Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : Johnathon Schaech, Harvey Keitel, Bridget Fonda, Gretchen Mol,
Directors : David Winkler,

An eccentric drifter claiming to be Elvis Presley hitches a ride with a young man and they find themselves on an adventurous road trip to Memphis.

Actors : Sarah Schaub, Clarissa Lassig, Edward Furlong, Kathy Bates,
Directors : Tony Bill,

The story begins in Los Angeles when Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) takes her six children and drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city.

Actors : Silvia Nono, Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Pietro Moretti,
Directors : Nanni Moretti,

Nanni Moretti takes a comic look at the ebbs and flows of his life as he becomes a father for the first time. He struggles with distractions while trying to make a documentary of the Italian national elections.

Actors : Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Mandy Patinkin, Irene Bedard, Adam Beach,
Directors : Xavier Koller,

Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

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 : Jan Decleir, Kate Ceberano, David Wenham, Chris Haywood,
Directors : Paul Cox,

The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Actors : John Quentin, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman,
Directors : Derek Jarman,

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both ...

Actors : Jonathan Pryce, Jonny Lee Miller, James Wilby, Stuart Bunce,
Directors : Gillies MacKinnon,

Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, 'Regeneration' tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of the soldiers meeting there are ...

Actors : James Fox, Shashi Kapoor, Maria Aitken, Christopher Lee,
Directors : Jamil Dehlavi,

The story of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Actors : Naim Thomas, Gonzalo Penche, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales,
Directors : Marcos Zurinaga,

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.

Actors : Gard B. Eidsvold, Anette Hoff, Ghita Nørby, Max von Sydow,
Directors : Jan Troell,

Norwegian Nobel Laureate Knut Hamsun's controversial support for the Nazi regime during WW2 and its consequences for the Hamsun family after the war.

Actors : Thomas Jane, Adrien Brody, John Doe, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Stephen Kay,

Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence....

Actors : James Woods, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono, Robert Sean Leonard,
Directors : Tim Metcalfe,

Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him ...

Actors : Romane Bohringer, Corine Blue, Carlos López, Cyril Collard,
Directors : Cyril Collard,

Jean is young, gay, and promiscuous. Only after he meets one or two women, including Laura does he come to realize his bisexuality. Jean has to overcome a personal crisis (he is ...

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Matthew Broderick, Peter Riegert, Jeffrey Force,
Directors : Matthew Broderick,

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Actors : Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Rob Lowe, Randy Travis, Bill Paxton,
Directors : Robert Boris,

At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by ...

Actors : Joe Cortese, Tobin Bell, Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn,
Directors : John Mackenzie,

An exploration of certain conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination from Jack Ruby's perspective. Ruby owns a run-down strip club in Dallas, and does what he can for credibility...

Actors : Janne Reinikainen, Karoliina Blackburn, Peter Franzén, Puntti Valtonen,
Directors : Markku Pölönen,

The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.

Actors : Lenny von Dohlen, Moira Kelly, Melinda Dillon, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Michael Ray Rhodes,

The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or peasants--as if they were visiting angels. This is the challenge for all humble Christians ...

Actors : Chien-ru Huang, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng, Tian-Lu Li,
Directors : Hsiao-Hsien Hou,

In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joines a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers. During World War II the Japanese...