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The Dive

A biopic of Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and his wife, Audrey Mestre, two world record setters in the sport of "freediving"—diving as deep as possible on one breath and without any scuba equipment. Mestre died in 2002 while trying to break her record of 557.7 feet.

The Survivor

The Survivor is based on the incredible true story of Harry Haft, who, after being sent to Auschwitz, survives not only the unspeakable horrors of the camp, but the gladiatorial boxing spectacle he is forced to perform with his fellow prisoners for the amusement of his captors. Unbeknownst to those who try to destroy him, Haft is driven by the most important reason any man has to survive, a quest to reunite with the woman he loves. After a daring escape, he makes his way to New York, where he succeeds in using his boxing skills to establish a name for himself in the hopes of finding his one true love. His indomitable spirit lands him in the ring with boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as he fights to make sense of his past and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.

The Ends of the Earth

Based on a true story about the controversial love affair between an oil baron and his adopted daughter destroys the empire they built together.

The Smashing Machine

Mark Kerr is born in Toledo, Ohio. From early childhood, he dreams of being in the World Wrestling Federation and holds mock fights with his younger siblings in the back yard. He comes a high school state champion wrestling for Toledo Waite. Later Kerr becomes known as The Smashing Machine, The Titan and The Specimen — and is a two-time UFC heavyweight champ, and is widely regarded as the best fighter in the world during his MMA career.

The Owl in Daylight

Life story of science fiction author Philip K. Dick, which will interweave with his fiction and incorporate elements of his last unfinished novel, "The Owl in Daylight."

Trapped! The Story of F...

In 1925, a Kentucky farmer attracts national attention after becoming trapped in a cave. Although volunteers are able to reach him, they cannot get him out. A massive rescue effort continues for two weeks, attracting thousands of spectators, the National Guard and journalists from across the country. A cub reporter for the "Louisville Courier-Journal" ventures into the cave and conducts a series of face-to-face interviews with Collins.

The Fall of the House o...

Mississippi native Dickie Scruggs becomes among the most successful plaintiffs' lawyers in America by winning cases against tobacco and asbestos industries. As a result, he develops a huge appetite for the high life, culminating in his guilty plea in a conspiracy to bribe a state judge.

Triumph

Set against the backdrop of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the story of how the son of an Alabama sharecropper shattered Adolf Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy by winning a record four gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump and the 400-meter relay.

The Devil in the Kitchen

Marco Pierre White has a tumultuous childhood upbringing before becoming a rock star chef in 1980s London.

The Girl with the Curls

A tale of forbidden love set against the rise of American cinema. At the turn of the century, Mary Pickford becomes the first businesswoman in Hollywood, having founded United Artists. Swept off her feet by the swashbuckling actor Douglas Fairbanks, the very first media-scrutinized love affair in Hollywood ensues, and they are faced with the danger of the masses’ public adoration.

The Watergate Girl

Set against Watergate, the story of the only woman on the team that prosecutes the highest-ranking White House officials.

The White Mouse

During World War II, Australian Nancy Wake, nicknamed "The White Mouse," works with the French Resistance to save downed Allied airmen in France and later becomes Australia's most decorated servicewoman.

The Beautiful and the D...

The story centers on the romance between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayme, Jazz Age icons whose courtship and marriage was riddled with jealousy and acrimony. Fitzgerald used their relationship as material for h is novels, and Sayre, who ended up being admitted to a sanitarium, did the same.

The Great Pretender

Based on the autobiography of London-based music promoter Roy Tempest, who organized UK tours in the 1960s for some of America’s biggest soul acts – even though the acts were fakes.

The Green Blade Rises

Abraham Lincoln's character is shaped by the hardships and tragedy of his youth, as well as the two women who guided him on the path to becoming one of the most influential Presidents in United States history

The Lady and the Panda

Follows Ruth Harkness, a 1930s New York socialite who unexpectedly takes over her late husband's expedition and becomes the first person ever to bring a live giant panda out of China and to the world's attention.