Best Biography movies

Actors : Geneviève Page, Raf Vallone, Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren,
Directors : Anthony Mann,

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.

Actors : Alexander Scheer, Susanne Wolff, Mala Emde, John Magaro,
Directors : Ido Fluk,

Vera Brandes, who, in 1975 and at the age of 18, staged the famous Köln Concert by jazz musician Keith Jarrett.

Actors : Henry Ian Cusick, Christopher Plummer, Stuart Bunce, Daniel Kash,
Directors : Philip Saville,

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

Actors : Andriy Dubchak, Katie Couric, Lynsey Addario,
Directors : Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi,

Oscar winners Vasarhelyi and Chin follow photographer Lynsey Addario capturing the Ukraine war while reflecting on her Pulitzer-winning career.

Actors : Bobby Campo, David Sakurai, Merritt Patterson, Samuel Hunt,
Directors : Harold Cronk,

When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian ...

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Oleg Ivenko, Louis Hofmann,
Directors : Ralph Fiennes,

The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West.

Actors : Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Walter Hill,

The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

Actors : Danny Denzongpa, Rahul Dev, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shah Rukh Khan,
Directors : Santosh Sivan,

The epic tale of King Asoka's life is recounted here.

Actors : Valeria Solarino, Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Moritz Bleibtreu,
Directors : Michele Placido,

A biography of Milanese bank robber Renato Vallanzasca.

Actors : Bhuvan Arora, Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi,
Directors : Rajkumar Periasamy,

The life of Major Mukund Varadarajan and is set against the backdrop of the Qazipathri Operation in Shopian, Kashmir, which took place back in 2014.

Actors : Jenny Seagrove, John Hannah, Julian Kostov, Amanda Abbington,
Directors : Christopher Menaul,

Based on the true story of Louisa Gould, the drama is set during World War II on the Nazi-occupied island of Jersey. Lou took in an escaped Russian POW and hid him over the war's course. ...

Actors : Bryan Brown, Sigourney Weaver, John Omirah Miluwi, Julie Harris,
Directors : Michael Apted,

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Newman, John Cusack, Dwight Schultz,
Directors : Roland Joffé,

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.

Actors : Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Stacy Keach, Kelly Preston, John Travolta,
Directors : Kevin Connolly,

The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.

Actors : Vincent Perez, Anne Brochet, Jacques Weber, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Jean-Paul Rappeneau,

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Actors : Sylvia Chang, Chen Chang, Aki Fujî, Akira Emoto,
Directors : Zhuangzhuang Tian,

A Chinese man becomes an expert player of the traditional game of Go.

Actors : Thomas Kretschmann, Avner W. Less, Franka Potente, Troy Garity,
Directors : Robert Young,

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of ...

Actors : Gary Kemp, David Bowie, Goldie,
Directors : Jonathan Stiasny,

Follows David Bowie's final creative chapter, exploring his artistic resurrection and extraordinary creativity in his last decade, culminating in the release of his album Blackstar.

Actors : Vinay Forrt, Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Jalaja,
Directors : Mahesh Narayanan,

A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.

Actors : Gary Sinise, Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, Morgan Lily,
Directors : Reinaldo Marcus Green,

From the Academy-Award winning writing team behind Brokeback Mountain, GOOD JOE BELL tells the story of an Oregon father, Joe Bell, who sets out on a walk across America in honor of his son, Jadin.