In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourho...

A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own ma...

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of...

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...

The daughter of a late comic is forced to confront her fears of performing.

Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. ...

Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan va...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma...

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident...

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two ...

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppress...

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a g...