Best Biography movies

Actors : Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Philip Kaufman,

The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.

Actors : Ken Duken, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Aksel Hennie,

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Actors : Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar, Roun Daher Aïnan,
Directors : Sherry Hormann,

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN ...

Actors : Patti LaBelle, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey,
Directors : Dawn Porter,

Chronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame. Explores his collaborations, influences, character and relationships with family, friends and fans.

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 : Mark Harris, Sharon Stone, Faye Dunaway,
Directors : Laurent Bouzereau,

Faye Dunaway reflects on her life and candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career.

Actors : Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges, Denis Podalydès, Jacques Gamblin,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

In occupied France, German-run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business. Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get "in ...

Actors : Michael Keaton, Tate Donovan, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan,
Directors : Sara Colangelo,

An attorney in Washington D.C. battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 9/11.

Actors : John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Trine Dyrholm, Sandor Funtek,
Directors : Susanna Nicchiarelli,

The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.

Actors : Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller,
Directors : Ben Stiller,

Follows a tribute to the comedy duo and a personal exploration by Ben Stiller into his family's legacy.

Actors : Asanee Suwan, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong, Sorapong Chatree,
Directors : Ekachai Uekrongtham,

Bio-pic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her sex change operation.

Actors : Will Reeve, Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve,
Directors : Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui,

Reeve's rise to becoming a film star follows with a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After the accident, he became an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights.

Actors : Charlie Clark, Nick Shirm, Thomas Drewson, Gregg Sulkin,
Directors : Paul Weiland,

A boy's barmitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.

Actors : Aneurin Barnard, Cara Bossom, Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley,
Directors : Marjane Satrapi,

A story of the scientific and romantic passions of Marie Sklodowska-Curie (Polish scientist) and Pierre Curie, and the reverberation of their discoveries throughout the 20th century.

Actors : Gillian Chung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang, Jordan Chan,
Directors : Herman Yau,

In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into ...

Actors : Merab Ninidze, Juliane Köhler, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo,
Directors : Caroline Link,

A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930s Kenya.

Actors : Luis Alberti, Elmer Bäck, Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen,
Directors : Peter Greenaway,

Rejected by Hollywood and facing pressure to return to Stalinist Russia, filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Mexico to shoot a new film. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino, he experiences the ties between Eros and Thanatos, happy to create their effects in cinema, troubled to suffer them in life.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Jordi Mollà, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush,
Directors : Shekhar Kapur,

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.

Actors : Mark Coles Smith, Sam Delich, Joel Nankervis,
Directors : Kiah Roache-Turner,

A group of young soldiers, fresh out of boot camp, find themselves stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean after their ship is sunk by the enemy and must battle for their lives against a giant hungry great white shark.

Actors : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jay Will, Mary J. Blige,
Directors : Chiwetel Ejiofor,

Based on a true story, a brilliant young man puts his bright future at risk to help his father.