Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together.

Temporarily homeless Jarna is in the deepest trouble of his life. Debtors have come to collect old drug debts and Jarna is given 24 hours to pay up,...

From a very young age, Christian Haupt displays an uncanny knowledge of baseball and vivid memories of a past life as Lou Gehrig, the famous Yankee....

Raised in the South African township of Zamelda, Johannes 'JoJo' Radebe faced prejudice as a young boy who was captivated by dance – and...

Marissa, a 25-year-old woman, goes through an unimaginable journey trying to maintain her sense of self after becoming a victim of human trafficking...

A small-town couple with big dreams of making their family complete must persevere through infertility and tragedy.

The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.

An account of a young Palestinian woman living in the West Bank from the early 1980s up until 2003, including a period when her mother-in-law moved...

In 1950's Hollywood, a gay aspiring writer forms an intimate bond with his roommate, James Dean. Together they navigate their careers and concealed...

Tells the thrilling, heroic and unexpectedly funny story of the six women who defied the odds, the naysayers and gravity itself to become...

A biopic detailing the meteoric rise and tragic fall of legendary boxer Héctor 'Macho' Camacho.

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in...

A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical...

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the...

A behind-the-scenes perspective on counterterrorism expert Erroll Southers’ career, which shaped by decades of experiences at the highest...

Chronicles the life of Tony Volpentest, the quadruple congenital amputee who defied expectations to become one of the most accomplished Paralympic...

Based on the real-life story of British sailor Pete Goss; in the midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching...

Chronicles Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's decades-long journey of coming to know her father, beloved comedian Richard Pryor — navigating the...

The story about the life and career of Pertti 'Spede' Pasanen, it traces the iconic entertainer's most innovative phase of filmmaking. The film sheds...