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1) Unplanned
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turns her into an anti-abortion activist.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
4) Rocketman
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
5) Elvis
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
6) Bombshell
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A group of women decides to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
8) Sully
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger faces criticism during the investigation into the crash while being hailed as a hero by the media.
9) Harriet
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
10) Green book
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the...
11) 12 years a slave
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was abducted in Washington, D.C., and forced to spend the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
13) Oppenheimer
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance....
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris. It was an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friendsb2s lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack.
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