Best Biography movies

Actors : James Mason, Jack MacGowran, Helen Mirren, Neva Carr-Glynn,
Directors : Michael Powell,

An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an off-shore island to try once more. On the island he rediscovers his ...

Actors : Andrzej Chyra, Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna,
Directors : Jan P. Matuszynski,

The story of a well-known artistic family: legendary painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, his wife Zofia and their son Tomasz, a highly-praised music critic and translator. Their lives were far from being usual.

Actors : Prakash Raj, Gautami, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mohanlal,
Directors : Mani Ratnam,

The real-life rivalry between M.G. Ramachandran and Karunanidhi is given the Mani Ratnam treatment.

Actors : Ulrich Noethen, Heino Ferch, Ben Becker, Heinrich Schafmeister,
Directors : Joseph Vilsmaier,

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they ...

Actors : Olga Boladz, Vergil J. Smith, Miroslaw Haniszewski, Tomasz Zietek,

A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope ...

Actors : Dermot O'Leary, Alison Hammond, Rory Kinnear,
Directors : Chris Foggin,

This sequel to "Bank of Dave" sees Dave Fishwick taking on a new, more dangerous adversary: The Payday Lenders

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Susan Sarandon, Peter Asher, Don Harvey,
Directors : Bob Balaban,

The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairness Doris Duke and her relationship with her gay butler, to whom she left her entire fortune.

Actors : Jakub Zajac, Karol Dziuba, Klara Bielawka, Krzysztof Czeczot,
Directors : Jan Hryniak,

Zenon Martyniuk, a boy from the Podlasie village, who realizes his great dream is to sing and entertain the crowds. It shows Zenek's path to enormous success, which he achieved thanks to persistence and hard work.

Actors : Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer, Cleo Jensen,
Directors : Bo Widerberg,

The Danish tightrope dancer Elvira Madigan meets Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, a Swedish officer who is married and has two children. They both decide to run away.

Actors : Lars Eidinger, F. Murray Abraham, Goran Bogdan, Giulio Berruti,
Directors : Peter Greenaway,

Hendrik Goltzius, a late sixteenth-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.

Actors : Peter Gallagher, Caris Corfman, Ian Holm, Coral Browne,
Directors : Gavin Millar,

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the ...

Actors : Francis Chouler, Cian Barry, Mikael Persbrandt,
Directors : Per Fly,

Set in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.

Actors : Tillotama Shome, Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Mayur Mahendra Patole,
Directors : Soumendra Padhi,

A biopic about Budhia Singh, the world's youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world.

Actors : Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Ghita Nørby, Max von Sydow,
Directors : Bille August,

The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in ...

Actors : John Hurt, Josh Helman, Chanel Cresswell, Michael Bisping,
Directors : Ron Scalpello,

The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."

Actors : Isabel Jewell, Jeff Briggs, Wesley Hayes, Edie Sedgwick,

CIAO! MANHATTAN parallels Andy Warhol Factory star Edie Sedgwick's glory days in the late 1960s through her inevitable downfall and the tragic addiction that would take her life only weeks after filming wrapped in 1971.

Actors : Caco Ciocler, Camila Morgado, Luís Melo, Eliane Giardini,
Directors : Jayme Monjardim,

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and...

Actors : Leo Rossi, Bruce Barlow, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges,
Directors : Jonathan Kaplan,

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ...

Actors : Nickolas Grace, Stratford Johns, Glenda Jackson, Douglas Hodge,
Directors : Ken Russell,

Set in France Oscar Wilde (so it appears) visits a local theatre and is surprised by their retelling of his own work ""Salome'" the story line then digresses in to a VERY twisted portrayal ...

Actors : Chad Michael Murray, Kat Dennings, Mark Saul, Rupert Friend,
Directors : Nathan Frankowski,

A drama centered around Renee Yohe and her battle with drugs, depression, and other life issues that ultimately leads to the founding of charity group To Write Love on Her Arms.