19 Best Fantasia Biography Movie ...

19 Best Fantasia Biography Movie ...

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1. Selena (1997)

2h 7m Music Drama History

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

2. Miracle Run (2004)

1h 27m Drama TV Movie

Single mom Corrine discovers that her twins are autistic. She refuses to give up on their potential, even though it seems that the rest of the world has turned its back on them. Thanks to this incredible mother's support, her boys accomplish the unimaginable.

3. B-Girl (2009)

1h 24m Crime Drama Music

A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of underground hip hop.

4. Won't Back Down (2012)

2h 1m Drama

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.

5. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)

6. Brave New Girl (2004)

2h Drama Music Family

Holly has everything it takes to be a star; the voice, the dream and the dedication, but she lacks the means to break away from her humble Texas upbringing. Then she gets the chance to attend an art and music school on the East coast and her future suddenly looks bright. But the road to stardom is a bumpy one.

7. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

2h 5m Drama Music

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

8. Pregnancy Pact (2010)

1h 27m Drama TV Movie

Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.

9. La Bamba (1987)

1h 48m Drama Music

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.

10. Imperial Dreams (2014)

11. One Chance (2013)

1h 43m Drama Comedy Music

This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

12. Bessie (2015)

1h 47m Drama Music TV Movie

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

13. Janie Jones (2010)

14. Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011)

1h 27m Drama

A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.

15. Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story (2013)

1h 44m TV Movie Drama

TLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, turmoil and tragedy, TLC left an indelible stamp of female empowerment that changed the face of the music industry forever.

16. To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)

17. Lifted (2010)

1h 48m Drama Family

The chance to shine in a singing competition offers much-needed hope for a Southern middle-schooler who's drowning in worries, from bullies in the halls to turmoil at home -- and the news that his reservist father has been called back to Afghanistan.

18. How She Move (2007)

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