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* ''Molokai: The Father Damien Story'': ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien Father Damien]] /[[spoiler: [[{{Understatement}} a lot of Struggles]], Success followed closely by Death]]

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* ''Molokai: The Father Damien Story'': ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien Father Damien]] /[[spoiler: [[{{Understatement}} /[[spoiler: a lot of Struggles]], Struggles, Success followed closely by Death]]
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* ''Beginners'' (Mike Mills/[[spoiler:Growing Up/Father's Death]])
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* ''MalcomX'' (Malcom X / [[spoiler:Death and martyrdom]])

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* ''MalcomX'' (Malcom ''MalcolmX'' (Malcolm X / [[spoiler:Death and martyrdom]])
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* ''MalcomX'' (Malcom X / [[spoiler:Death and martyrdom]])
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* ''MagicBeyondWordsTheJKRowlingStory'' (JKRowling /[[spoiler:Greatest Triumph]])
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A rich source of OscarBait. Compare RomanAClef.

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A rich source of OscarBait. Compare RomanAClef.
RomanAClef. Expect many to exhibit {{Mononymous Biopic Title}}s.
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* ''MenOfHonor'' (Carl Brashear /[[spoiler: His military career]])
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->''"This simple formula rarely fails. Pick a deceased (or soon to be deceased) musician, artist or mathematician, make sure they're the sort of person the New York media could conceivably refer to as brilliant, insert a big name actor (or Gary Busey) to play the role; watch movie critics and audiences far and wide go apeshit."''

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->''"This simple formula rarely fails. Pick a deceased (or soon to be deceased) musician, artist or mathematician, make sure they're the sort of person the New York media could conceivably refer to as brilliant, insert a big name actor (or ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg or Gary Busey) Busey]]) to play the role; watch movie critics and audiences far and wide go apeshit."''
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* ''TheRedBaron'' (Baron Von Richthofen /Success/[[spoiler:Death]])

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* ''TheRedBaron'' ''Film/TheRedBaron'' (Baron Von Richthofen /Success/[[spoiler:Death]])
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* ''RagingBull'' (Jake LaMotta/[[spoiler:Growing Up/Downfall]])
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* ''Nowhere Boy'' (John Lennon /[[spoiler: Early life]])
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* ''I'm Not There'' (BobDylan /[[spoiler: Growing Up ''or'' Downfall]])

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* ''I'm Not There'' ''ImNotThere'' (BobDylan /[[spoiler: Growing Up ''or'' Downfall]])
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* ''AmazingGrace'' (William Wilberforce / [[spoiler:Greatest Triumph]])
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Music of the Heart

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* ''MusicOfTheHeart'' (music educator Roberta Guaspari/Harlem Violin Program)
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* ''Molokai: The Father Damien Story'': ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien Father Damien]] /[[spoiler: [[{{Understatement}} a lot of Struggles]], Success followed closely by Death]]
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24 Hour Party People is NOT a Biopic about Tony Wilson but a piece about the rise and fall of the Madchester music and rave scene. Tony Wilson, at one point in the movie, even tells us that the story isn't about him.


* ''24 Hour Party People''. (Tony Wilson /[[spoiler:Downfall]])
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* {{''Elizabeth''}} (Queen Elizabeth /[[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]])

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* {{''Elizabeth''}} ''{{Elizabeth}}'' (Queen Elizabeth /[[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]])



* {{''Gandhi''}} (Mohandas Gandhi/[[spoiler:Death]])

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* {{''Gandhi''}} ''{{Gandhi}}'' (Mohandas Gandhi/[[spoiler:Death]])



* {{''Milk''}} (Harvey Milk /[[spoiler: Death]])

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* {{''Milk''}} ''{{Milk}}'' (Harvey Milk /[[spoiler: Death]])
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* ''Elizabeth'' (Queen Elizabeth /[[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]])

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* ''Elizabeth'' {{''Elizabeth''}} (Queen Elizabeth /[[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]])



* ''Gandhi'' (Mohandas Gandhi/[[spoiler:Death]])

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* ''Gandhi'' {{''Gandhi''}} (Mohandas Gandhi/[[spoiler:Death]])



* ''Milk'' (Harvey Milk /[[spoiler: Death]])

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* ''Milk'' {{''Milk''}} (Harvey Milk /[[spoiler: Death]])
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* ''24 Hour Party People''. (Tony Wilson /[[spoiler: Downfall]])

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* ''24 Hour Party People''. (Tony Wilson /[[spoiler: Downfall]])/[[spoiler:Downfall]])



* ''Marie Antoinette'' (MarieAntoinette /[[spoiler:early life, AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, downfall]])

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* ''Marie Antoinette'' (MarieAntoinette /[[spoiler:early /[[spoiler:Early life, AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, downfall]])
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* ''Marie Antoinette'' (MarieAntoinette /[[spoiler:early life, AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, downfall)

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* ''Marie Antoinette'' (MarieAntoinette /[[spoiler:early life, AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, downfall)downfall]])
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* ''Marie Antoinette'' (MarieAntoinette /[[spoiler:early life, AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, downfall)
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* ''Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll'' (Ian Dury)
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* ''AlmostFamous'' (Cameron Crowe (via expy) /[[spoiler:Early life and success]])
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: A side effect of the HistoricalHeroUpgrade in particular, but pops up in nearly all of them to varying degrees.
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* ''Downfall'' (Adolf Hitler /[[spoiler: Downfall (obviously)/Death]])

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* ''Downfall'' (Adolf Hitler ''{{Downfall}}'' (AdolfHitler /[[spoiler: Downfall (obviously)/Death]])
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* ''Spartacus'' (Spartacus /[[spoiler: Early life/Coming into power/Success/Failure/Death]])

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* ''Spartacus'' ''{{Spartacus}}'' (Spartacus /[[spoiler: Early life/Coming into power/Success/Failure/Death]])

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* ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford''. (Robert Ford /[[spoiler: Death]])
* ''The Aviator'' (Howard Hughes /[[spoiler:Greatest Triumph ''and'' Downfall]])
* ''Beyond The Sea'' {Bobby Darin/[[spoiler:Early Life, Success]]

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* ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford''.''TheAssassinationOfJesseJamesByTheCowardRobertFord''. (Robert Ford /[[spoiler: Death]])
* ''The Aviator'' ''TheAviator'' (Howard Hughes /[[spoiler:Greatest Triumph ''and'' Downfall]])
* ''Beyond The Sea'' ''BeyondTheSea'' {Bobby Darin/[[spoiler:Early Life, Success]]



* ''Coco Before Chanel'' (Coco Chanel /[[spoiler: Early Life (obviously)/Success]])

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* ''Coco Before Chanel'' ''CocoBeforeChanel'' (Coco Chanel /[[spoiler: Early Life (obviously)/Success]])



* ''TheGlennMillerStory'' (Glenn Miller/[[spoiler:Success/Death]])



* ''The Last Emperor'' (Pu Yi /[[spoiler: Early/middle life and downfall]])

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* ''The Last Emperor'' ''TheLastEmperor'' (Pu Yi /[[spoiler: Early/middle life and downfall]])



* ''Man on the Moon'' (Andy Kaufman /[[spoiler:Death]])

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* ''Man on the Moon'' ''ManOnTheMoon'' (Andy Kaufman /[[spoiler:Death]])



* ''The Passion of the Christ'' ({{Jesus}} Christ /[[spoiler: Death]])

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* ''The Passion of the Christ'' ''ThePassionOfTheChrist'' ({{Jesus}} Christ /[[spoiler: Death]])
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* ''Temple Grandin'' (Temple Grandin / [[spoiler: Early Life, Triumph/Success -- LA Times review: "It's rare that triumph includes the word 'slaughterhouse'."]])

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* ''Temple Grandin'' ''TempleGrandin'' (Temple Grandin / [[spoiler: Early Life, Triumph/Success -- LA Times review: "It's rare that triumph includes the word 'slaughterhouse'."]])
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* ''TheRedBaron'' (Baron Von Richthofen /Success/[[spoiler:Death]])
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* ''La vie en Rose'' (Edith Piaf /[[spoiler: Death]]

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* ''La vie en Rose'' (Edith Piaf /[[spoiler: Death]]Death]])

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