Based on his memoir, this is the story of how mobster Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran rose up in the Mafia, becoming a hitman & friend of Teamster Jimmy Hoffa, whom he allegedly killed.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The film, based on the memoir of Solomon Northrop, is about his being kidnapped and set to hard labor as a slave on Louisiana plantations before winning his freedom after 12 years