Whitewashing Biopics
by krakanova | created - 28 Jul 2018 | updated - 19 Jan 2020 | PublicWhere's the real story? Bleached biographical films that show nothing
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1. Chaplin (1992)
PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw
Votes: 62,251 | Gross: $9.49M
6/10 Poor Robert Downey Jr is trying to make it in Hollywood and succeeds in films and short films AND has 3 to 7 wives. Nothing is to be learned here. Jews got it bad in Hollywood? If only his last relationship worked? This calls for a tear to roll down your cheek
2. Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Votes: 265,900 | Gross: $119.52M
6/10 What's the story behind the Ring of Fire? Where's other musicians? Where's drug use? And why did this come out directly after Johnny Cash's death?
3. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 987,350 | Gross: $170.74M
8/10 That guy was an ass.hole. He invented pre-emptive striking versus other nations for the pentagon (or military). Not believing the love story but still an 8/10 film
4. Hitchcock (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston
Votes: 79,234 | Gross: $6.01M
6/10 Forgettable and dull telling of an interesting and particular director. Watch The Girl (2012) with Toby Jones. It focuses on one film, one girl and his rejected relationship with the actress in The Birds (1963)
5. Bombshell (I) (2019)
R | 109 min | Biography, Drama
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow
Votes: 126,947
6/10
Didn't learn much. Not provocative. Not sensationalist. Not very revealing but tame.
They use real names and the film revolves around target, Roger Ailes
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