Best Women Biography movies

Actors : Colin Morgan, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield, Vicky Krieps,
Directors : Marie Kreutzer,

Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. In 1877 Christmas Empress turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman she starts trying to maintain her public image.

Actors : Eric Boucher, Patrice Chéreau, Daniel Auteuil, Carole Bouquet,
Directors : Claude Berri,

A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband, and the ...

Actors : Carice van Houten, Graham Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer,
Directors : Paula van der Oest,

In apartheid-torn South Africa, poet Ingrid Jonker struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home.

Actors : Jason Isaacs, Maxine Peake, Ciarán Hinds, Ben Miles,
Directors : James Strong,

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's brave crusade, fighting for an independent voice in Putin's Russia.

Actors : Robia Scott, Brooks Ryan, Jared Lotz, Ashley Bratcher,

All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she believed in a woman's right to choose. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.

Actors : Alia Bhatt, Indira Tiwari, Vijay Raaz, Shantanu Maheshwari,
Directors : Sanjay Leela Bhansali,

A woman becomes a powerful underworld figure.

Actors : Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson, Hippolyte Girardot,
Directors : Christian Vincent,

The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.

Actors : Sullivan Stapleton, Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell,
Directors : Rachel Griffiths,

The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Actors : Anne Heche, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange,
Directors : Erik Skjoldbjærg,

A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.

Actors : Payal Nair, Vikrant Massey, Deepika Padukone, Madhurjeet Sarghi, Vishal Dahiya,
Directors : Meghna Gulzar,

The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit.

Actors : Ariana Rivoire, Noémie Churlet, Isabelle Carré, Brigitte Catillon,
Directors : Jean-Pierre Améris,

Marie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.

Actors : Sarah Wynter, Simon Verhoeven, Jonathan Pryce, Vincent Perez,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.

Actors : Brandon Mychal Smith, Michael Chernus, Juno Temple, Melissa Leo,
Directors : Tommy O'Haver,

The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.

Actors : Lillian Blankenship, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Javier Bardem,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Actors : Nassar, Arvind Swamy, Samuthirakani, Kangana Ranaut,
Directors : A.L. Vijay,

A biopic on the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Actors : Zoe Saldana, Ronald Guttman, Kevin Mambo, David Oyelowo,
Directors : Cynthia Mort,

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Actors : Morten Hee Andersen, Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling, Jakob Oftebro,
Directors : Charlotte Sieling,

1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union.

Actors : Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Aurore Clément,
Directors : Mathieu Amalric,

A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.

Actors : Elias Koteas, Jennifer Hudson, Wendy Crewson, Terrence Howard,
Directors : Darrell Roodt,

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.

Actors : Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant, Malin Buska,
Directors : Mika Kaurismäki,

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.