Best Biography movies

Actors : Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn, Liam Neeson, Diane Lane,
Directors : Peter Landesman,

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

Actors : Julie Andrews, Eleanor Parker, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn,
Directors : Robert Wise,

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

Actors : Scott MacDonald, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black,
Directors : Sam Mendes,

A psychological study of operations desert shield and desert storm during the gulf war; through the eyes of a U.S marine sniper who struggles to cope with the possibility his girlfriend may be cheating on him back home.

Actors : John Getz, Stephen Dorff, Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao,

Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.

Actors : Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper,
Directors : Saul Dibb,

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Actors : Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Marina Gatell, Matthew McNulty,
Directors : Paul Morrison,

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

Actors : Cécile De France, Vincent Cassel, Gilles Lellouche, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Jean-François Richet,

The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N°1.

Actors : Neels van Jaarsveld, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman,
Directors : Steven Silver,

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Actors : Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Alfred Munyua, Tony Kgoroge,
Directors : Justin Chadwick,

The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

Actors : Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Jin Zhang,
Directors : Kar-Wai Wong,

The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.

Actors : Michael Rapaport, Elisabeth Moss, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Philippe Falardeau,

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

Actors : Marcel Ruiz, Sarah Constible, Dennis Haysbert, Topher Grace,
Directors : Roxann Dawson,

When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.

Actors : Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Redford,
Directors : George Roy Hill,

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.

Actors : Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe, Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington,
Directors : Richard Attenborough,

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.

Actors : Danny DeVito, Gerry Becker, Greyson Erik Pendry, Jim Carrey,
Directors : Milos Forman,

The life and career of a legendary comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Actors : Paul Kaye, Hugh Bonneville, Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Jo Hartley,
Directors : Chris Foggin,

Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; 'Bank of Dave' tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank.

Actors : Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Audrey Tautou,
Directors : Anne Fontaine,

The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.

Actors : Alia Shawkat, Ben Dickey, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton,
Directors : Ethan Hawke,

The life of musician Blaze Foley.

Actors : Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris, Mary McCormack,
Directors : Betty Thomas,

The autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.

Actors : Regina King, Terrence Howard, Lance Reddick,
Directors : John Ridley,

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.