Critically acclaimed Women Biography movies that are award winners or nominees

Veronica Guerin(2003)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 67

An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.



Miss Potter(2006)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 67

The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.



Hilary and Jackie(1998)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.



Selena(1997)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 58

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.



Silkwood(1983)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.



Frankie & Alice(2010)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.



Evita(1996)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.



Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)

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Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 40

In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a journey across the Outback.



Elizabeth(1998)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.



Marie Antoinette(2006)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 33

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.



Changeling(2008)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 32

A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.



The Duchess(2008)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 31

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.



The Sound of Music(1965)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.



Heavenly Creatures(1994)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 27

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.



Frances(1982)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.



Lady Sings the Blues(1972)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 13

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.



Sweet Dreams(1985)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 13

Jessica Lange stunningly portrays Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.



Cross Creek(1983)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 12

In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.



Funny Lady(1975)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.



Star 80(1983)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous. Based on the true story of 1980 Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten.




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