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A Complete Unknown

During a period when he is poised to become folk music's most seminal figure, young Bob Dylan embraces rock ‘n’ roll and trades his acoustic guitar for an amp and an electric guitar, and it creates a huge outcry. And it cements the status of rock music.
Location: US - New Jersey

The Chronology of Water

A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother, and a singular modern writer.

The Book of Ruth

Set in 1983, divorcée Ruth Coker Burks lives a busy life. She is devoted to her work, her six-year-old daughter Jessica, and is a devout Christian. When a handsome new neighbor turns out to be a gay New-Yorker who has fled the City and returned home after the death of his partner to AIDS, she decides to educate herself on the epidemic sweeping the country. Ruth becomes a champion and caregiver for AIDS sufferers in 1980s America.

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.

Queen of the Ring

The biopic of Mildred Burke, the first ever million dollar female athlete and champion pro-wrestler who pioneered the sport.

You Can't Win

Tells the experiences of adventurer Jack Black in the hobo underworld, freight-hopping around the Western U.S. and Canada while he explores the topics of crime, addiction, criminal justice and human folly from various viewpoints.

Anita

After allowing a gay screenwriter into her home, singer and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant is forced to confront her past as an anti-gay Christian crusader who successfully campaigned to overturn a gay rights law in Florida and whose polarizing views destroyed her show biz career in the process.

Bee Gees Project

While Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb first begin performing together in the late 1950s, much of their popularity comes after they write songs for the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever" that prolongs the popularity of disco and leads to one of the top selling albums ever. The trio's worldwide sales of over 220 million records established them as one of the biggest selling groups of all time.

Fleming

True story of the creator and writer of the James Bond franchise, and his own life experiences with womanizing and spying.

Lee

American fashion model, artist and war correspondent Elizabeth "Lee" Miller is a muse and collaborator to famous artists such as Pablo Picasso and Man Ray, an acclaimed photojournalist documenting some of the most important moments in history, a witness to wartime atrocities and one of the most glamorous women of her time.

Banking on Mr. Toad

Follows "Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame, Elsie, and their young son Alastair, who struggled with health problems, many of which could not be properly treated at the time. The family’s troubles are eased by the “Wind in the Willows” and its success.

Unstoppable

Despite being born with one leg to a single-parent family on the wrong side of the tracks, Anthony Robles overcomes every obstacle to become an undefeated collegiate wrestling star, three-time All-American, 2011 NCAA National Champion, two-time ESPY Award winner and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee.

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