"Are you now or have you ever been..."
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
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The people behind it
Bryan Cranston
Dalton Trumbo
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Virgil Brooks
Louis C.K.
Arlen Hird
David James Elliott
John Wayne
Elle Fanning
Niki Trumbo
John Goodman
Frank King
Diane Lane
Cleo Trumbo
Michael Stuhlbarg
Edward G. Robinson
Alan Tudyk
Ian McLellan Hunter
Helen Mirren
Hedda Hopper
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Historical drama depicting the events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary.
Biopic about the life of Kitazawa Rakuten, who laid the foundation for the Japanese manga industry.
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A team of girls go on a killing spree across the country.
A duke has deposed Prince Mauritz's father, so Mauritz spends his time in affairs with a countess, the duke's wife and a gypsy girl Adrienne. Years later she is a famous actress in a play resembling the sad story of their earlier relationship. He falls in love with her again. The jealous duchess and the duke arrange to have him shot by firing squad but revolutionaries save him and make him King.
Ned Kendall is asked to return to the remote and isolated family home by his sister, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. Ned also brings his young aspiring actress fiancee who struggles with the isolation. When home he starts having memories of his childhood many involving his beautiful twin sister and his older brother. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
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A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for movie careers.
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A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.
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In 1904, the Kazakh wrestler Hajja Mukan, inspired by the successes of the Russian hero Ivan Poddubny, the world champion in French wrestling, decided to perform on the big stage.
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Albi initially only admired Shella from afar. Over time, their relationship developed, with Albi becoming a figure who was always there for Shella, especially when Shella discovered a lump in her stomach which turned out to be a cyst, and was later diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Their love was tested by increasingly serious illnesses, but Albi never gave up. Even in the most difficult times, he chose to marry Shella, showing that true love can survive the toughest storms.
A chronicle of the unexpected but close friendship between introverted Dutch journalist Jan Brokken and extravagant Russian concert pianist Youri Egorov.
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
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Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
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