Movies and TvShows featuring "original-author-as-character" theme.

Follow the Ingalls family as they navigate the challenges and joys of life in Walnut Grove, Minnesota in the late 1800s. With themes of family, love, and resilience, this iconic TV show captures the essence of life on the prairie.

Marcus Luttrell and his team are sent on a mission to capture or kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. They are ambushed and heavily outnumbered, resulting in a fight for survival. Despite their injuries, they try to flee and call for help, but face more challenges along the way. With the help of Pashtun villagers, Luttrell is eventually rescued.

Based on a true story, 3096 Days follows the harrowing ordeal of a young girl who is kidnapped and held captive for over eight years. The film explores her struggles to survive, the psychological torture she endures, and her ultimate triumph of perseverance and resilience.

Jim Carroll, a teenager aspiring to become a basketball star, spirals into the harrowing depths of drug addiction, jeopardizing his future.

The movie tells the story of Stephen Hawking, a Cambridge student who meets Jane and they fall in love. Stephen is diagnosed with a degenerative disease and decides to cut Jane off. Despite this, Jane insists on staying with him. They get married, have children, and Stephen's work gains recognition. However, Jane starts to lose her spirit and meets Jonathan, who she becomes attracted to. Jane and Stephen's relationship deteriorates, and they ultimately get a divorce. Stephen calls for Jane to accompany him in receiving a title from the Queen.

During the Gulf War, a Marine sniper named Swoff struggles with boredom and isolation as he waits for combat. He deals with the challenges of making friends and living day to day, while also grappling with suspicions of his girlfriend's infidelity. As the Marines finally see action and confront the aftermath of U.S. bombings, Swofford and his roommate Troy are given a mission to take out high-ranking officers in Saddam's Republican Guard, only to have it interrupted by an air strike. They return home to celebrate victory, but Swofford must come to terms with the effects of war.

During China's takeover of Tibet, an Austrian mountain climber becomes friends with the Dalai Lama and witnesses the challenges faced by the Tibetan people under Chinese occupation.

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

After realizing her unhappy marriage, Liz embarks on a round-the-world journey to discover herself. Through eating in Italy, praying in India, and finding love in Bali, she learns the power of self-discovery and true happiness.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, fights to prove his innocence. With the help of a young African-American boy and his mentors, they work against a racist establishment to seek exoneration.

Hunter 'Patch' Adams is determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humor and pathos.

In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Philippe's journey starts from his childhood fascination with high-wire walkers at the circus to his street performer days in Paris. After discovering the Twin Towers in New York, Philippe sets out to fulfill his dream. With the help of his team, he illegally sets up his wire and successfully completes the walk, capturing the world's attention. Despite being arrested, Philippe's story becomes worldwide news and his legacy lives on.

A young man navigates his way through basic training and his first experiences with love and sexuality in Biloxi, Mississippi during World War II.

Roots: The Next Generations is a TV mini-series that chronicles the lives of the descendants of African-American slaves after the American Civil War. The story explores themes of racial discrimination, interracial relationships, and the struggles faced by African-Americans in various historical periods.

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Garrison and his team investigate potential links to the assassination in New Orleans. Three years later, the investigation is reopened after Garrison notices inaccuracies in the Warren Commission Report. Garrison interrogates witnesses and uncovers evidence of a conspiracy involving the CIA, military-industrial complex, Cuban exiles, and the Mafia. Despite facing opposition and attacks on his character, Garrison presents evidence of multiple assassins during Clay Shaw's trial.

Julie Powell, a young writer in New York, decides to cook every recipe in Julia Child's cookbook and writes a blog about her journey. In parallel, the movie chronicles Julia Child's time in Paris as she learns French cooking and collaborates on a book. Both women face challenges and receive support from their husbands, ultimately finding success and fulfillment.

Ron Kovic, a young and patriotic boy, enlists in the Marine Corps and goes on to serve in the Vietnam War. After a series of traumatic experiences, including the accidental shooting of a fellow Marine and becoming paralyzed, Ron becomes disillusioned with the war and his country. He returns home to a society that has forgotten about its Vietnam veterans and becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist.

Toast is a 2010 movie that tells the story of Nigel, a 9-year-old boy growing up in the 1960s, who develops a passion for cooking amidst the turmoil of his family life and the challenges of adolescence. The movie explores themes of nostalgia, family relationships, and coming to terms with one's identity.

An Irish man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them. Story of Gerry Conlon, purported ringleader of the Guildford Four, a group of three Irishmen and one English woman wrongly imprisoned for the 1974 IRA bombing of a pub in Guildford, England, that left five people dead. Conlon's father Guiseppe was subsequently imprisoned along with six other Conlon relatives who became known as the Maguire Seven.

Europa Europa tells the true story of Solomon Perel, a Jewish boy who joins the Hitler Youth and must hide his identity in order to survive during World War II.