Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : Ruth Nelson, Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner,
Directors : Penny Marshall,

The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.

Actors : Sophie Marceau, Angus Macfadyen, Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan,
Directors : Mel Gibson,

When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, Sir William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Christopher Eccleston, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes,
Directors : Shekhar Kapur,

A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Actors : Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Shannon, Liev Schreiber,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Actors : J.T. Walsh, Danny DeVito, Jack Nicholson, Armand Assante,
Directors : Danny DeVito,

The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate, and mysteriously disappears in 1975.

Actors : Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau, Lili Taylor, Jared Harris,
Directors : Mary Harron,

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to ...

Actors : Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto, Alex Descas, Eriq Ebouaney,
Directors : Raoul Peck,

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical ...

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

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

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 : Allan Corduner, Sukie Smith, Dexter Fletcher, Jim Broadbent,
Directors : Mike Leigh,

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Actors : Jared Leto, Breckin Meyer, Ed O'Neill, R. Lee Ermey,
Directors : Steve James,

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young

Actors : Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Stéphane Algoud, Rab Affleck,
Directors : Luc Besson,

A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.

Actors : Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton,

A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Diana Kent, Sarah Peirse, Melanie Lynskey,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Actors : Peter Gallagher, Matthew Broderick, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Directors : Alan Rudolph,

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

Actors : John Hurt, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth,
Directors : Michael Caton-Jones,

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.

Actors : Marjorie Yates, Leigh McCormack, Anthony Watson, Nicholas Lamont,
Directors : Terence Davies,

The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old "Bud." A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days. With cinema as his main source of solace, he haunts the local movie-house. ...

Actors : Sean Astin, Greta Lind, Ned Beatty, Jon Favreau,
Directors : David Anspaugh,

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

Actors : Uma Thurman, Julian Glover, Tim Roth, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Roland Joffé,

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the ...

Actors : Harvey Keitel, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Barry Levinson,

The story of how Bugsy Siegel started Las Vegas.