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Tag: semi autobiographical

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

  • Liberty Heights

    This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben’s brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.

  • Joe the King

    A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s hands, harsher abuse at his father’s, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.

  • In America

    A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

  • 8 Mile

    For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit’s vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice – and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

  • Autograph

    Senthil, an advertising executive, decides to invite his old friends to his wedding. His past is unraveled as he sets out on a journey to meet his old friends and lovers.

  • Against the Ropes

    A fictional story inspired by North America’s most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.

  • Before Sunset

    Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.

  • Get Rich or Die Tryin’

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

  • The Squid and the Whale

    Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents’ divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.