Best Biography movies of 2025

Actors : Ali Durham, Kenyon Stinger, Paul Wuthrich,
Directors : T.C. Christensen,

In 1908, Alma Richards, an eighth-grader, quits school to work as a ranch hand. A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the Stockholm Olympics and win a gold medal.

Actors : Li Ma, Yawen Zhu, Kara Ying Hung Wai,
Directors : Wai Keung Lau,

Follows Zang Jianhe, a single mom who created one of Hong Kong's biggest food companies.

Actors : Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne,
Directors : Ruaridh Connellan, Leo McCrea,

Follows the life and final chapter of Ozzy Osbourne, making it a biographical work.

Actors : Fausto Russo Alesi, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fanni Wrochna,
Directors : Pietro Marcello,

After retiring from her legendary stage career, actress Eleonora Duse feels an irresistible call to return to the theater during Italy's turbulent period between WWI and the rise of fascism.

Actors : Matt Borlenghi, Terence Williams, Bryan Arion,
Directors : Tailiah Breon,

15-year-old Puerto Rican Lisa Velez overcomes sexism, racism, and breast cancer to become Latin pop pioneer behind hits like "Can You Feel The Beat," inspiring generations of Latina artists.

Actors : Rukmini Maitra, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Rahul Bose,
Directors : Ram Kamal Mukherjee,

Biopic of Binodini Dasi known as Nati Binodini, who had a successful career as a theater artist in Bengal between the ages 12to23 known for her innovations, creating a stage make-up style that blended European and Indian techniques.

Actors : Georgie Hill, Damon Hill,
Directors : Alex Holmes,

Featuring exclusive, intimate interviews with Damon and his family - tells how he overcame the adversity of losing his legendary father Graham Hill to follow in his footsteps and become a world champion himself.

Actors : Neel Rønholt, Anders Matthesen, Caspar Phillipson,
Directors : Kasper Gaardsøe,

The undisputed king of Danish Eurovision, Tommy Seebach, is suddenly left out in the cold. Struggling to compose one last song he finds inspiration in his family, but is torn by ambition as the song offers him a final shot at greatness.

Actors : Behnam Tashakkor, Alireza Kamali, Merila Zare'i,
Directors : Ebrahim Hatamikia,

The pharaoh has a nightmare in which a destructive person is gathering up his kingdom, and the dream-giver Anubis announces that a baby is about to be born and that the birth of the baby must be prevented. Meanwhile, a baby is born and

Actors : Freddie Cohen, Georgia Small, Richard Nicholas Emerson,
Directors : Katie Boland,

Alana Thompson, famously known as "Honey Boo Boo," reveals her story of rising to fame and the secrets behind the cameras.

Actors : Joséphine de La Baume, Victor Meutelet, Eryk Kulm,
Directors : Michal Kwiecinski,

Paris, 1835. Renowned composer Frédéric Chopin navigates high society, performing concerts, teaching for income while battling illness. He composes masterpieces, attends parties, pursues romance amid aristocratic and royal circles.

Actors : Thomas Müller,
Directors : Andre Hörmann,

Actors : Artur Smolyaninov, Agnese Budovska, Arturs Skrastins,
Directors : Dzintars Dreibergs,

In the Soviet era, a young woman plays basketball as her only chance to cross the Iron Curtain and reunite with her brother.

Actors : Chris Candy, Bill Murray, John Candy,
Directors : Colin Hanks,

Explores the life and legacy of iconic funnyman John Candy, who died of a heart attack in 1994, at age 43.

Actors : Kate Ellis, Guru Randhawa, Babbu Mann, Guggu Gill, Gemma Doherty, Bono,
Directors : Andrew Dominik, Dheeraj Rattan,

Bono shares life stories and U2 songs in an intimate show, exploring relationships with family, friends, and faith. Features unseen footage from his Beacon Theatre performances of "Stories of Surrender."

Actors : Merritt Wever, Coleman Pedigo, AJ Brown, Sydney Sweeney, Diarmuid Noyes, Danny Power,
Directors : David Michôd, Brendan Canty,

Two estranged brothers with chequered childhoods in the care system suddenly find themselves living under the same roof. They must now reconcile with their pasts and make decisions about the future.

Actors : Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Gael García Bernal,
Directors : Lav Diaz,

Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands in 1519. He quells mutinies, attempts to subjugate indigenous people and ultimately faces death in the Philippines.

Actors : Mariska Hargitay, Zoltán Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield,
Directors : Mariska Hargitay,

Explores the life and legacy of Mariska Hargitay's mother, Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield, who died tragically in a car accident at age 34 when Mariska was only three years old.

Actors : Jess Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Paula Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Olivia Rodrigo, Johnny Sequoyah,
Directors : Johannes Roberts, Ally Pankiw,

Explores the 1990s all-female music festival Lilith Fair.

Actors : Gary Knight, Damien Cole,
Directors : Bao Nguyen,

A two-year investigation uncovers a scandal behind the making of one of the most-recognized photographs of the 20th century. Five decades of secrets are unraveled in the search for justice for a man known only as "the stringer."