Best Biography movies

Actors : Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, Tom Cruise,
Directors : Doug Liman,

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Actors : Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Zach Grenier, Jeremy Davies,
Directors : Werner Herzog,

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

Actors : Moon Bloodgood, William H. Macy, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes,
Directors : Ben Lewin,

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

Actors : Colin Farrell, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Emma Thompson,
Directors : John Lee Hancock,

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Actors : Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Eddie Redmayne, Ben Whishaw,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Actors : Craig Robinson, Eddie Murphy, Mike Epps, Keegan-Michael Key,
Directors : Craig Brewer,

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

Actors : Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Helen Thomson, Olivia DeJonge,
Directors : Baz Luhrmann,

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Actors : Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth,
Directors : Peter Webber,

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.

Actors : Brian Howe, Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith,
Directors : Gabriele Muccino,

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Actors : Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck,
Directors : Andrew Dominik,

Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

Actors : Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert,
Directors : Billy Ray,

FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.

Actors : Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw,
Directors : Steve McQueen,

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

Actors : Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams,
Directors : Nora Ephron,

Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

Actors : Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano, John Cusack, Paul Giamatti,
Directors : Bill Pohlad,

In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.

Actors : Dwayne Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Florence Pugh, Lena Headey,
Directors : Stephen Merchant,

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter,
Directors : David Lynch,

An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

Actors : Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Will Smith,
Directors : Reinaldo Marcus Green,

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.

Actors : Alexandra Shipp, Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesus,
Directors : Lin-Manuel Miranda,

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.

Actors : Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Dwayne Johnson,
Directors : Benny Safdie,

The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion, Mark Kerr.