Best Biography movies of 2008

Actors : Namal Jayasinghe, Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan De Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj,
Directors : Uberto Pasolini,

The real story of the not-so real Sri Lanka National Handball Team.

Actors : Leon Lai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Hong, Honglei Sun,
Directors : Kaige Chen,

A biographical account of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star.

Actors : Christian Tramitz, Manuel Rubey, Patricia Aulitzky, Martin Loos,
Directors : Thomas Roth,

The life story of 80'ies Austrian superstar Falco, the man behind the monster hit "Rock me, Amadeus". The story of Johann "Falco" Hölzel from young kid, the road from a band to his solo career, and to his tragic death.

Actors : Dan Beene, Cliff Bemis, J. Thomas Bailey, Zephyr Benson,
Directors : Robby Benson,

The early life of American Evangelist Billy Graham.

Actors : Luca Zingaretti, Alessio Boni, Monica Bellucci, Maurizio Donadoni,
Directors : Marco Tullio Giordana,

The story of rising, fancy life and falling of Osvaldo Valenti and Luisa Ferinta, two of the stars of the Italian cinema during the Facism period of Italy.

Actors : Nicholas Turturro, Stacey Dash, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Ving Rhames,
Directors : Robert Townsend,

The fascinating life story of Sonny Liston, the controversial heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Actors : Ciarán McMenamin, Dan Wyllie, Don Hany, Adrian Dunbar,
Directors : Michael James Rowland,

Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.

Actors : Jeanne Balibar, Arielle Dombasle, Pierre Palmade, Sylvie Testud,
Directors : Diane Kurys,

France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her ...

Actors : Olivier Gourmet, François-Xavier Demaison, Laurent Bateau, Léa Drucker,
Directors : Antoine de Caunes,

October 1980. Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, is the French people's favorite comedian. He performs every night to a packed house at the Théâtre du Gymnase. One day, always ...

Actors : Carla Chambel, José Fidalgo, Sandra Barata Belo, Ricardo Carriço,
Directors : Carlos Coelho da Silva,

The story of real-life singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.

Actors : Waylon Payne, Lane Garrison, Scott Michael Campbell, Ali Larter,
Directors : Rick Bieber,

Inspired by the life of Hank Garland, CRAZY is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950's.

Actors : Ben Silverstone, Heinz Hoenig, Patrick Swayze, Martine McCutcheon,
Directors : Joshua Sinclair,

Police in 1928 Austria arrest Phillippe Halsman, of Jewish origin, for Patricide and allege that he killed his father, Morduch, while on a hiking trip. Phillippe is defended by a Jewish ...

Actors : Maxime Leroux, Alice Taglioni, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve,
Directors : Jean-Paul Rouve,

Albert Spaggiari is arrested in Nice and brought to a judge's office for interrogation, but he escapes to South America where he meets a journalist who is investigating the event.

Actors : Burt Young, Andrea Iaia, Anna Valle, Paolo Seganti,
Directors : Renzo Martinelli,

The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.

Actors : Patricia Place, Katherine Nelson, Nathan Mitchell, Stephanie Breinholt,

Before her death, Emma reflects on her life; beginning with her childhood, up through her final years in Nauvoo. Based on the life of Emma Hale Smith.

Actors : Traci Lords, Bill Pullman, Harold Perrineau, Taryn Manning,
Directors : Matthew Wilder,

The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order...

Actors : Carolina Crescentini, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Anita Caprioli, Roberto Herlitzka,
Directors : Giuliano Montaldo,

Biopic of the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Actors : Malik Zidi, Pascal Greggory, Martina Gedeck, Aline Annessy,
Directors : Helma Sanders-Brahms,

A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.

Actors : Axel Stein, Jasmin Schwiers, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Max Riemelt,
Directors : Adnan Köse,

He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Joyce Julianne Auer, Traber Burns, Karen Black,
Directors : Kamala Lopez,

A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her ...