Movies tagged with the "semi-autobiographical" keyword

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8 Mile (2002, Germany, USA) from $1.99
Go back to where it all started. (7 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller, De'Angelo Wilson, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning, Larry Hudson, Proof, Mike Bell, DJ Head, Michael Shannon, Chloe Greenfield,

Directors:	Curtis Hanson,

Plot Summary:
A rap version of "Saturday Night Fever." B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit's 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she's pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom's trailer; his job's a dead end, and he's just choked at the local head-to-head rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex - an aspiring model headed for New York - and a fast-talking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn't faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he's mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can B-Rabbit pull truth out of his cap?

Adaptation. (2002, USA) from $1.99
Charlie Kaufman writes the way he lives... With Great Difficulty. His Twin Brother Donald Lives t...

Genres:	Comedy \| Drama \|

Actors:	Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Bill Livingston, Brian Cox, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Greer, Jim Beaver, Litefoot, Doug Jones, Jim Tavaré, Stephen Tobolowsky, Roger Willie,

Directors:	Spike Jonze,

Plot Summary:
Frequently cynical screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has just taken on a new assignment. That is, to adapt writer Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief" into a screenplay, all of it based on the life of the eccentric John Laroche, an exotic plant collector based out of Florida. While his easygoing twin brother Donald, is writing scripts with ease, Charlie finds himself on a perpetual struggle that never seems to end.

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005, USA) from $1.99
At the end of the day, what will you hang on to? (2 more taglines...)

Genres:	Action \| Crime \| Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard, Ashley Walters, Marc John Jefferies, Viola Davis, Sullivan Walker, Serena Reeder, Bill Duke, Mpho Koaho, Russell Hornsby, Joseph Pierre,

Directors:	Jim Sheridan,

Plot Summary:
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Kid & I, The (2005, USA) from $1.99
Get a little action. (2 more taglines...)

Genres:	Comedy \|

Actors:	Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, Richard Edson, Joe Mantegna, Henry Winkler, Shannon Elizabeth, Linda Hamilton, Arielle Kebbel, Yvette Nicole Brown, Brenda Strong, Pat O'Brien, Alejandro Patino, Eric Dickerson, Branden R. Morgan, Mark Chadwick,

Directors:	Penelope Spheeris,

Plot Summary:
Bill Williams (Arnold) is a down-and-out actor who is unexpectedly hired to write a sequel a la "True Lies," the action film that made him famous more than a decade ago. When Bill learns that his co-star is Aaron Roman (Gores), a rich kid with no acting experience, what appeared to be the chance for a major comeback turns into a series of outlandish complications. As the duo embark on a journey of outrageous misadventures, the unlikely pair discover that it takes more courage to face real life challenges than it does fighting bad guys on the big screen. Although Aaron may be inexperienced in acting, his tenacious spirit, unwavering optimism and unconditional friendship turns out to be an important, enduring gift to Bill.

Purple Rain (1984, USA) from $1.99

Genres:	Drama \| Music \|

Actors:	Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III, Jerome Benton, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, Charles Huntsberry, Dez Dickerson, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie, Sandra Claire Gershman, Kim Upsher, Alan Leeds,

Directors:	Albert Magnoli,

Plot Summary:
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.

Roger & Me (1989, USA) from $1.99
The story of a rebel and his mike.

Genres:	Documentary \|

Actors:	Michael Moore, James Blanchard, James Bond, Pat Boone, Bob Eubanks, Ben Hamper, Timothy Jackson, Tom Kay, Ted Koppel, Correy Lennox, Brian MacDonald, Dan Rather, Ronald Reagan, Fred Ross, Richard Earl Sawdon,

Directors:	Michael Moore,

Plot Summary:
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Space Jam (1996, USA) from $1.99
Get ready to jam

Genres:	Adventure \| Animation \| Comedy \| Family \| Fantasy \| Sci-Fi \| Sport \|

Actors:	Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Theresa Randle, Danny DeVito, Manner Washington, Bob Bergen, Eric Gordon, Bill Farmer, Penny Bae Bridges, Brandon Hammond, June Foray, Larry Bird, Maurice LaMarche,

Directors:	Joe Pytka,

Plot Summary:
Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny & Co. want to go or not. Well armed for their size, Bugs Bunny is forced to trick them into agreeing to a competition to determine their freedom. Taking advantage of their puny and stubby legged foes, the gang selects basketball for the surest chance of winning. However, the Nerdlucks turn the tables and steal the talents of leading professional basketball stars to become massive basketball bruisers known as the Monstars. In desperation, Bugs Bunny calls on the aid of Micheal Jordan, the Babe Ruth of Basketball, to help them have a chance at winning their freedom.

Squid and the Whale, The (2005, USA) from $1.99
Joint Custody Blows.

Genres:	Comedy \| Drama \|

Actors:	Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, William Baldwin, David Benger, Anna Paquin, Molly Barton, Bo Berkman, Matthew Kaplan, Simon Kaplan, Matthew Kirsch, Daniella Markowicz, Elizabeth Meriwether, Ben Schrank,

Directors:	Noah Baumbach,

Plot Summary:
The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney's character begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, Daniels' character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.