Year : 2020Rating : ⭐ 6.1

A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

Nickel Boys

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 6.6

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Oranges and Sunshine

Year : 2010Rating : ⭐ 6.9

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Life

Year : 2015Rating : ⭐ 6.0

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Year : 2005Rating : ⭐ 7.1

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Year : 1988Rating : ⭐ 6.9

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

Redbelt

Year : 2008Rating : ⭐ 6.4

Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action star from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight.

The Smashing Machine

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 6.4

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

12 Years a Slave

Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 7.9

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

De-Lovely

Year : 2004Rating : ⭐ 6.1

From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thomas were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century.