Autobiographical

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
HDChronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.

The Inspection
HDA young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.

I... Dreaming
HDPhrases of Stephen Foster, set to music by Joel Heartling, are set to film in this autobiographical piece: a solitary female voice, occasionally joined by a chorus, sings phrases of sorrow as we watch a solitary man in shadows in ...

Crooklyn
HDSpike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.

Imaginary Crimes
HDA recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two teenage daughters on his own, and still make a dishonest living in 1950s Indiana.

Charlie's Country
HDDispleased with the intervention of whitefella laws, Charlie takes off to live the old way and sets off a chain reaction of enlightening difficulties.

Tea with Mussolini
HDAn orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.

Cider with Rosie
HDA semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
HDA decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

Cheaper by the Dozen
HDThe raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business

The Boy with the Topknot
HDOne-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.

Blinded by the Light
HDIn England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.