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Budget. $1.6 million [1] Box office. $13.9 million [2] Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at ...
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is based on the best-selling 2006 memoir of the same name ...
Spare Parts is a 2015 drama film directed by Sean McNamara and produced by David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Leslie Kolins Small, George Lopez, and Ben Odell.It is based on the Wired magazine article "La Vida Robot" (Robot Life) by Joshua Davis, about the true story of a group of students from a mainly Latino high school, who won first place over M.I.T. in the 2004 MATE ROV competition.
Many of us would love to play our favourite book character in a film or on TV - but Emily Carey has managed to live the dream. The 21-year-old is the star of teen drama Geek Girl, an adaptation of ...
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940) List of 1940s films based on actual events; List of 1950s films based on actual events
Break Every Chain (film) Break Every Chain. (film) Break Every Chain is a 2021 American Christian biographical drama film directed and co-written by Tim Searfoss and based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Jonathan Hickory. The film stars Ignacyo Matynia as Hickory, along with Dean Cain and Krystian Leonard. [1]
Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports comedy-drama film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin.The screenplay, written by Gregory Allen Howard, is loosely based on the true story of coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School) football team in Alexandria ...
Royal Feast ( Chinese: 尚食; pinyin: Shàng Shí) is a historical costume drama series directed by Wang Wei and Bai Yunmo, starring Xu Kai, Wu Jinyan and Wang Churan in main roles. The drama tells the inspirational emotional story of Yao Zijin, a girl who was selected as the - maid of the Shangshi Bureau, during the Yongle period in the Ming ...