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"Notorious" is about the life of rapper Christopher Wallace a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. In just a few short years, The Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.

They broke everything but her spirit. They took everything but her dream. Noble is the incredible true story of a fearless Irish heroine driven by her daring vision who escapes the slums of Ireland and risks everything on the streets of Vietnam.

The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the “Everest of swims," a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.

A Northeastern University student creates Napster, a program that allows his fellow students to swap music files on the internet. He later drops out of school to launch Napster as an online business, prompting lawsuits from the Recording Industry Assn. of America, Dr. Dre and Metallica.

In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. NO MAN OF GOD is based on the true story of the strange and complicated relationship that developed between FBI agent Bill Hagmaier and an incarcerated Ted Bundy in the years leading to Bundy's execution.

Growing up in the Bronx as a boy, Kwame Onwuachi is sent to rural Nigeria by his mother to "learn respect." However, the hard-won knowledge gained in Africa is not enough to keep him from the temptation and easy money of the streets when he returns home. But through food, he breaks out of a dangerous downward spiral, embarks on a new beginning at the bottom of the culinary food chain as a chef on board a cleanup ship, before going on to train in the kitchens of some of the most acclaimed restaurants in the country and appear as a contestant on "Top Chef."

Set in the 1980s, the Coca-Cola Company perceives a threat by No. 2 rival Pepsi when they release a clever "Pepsi Challenge" marketing campaign. This leads Coke to corporate panic, even though Coke is outselling its rival 2-to-1. They release a so-called improved formula but its summarily rejected by Coke drinkers.

1940’s, Brazil- Dr. Nise da Silveira (Gloria Pires) is at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro and refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock for the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she starts a revolution through paints, dogs and love.

True story of Audie Murphy, a man who enlisted in 1942 as a 16-year-old and became one of America’s most decorated combat veterans after seeing intense action in Italy and France. He then went on to star as himself in the 1955 hit “To Hell and Back” and appeared in more than 40 other films.

Musical biopic of Nat King Cole, one of the most popular and influential musicians of all time.

In Monroe, NC, civil rights hero Robert F. Williams battles with the KKK and local, state and federal Government, which ultimately forces his exile to Cuba, where he continues to inspire the civil rights movement with his worldwide radio show, broadcasting until his signal is jammed by the US Government.

The story of the late comedian Phil Hartman (Jingle All the Way, Sinbad), who was murdered by his wife hours before she killed herself in May 1998. Hartman is best known for his eight seasons on “Saturday Night Live” as a cast member, beginning in 1986.

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betrayal and is swiftly impeached by President Videla. Police Prefect Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia del Carril, but they are forced into hiding. In the struggle with his nemesis Peluchonneau, Neruda sees an opportunity to reinvent himself. He plays with the Prefect, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse more dangerous, more intimate. In this story of persecution, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty and a literary legend.

Legendary Reggae singer Bob Marley & his wife Rita have a tempestuous marriage which includes numerous separations and affairs, the birth of four children together (Marley may have fathered as many as 22 in all, 10 are legally recognized) and a 1976 assassination attempt.

Based on the autobiography of Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia and former president of the South West African People's Organization.