The King's Speech (2010)

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: Tom Hooper

Actors: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Robert Portal, Richard Dixon, Paul Trussell, Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Havill, Charles Armstrong, Roger Hammond, Geoffrey Rush, Calum Gittins, Jennifer Ehle, Dominic Applewhite Ben Wimsett

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Gabriele Muccino

Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer, Kevin West, George Cheung, David Michael Silverman, Domenic Bove, Geoff Callan, Joyful Raven, Scott Klace

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127 hours (2010)

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama

Director: Danny Boyle

Actors: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean Bott, Koleman Stinger, Treat Williams, John Lawrence, Kate Burton, Bailee Michelle Johnson, Parker Hadley, Clémence Poésy, Fenton Quinn, Lizzy Caplan, Peter Joshua Hull, Pieter Jan Brugge

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The Fighter (2010)

 A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport

Director: David O. Russell

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe, Jack McGee, Melissa McMeekin, Bianca Hunter, Erica McDermott, Jill Quigg, Dendrie Taylor, Kate B. O'Brien Jenna Lamia, Frank Renzulli, Paul Campbell

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Moneyball (2011)

The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport

Director: Bennett Miller

Actors: Kathryn Morris, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tammy Blanchard, Jack McGee, John Clerkin, Zachary Culbertson, Ryan McCann, Nick Searcy, Thomas W. Stewart

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The Social Network (2010)

Follows the exploits of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckenberg, Sean Parker and Eduardo Saverin as they create Facebook, which has since become the web's most popular social network.

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: David Fincher

Actors: David Selby, Chad Davis, Jeff Rosick, Christopher Khai, Cayman Grant, Eli Jane, Adrienne Rusk, Vincent Rivera, Tony DeSean, Tyler Corbin, Patrick Mapel, Dale Basescu, Jami Owen, Tia Robinson, Marcella Lentz-Pope, Andrew Garfield, Joseph Porter, Lindsay Stuart, Adina Porter, Liam Ferguson, Franco Vega, Denise Grayson, Caitlin Gerard, Kyle Fain, Brian Palermo, Toby Meuli, Alexandra Ruddy, Carrie Armstrong, John Hayden, Yoko Okumura, Calvin Dean, Riley Voelkel, Trevor Wright, Rashida Jones, Eric Naroyan, Taigtus Woods, Natalina Maggio, Malese Jow, Ben Cho, Abhi Sinha, Nikki Mata, Scott Lawrence, Matthew Barriga, Tessa Sugay, Alex Reznik, Kelley Koski, Eamon Brooks, Jayk Gallagher, Alecia Svensen, Lacey Beeman, John Getz, Joseph Mazzello, Jared Hillman, Emma Fitzpatrick, Scotty Crowe, Julianna Milton, Cherilyn Wilson, Justin Timberlake, Ian Verdun, Bryan Forrest, Hesley Harps, Mark Saul, Patrick Donahue, Annabelle Amirav, Douglas Urbanski, Bryan Barter, James Shanklin, Melanie Booth, Burke Walton, Jeff Martineau, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Eisenberg, Oliver Muirhead, Nick Smoke, Noah Baron, Paul S. Kim, Robert Dastoli, Jenifer Cononico Stream, Brenda Song Mike Ahuja, Armie Hammer, Luke Jackett, Brett A. Newton, Naina Michaud, Randy Evans, Josh Pence, Max Minghella, Pamela Roylance, Dustin Fitzsimons, Katie Watkins, Jonathan Baron, James Dastoli, Caleb Landry, Jones Crystal, Hoang Rooney, Mara Andrew Thatcher. 

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Ron Howard

Actors: Josh Lucas, Austin Pendleton, Russell Crowe, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Tanya Clarke, Paul Bettany, Victor Steinbach, Christopher Plummer, Jason Gray-Stanford, Jillie Simon, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Rapp, Vivien Cardone, Ed Harris

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