Best Women Biography movies of 2010s

Actors : Dalila Carmo, José Neves, Ivo Canelas, Albano Jerónimo,
Directors : Vicente Alves do Ó,

A compelling biography of Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca. Tainted by a number of divorces in the 1920's, Florbela resorts to her writing, filled with eroticism and femininity, to cope ...

Actors : Igor Samobor, Biserka Ipsa, Alma Prica, Tesa Litvan,
Directors : Dana Budisavljevic,

Firmly believing her own life is no more precious than the lives of the innocent people being persecuted, with the help of a few friends, Diana embarks on a perilous campaign of rescuing ...

Actors : Miriam Chin Wah Yeung, Louis Koo, Richard Ng, Yuen Yee Ng,
Directors : Adrian Kwan,

Based on a true story, Little Big Master chronicles the struggles of the lowest-paid headmistress in Hong Kong history.

Actors : Kajol Chugh, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadha, Rajeev Ravindranathan, Vicky Kadian, Rajeev Pillai,
Directors : Indrajit Lankesh,

A biopic based on the life of adult star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades. The film features Richa Chadha in the lead role.

Actors : Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhant Kapoor, Ankur Bhatia, Uttam Halder,
Directors : Apoorva Lakhia,

This is the story of the slightly-less-notorious sister of a notorious gangster.

Actors : Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Elín Sif Halldórsdóttir, Kristín Lea, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir,
Directors : Baldvin Zophoníasson,

Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.

Actors : Andrzej Chyra, Chulpan Khamatova, Andrey Burkovskiy, Konstantin Khabenskiy,
Directors : Oksana Karas,

This is the story of one day in the life of Elizabeth Glinka, the head of "Fair Care" foundation, a philanthropist, a doctor and a human rights activist. As the day starts, Elizaveta and ...

Actors : Josée Deschênes, Patrice Robitaille, Denis Bouchard, Laurence Leboeuf,
Directors : Alexis Durand-Brault,

Julie, star of cycling, is two races to win the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. His entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she ...

Actors : Laura Birn, Pirkko Saisio, Johannes Holopainen, Krista Kosonen,
Directors : Antti Jokinen,

A story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter.

Actors : Lautaro Delgado, Natalia Oreiro, Ángela Torres, Javier Drolas,
Directors : Lorena Muñoz,

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.

Actors : Helena Pieske, Liv Lisa Fries, Nicole Heesters, Katharina Lorenz,
Directors : Cordula Kablitz-Post,

When writer and psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé meets young german scholar Ernst Pfeiffer he helps her writing the story of her life and falls in love with her as many before.

Actors : Piroska Móga, Babett Jávor, Zsolt Bogdán, Eszter Ónodi,
Directors : Krisztina Deák,

This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the ...

Actors : João Bravo, Laila Garin, Bruno Garcia, Regiane Alves,
Directors : Clovis Mello,

A moving biopic about the Brazilian humanitarian leader Divaldo Franco.

Actors : Jefri Nichol, Maudy Ayunda, Lukman Sardi, Reza Rahadian,
Directors : Hanung Bramantyo,

This movie follows the story of Hasri Ainun Besari Habibie's young life when she was in high school and medical college. She was known as a smart figure who became an idol and admired by many male students, including B.J. Habibie.

Actors : Jana Civzele, Edvins Mekss, Sabine Timoteo, Baiba Broka,
Directors : Viesturs Kairiss,

In the early morning of June 14, 1941, under Stalin's orders, over 40 000 people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were arrested, shoved into cattle cars and dispatched to permanent exile ...

Actors : Atul Kulkarni, Reem Shaikh, Divya Dutta, Om Puri,
Directors : Amjad Khan,

Gul Makai' accounts the courageous journey and struggle of Nobel laureate Malala Yousufzai, from her humble upbringing in the Swat Valley to her becoming the champion for free education to all.

Actors : Alain Azoulay, Julia Eringer, Pamela Cedar, Kahlen Burrus,
Directors : Jason Boritz,

A biography on the life of Amy Winehouse.

Actors : Christina Cox, Paula Trickey, Trevor Bryant Clark, Tina Ivlev,
Directors : John Murlowski,

A woman spends five years trying to get her brainwashed daughter back from a cult.

Actors : Heidi Arena, Roy Barker, Bailey Barbour, Rudi Baker,
Directors : Darran Scott,

In the lead up to the 1956 Olympic games, a group of missionaries are tasked with helping the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first ever Olympics, and in doing so, unite a nation still coming to grips after the war.

Actors : Mike Funk, Hailey Heisick, Rocco Palmieri, Adrian Gorbaliuk,
Directors : Rob Villano,

Movie version of Frank Ferruccio's book, Diamonds to Dust: The Life and Death of Jayne Mansfield. This film focuses on the exciting 1960's turbulent life of Legend Jayne Mansfield.