Genre "Biography [feature]" Movies
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| 1. A Beautiful Mind (year: 2001) |
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The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell Crowe stars ...
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| 2. Abraham (year: undefined) |
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| 3. Against the Ropes (year: 2004) |
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Charles S. Dutton's feature-length directorial debut Against the Ropes is based on the real-life story of Jackie Kallen, a Jewish woman from Detroit w ...
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| 4. Ali (year: 2001) |
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Notoriously obsessive director Michael Mann and star Will Smith devoted nearly two years and over 100 million dollars from the coffers of Columbia Pic ...
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| 5. Amadeus (year: 1984) |
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For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech ...
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| 6. American Splendor (year: 2003) |
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The documentary directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman makes their narrative feature debut with the biographical comedy drama Amer ...
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| 7. Andrei Rublev (year: 1966) |
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Widely recognized as a masterpiece, Andrei Tarkovsky's 205-minute medieval epic, based on the life of the Russian monk and icon painter, was not seen ...
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| 8. Antwone Fisher (year: 2002) |
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The directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real-life Antwone F ...
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| 9. Backbeat (year: 1994) |
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The Beatles' early days as a struggling bar band are depicted in this fact-based drama, which tells the little-known story of original member Stuart S ...
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| 10. Basquiat (year: 1996) |
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Andy Warhol was a phenomenon who warrants a lot of explaining: a completely colorless mega-star celebrity, and a kind of LaBrea Tarpit for a vivid and ...
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| 11. Becoming Jane (year: 2007) |
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Events from the life of the author Jane Austen inspired this romantic historical drama, which speculates of a romance that may have had a significant ...
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| 12. Bernard and Doris (year: 2007) |
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Director Bob Balaban's fictional drama presents a speculative exploration of the relationship shared between wealthy tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Susan ...
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| 13. Beyond the Sea (year: 2004) |
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Kevin Spacey serves as both director and star for this biopic based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Bobby Darin, which moves back and ...
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| 14. Buddy (year: 1997) |
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| 15. Bugsy (year: 1991) |
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Bugsy is a character study of mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel wrapped up in a gangster movie. Siegel (Warren Beatty in a flashy performance) ...
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| 16. Bunuel Y La Mesa Del Rey Salomon (year: 2001) |
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Noted Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura follows up on his 1999 opus Goya with this wild and woolly reimagining of a 1930s adventure serial from the mind ...
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| 17. Caligula (year: 1979) |
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This lavish big-budget epic was the pinnacle of a uniquely Italian subgenre, the historical hardcore gore/porn extravaganza. The star-studded cast, pe ...
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| 18. Camille Claudel (year: 1988) |
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The troubled life of French sculptor Camille Claudel and her long relationship with legendary sculptor Auguste Rodin are portrayed in this passionate ...
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| 19. Capote (year: 2005) |
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The creation of one of the most memorable books of the 1960s — and the impact the writing and research would have on its author — ...
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| 20. Cleopatra (year: 1963) |
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In 1963, this colossal and opulent $60 million spectacular was epic in every sense of the word — an epic investment, an epic in the annals o ...
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| 21. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (year: 2002) |
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Chuck Barris is best known to most Americans as the guy who used to host The Gong Show. He was also the creator and producer of The Dating Game, The N ...
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| 22. Control (year: 2007) |
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Prolific music-video helmer and award-winning photographer Anton Corbijn makes his feature directorial debut with this biographical drama concerning t ...
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| 23. Conversations With God (year: 2006) |
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An unemployed homeless man who once turned to God for the answers to life's problems decides to share the information he received with the rest of the ...
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| 24. Cromwell (year: 1970) |
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This biography of Oliver Cromwell recalls the political and religious struggles of 17th century England. Cromwell (Richard Harris) is the Anglican rel ...
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| 25. Da Capo (year: 1985) |
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Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not ...
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| 26. Dahmer (year: 2002) |
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A low-key glimpse into the life and crimes of one of history's most notorious serial killers, Dahmer doesn't concern itself with the gruesome nature o ...
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| 27. Dangerous Beauty (year: 1998) |
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Marshall Herskovitz directed this look at life in 16th-century Venice, based on Margaret Rosenthal's 1994 book The Honest Courtesan. Positioned outsid ...
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| 28. Deranged (year: 1974) |
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Unlike its contemporary The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and predecessor Psycho — both of which were very loosely based on the gruesome antics of ...
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| 29. Doomsday Gun (year: 1994) |
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This HBO docudrama tells the real-life story of Dr. Gerald Bull (Frank Langella), a genius weapons designer whose services were used by the CIA for so ...
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| 30. Druids (year: 2001) |
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The life of the fabled Gallic leader Vercingetorix is brought to the screen in this epic international production. Young Vercingetorix came of age in ...
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| 31. Ed Wood (year: 1994) |
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Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The ...
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| 32. El Cantante (year: 2006) |
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Pop icon Marc Anthony steps into the role of Salsa superstar Hector Lavoe in this biopic that follows the singer from his early career success as a Pu ...
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| 33. El Greco (year: 2007) |
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As directed by Greek filmmaker Iannis Smaragdis and co-adapted by Smaragdis and Jackie Pavlenko from Dmitris Siatopoulos's heavily-fictionalized biogr ...
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| 34. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (year: 2007) |
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Actress Cate Blanchett returns to her Oscar-nominated role and director Shekhar Kapur steps back into the director's chair for this belated sequel to ...
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| 35. Elvis (year: 1979) |
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| 36. Evita (year: 1996) |
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Evita is based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Actually, the film is more of an opera, with only short moments devoted to dialogue ...
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| 37. Faith of My Fathers (year: 2005) |
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Faith of My Fathers tells the story of the young John McCain (Shawn Hatosy). The film charts McCain's early home life with his father, Admiral Jack Mc ...
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| 38. Finding Neverland (year: 2004) |
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Following up his critically acclaimed Monster's Ball, director Marc Forster took on this biography of playwright James Matthew Barrie, the scribe who ...
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| 39. Frida (year: 2002) |
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After being attached to a number of actors, directors, and producers, this long-gestating biography of one of Mexico's most prominent, iconoclastic pa ...
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| 40. Gandhi (year: 1982) |
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It was Richard Attenborough's lifelong dream to bring the life story of Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi to the screen. When it fi ...
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| 41. Geronimo (year: 1962) |
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In the saga of Hollywood's slow, slow maturation in the depiction of Native Americans, Geronimo highlights an early '60s turning point — his ...
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| 42. Girl With a Pearl Earring (year: 2003) |
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The subject of one of Johannes Vermeer's most enduring portraits becomes the focus of this biographical period piece from director Peter Webber. Girl ...
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| 43. Hannibal (year: 1960) |
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| 44. Heart Like a Wheel (year: 1983) |
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Heart Like a Wheel stars Bonnie Bedelia as real-life racing champion Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney. Overcoming sexist hurdles, Shirley works h ...
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| 45. Hilary and Jackie (year: 1998) |
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Perhaps inspired by the success of biopics like Shine and Amadeus, this film based on a true story — and a book (entitled A Genius in the Fa ...
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| 46. I'm Not There (year: 2007) |
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Director Todd Haynes's unconventional biopic of the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan features different actors playing the part of the Minnesota ...
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| 47. Infamous (year: 2006) |
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Douglas McGrath's Infamous represents the second major biopic about the avant-garde belletrist Truman Capote to be released within a year. It thus tel ...
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| 48. Iron Jawed Angels (year: 2004) |
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German filmmaker Katja von Garnier directs the HBO original movie Iron Jawed Angels, inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank p ...
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| 49. Jarhead (year: 2005) |
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A young man gets a crash course in the madness of war in this fact-based drama from director Sam Mendes. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyll ...
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| 50. Kinsey (year: 2004) |
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Alfred Kinsey was an entomologist who taught at Indiana University and had a keen interest in an area of human behavior that had seen little scholarly ...
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