Movies: Based on memoir or autobiography
- 1957
Muhō Ichidai (1957)
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The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period....
- 1985
Cloudbusting (1985)
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Shows William Reich and his young son Peter on top of a hill trying to make his cloudbusting machine work. Reich leaves Peter on the machine and returns to his lab. In flashback, he remembers several times he and Peter enjoyed together as Reich worke...
- 1969
Finally Home (1969)
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Raised in the South African township of Zamelda, Johannes 'JoJo' Radebe faced prejudice as a young boy who was captivated by dance – and Barbies… rather than football and rugby, as was the norm among his peers. With the support of his mother, sister,...
- 2018
Rocco Chinnici: May Your Kiss Lie Lightly On My Head (2018)
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An Italian magistrate leads a crusade against organized crime which ultimately costs him his life in this biopic told through his daughter's eyes....
- 1969
Untitled George Clinton Biopic (1969)
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Based on Clinton’s memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?, it is the untold story of influential pioneer of funk and his tumultuous journey to founding musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic. Known for their outla...
- 1969
Born a Crime (1969)
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Film adaptation of the eponymous memoir by Trevor Noah....
- 1969
Not Fade Away (1969)
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A woman born with a rare genetic mutation which caused her to lose her sight and hearing over time, beat the odds and expectations of her prognosis. Based on the memoir "Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found", written by Rebecca Alexander...
- 2015
The C-Word (2015)
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The C Word is an adaptation of Lisa Lynch's inspiring and candid book, based on her blog, about her battle with cancer....
- 1969
Fearless: The Adam Brown Story (1969)
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Adam Brown overcomes his addictions and trains to become an elite member of the SEAL Team Six....
- 1982
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982)
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An adult Ralphie Parker narrates several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town....
- 2023
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre (2023)
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- 2025
Sod and Stubble (2025)
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The adventures and adversities of a family pioneering on the plains of Kansas. Based on the best-selling biography by John Ise....
- 2023
Speak Sunlight (2023)
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Set majorly Pamplona in 1965, follows the life of American writer Alan Jolis as he awakes to a vivid sensual world and grows up emotionally....
- 1969
Untitled Evan Gershkovich Biopic (1969)
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Chronicles the harrowing year the Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich spent in a Russian prison on fabricated espionage charges after being arrested by the Federal Security Service....
- 1969
Jesus Land (1969)
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Tells the true story of Julia and her adopted Black brother David, who struggle to navigate their tumultuous childhood in a harsh Christian Fundamentalist home amid the bigotry of ’80s rural Indiana. When the teens rebel against their abusive parents...
- 2008
Behind the Walls (2008)
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A young runaway rejects society's condemnation and dares to fulfill his dreams. France, 1930s. 14-year-old orphan Yves Tréguier sees the world through the bars of "educational homes" where he is raised in conditions worthy of a penal colony, and drea...
- 1957
Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957)
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Drama about an impoverished family, a widowed mother and her two sons, trying to get by....
- 1969
Four. (1969)
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A small-town couple with big dreams of making their family complete must persevere through infertility and tragedy....
- 2025
Laterna Magica (2025)
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A film by Séverine Barde, adapted from Dorian Rossel's play, based on Ingmar Bergman's fictional autobiography. A powerful self-portrait, at the crossroads of theater and cinema, from the collection De la scène à l'écran....
- 1969
Strong Hearts Have Scars (1969)
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The true story of a teenager who became a world sensation, a love story with a broken heart, laughter, love, hope and tragedy, learning to live when time is of the essence and learning to love when you have to say goodbye....