20 best movies like J.T. LeRoy (2019)

List of the best movies like J.T. LeRoy (2019): Mrs Wilson, Stan & Ollie, The Imposter, All the Money in the World, The Danish Girl, Driven, Churchill's Secret, Victoria & Abdul, Lords of Chaos, Infamous.

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Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, detective, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:40

After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
Duration01:37

With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, documentary, crime, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:39

It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
CountryUSA, Italy, United Kingdom, China
Duration02:08

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Duration02:35

    When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Puerto Rico

    FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
    Duration02:45

    Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, crime, music, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, USA, Hungary
    Duration02:16

    A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
    Duration02:05

    Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration01:38

    A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:38

      Hitchcock follows the relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the making of his most famous film "Psycho" - and the trials and tribulations the director faced from Hollywood censors.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:05

      Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:46

        The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, biography
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:40

        A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
        Duration02:11

        In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:31

          Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:28

          King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, military, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:34

          One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, crime, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:54

          A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryItaly
          Duration02:23

          A luminously beautiful biopic of the celebrated eighteenth-century Italian poet, essayist and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verse whilst struggling with a debilitating illness.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
          Duration01:58

          The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Germany
          Duration02:17

          In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:29

          Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:16

          The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Morocco
          Duration03:10

          A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:14

          The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genredrama, family
          CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada
          Duration02:15

          The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:52

          The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, drama, biography, sport
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
          Duration02:28

          Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:22

          Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:19

          A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:20

          The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genremelodrama, drama, detective, military, biography, history
          CountryIsrael, USA

          The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryKenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
          Duration01:50

          A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:15

          The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes' memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, military, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:36

          April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history: the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln. From Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, and narrated by Tom Hanks, National Geographic Channel's first ever docudrama, Killing Lincoln, based on the New York Times bestseller, combines re-creations with historical insight in a thrilling chronicle of the final days of President Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

            A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrethriller, drama, biography
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:00

            As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genredrama, biography, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration02:31

            A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

            In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison. Making his directorial debut, Jon Stewart tells the tale of Bahari's months-long imprisonment and interrogation in this powerful and affecting docudrama featuring a potent and performance by Gael García Bernal recounting Bahari's efforts to maintain his hope and his sanity in the face of isolation and persecution-through memories of his family, recollections of the music he loves, and thoughts of his wife and unborn child.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genremelodrama, drama, biography
            CountryFrance
            Duration02:04

            Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and carving in a style close to the primitive art specific to the island. During his two-year stay the artist will experience poverty, cardiac problems and other displeasures but also happiness in the arms of Tehura, a beautiful young native girl.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
            Duration02:01

            Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genredrama, biography, sport
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:06

              The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:48

              Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

              Markimdb: 6
              Genredrama, music, biography
              CountryUSA

              The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.

              Markimdb: 6
              Genredrama, biography, history
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:27

              Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald from the winter 1959-1960 to those fatal days in Dallas in November 1963, when they both died within two days after each other and were buried on the same day - John F. Kennedy in a state funeral in Washington D.C., broadcast live both to Europe and the Pacific, while Oswald was buried in Forth Worth at a small funeral where the attending reporters were asked to act as pallbearers.




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