Best Biography Movies

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Top Biography Movies, Best Biography Movies

The Top Biography Movies are calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Biography List" (calculated daily). Best Biography Movies of all time are shown below.



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Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)3.40/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Plot: Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) tries to save the Jews by bringing as many as he can to an ammunitions plant that may not produce any ammunition.
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Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)3.25/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty
Plot: A middle weight boxer, who is emotionally unstable, rises to the top over time, but takes a tumble as his life continues.
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)3.02/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany
Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.
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Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)3.07/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick
Plot: The Biography of music star Johnny Cash follows him as he spends time in the Korean War, to the time he spends in rehab in his later life.
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Catch Me if You Can (2002)
Catch Me if You Can (2002)3.07/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
Plot: An FBI agent meticulously tracks a young con artist who always seems to be one step ahead of him whether posing as an airline pilot, doctor, history professor or assistant attorney general.
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Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)3.16/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: R
Director: Milos Forman
Actors: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham ., Elizabeth Berridge
Plot: Amadeus is an up and coming composer, but the powers that be never allow him to receive recognition, as told by Antonio Salieri, the man who claims he murdered Amadeus.
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Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)3.15/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen
Plot: The non-violent leader is shown first as he is a lawyer as he rises to fame for protests against the British. Biography.
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Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)3.08/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall
Plot: The life and times of Malcolm X: describes how he was raised, and became a common criminal. Then, reformed himself into what we now know him to be.
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Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)3.17/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: War/Biography
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actors: George C. Scott, Morgan Paull, Karl Malden
Plot: A hard nosed controversial general is shown in this WW 2 movie about how to win battles and look good doing it.
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Ray (2004)
Ray (2004)2.95/4Add to movie list
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Taylor Hackford
Actors: Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Harry J. Lennix
Plot: The biopic of Ray Charles, from childhood to success as a musician.



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Score
MPAA
Rating
GenresBest DVD PricingDescription
1
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

3.8557
145
reviews
PG
Adventure, Drama, War, Biography
$2.57
Based on the true story of British Army lieutenant T.E. Lawrence. During WWI Lawrence manages to ... more about Lawrence of Arabia (1962) starring Peter O'Toole andAlec Guinness
2
Goodfellas (1990)

3.8126
127
reviews
R
Drama, Biography, Crime
$3.70
Goodfellas follows Irish-Italian Henry Hill as he rises from petty theft crimes to the top of the ... more about Goodfellas (1990) starring Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco
3
Spartacus (1960)

3.6079
29
reviews
PG-13
Action, Drama, History, War, Biography, Romance
$11.97
A slave, trained to be a Gladiator, insights a revolt and uprising against the corrupt Roman ... more about Spartacus (1960) starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier
4
Braveheart (1995)

3.5469
123
reviews
R
Action, Drama, History, War, Biography
$4.63
After the murder of his wife, William Wallace leads a rebel army against the English ruler ... more about Braveheart (1995) starringCatherine McCormack and Sophie Marceau
5
Queen, The (2006)

3.5439
337
reviews
PG-13
Drama, History, Biography
$2.89
An up-close and personal look at the politics in England following the death of Princess Diana.... more about Queen, The (2006) starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen
6
Raging Bull (1980)

3.5121
54
reviews
R
Drama, Biography, Sports
$2.42
Middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta, becomes suspicious of the relationship between his wife ... more about Raging Bull (1980) starring Robert De Niro and Cathy Moriarty
7
Man on Wire (2008)

3.5026
157
reviews
PG-13
Adaptation, Biopic, Documentary, Foreign
$10.97
August 7, 1974. A young French man named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire suspended between the ... more about Man on Wire (2008)starring Philippe Petit and Jim Moore (II)
8
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

3.4494
103
reviews
PG
Adventure, Western, Biography, Crime
$6.23
Butch and Sundance finally rob one train too many. Now, with the law on their tail they must... more about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford
9
Topsy-Turvy (1999)

3.4285
237
reviews
R
Drama, Biography, Comedy, Music
$14.99
Acclaimed playwright and composer Gilbert and Sullivan feel they have run out of ideas, until ... more about Topsy-Turvy (1999) starring Allan Corduner and Dexter Fletcher
10
Napoleon (1927)

3.4279
8
reviews
G
Drama, War, Biography
N/A
Abel Gance's monumental tribute to the steady rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte is a ... more about Napoleon (1927) starring Albert Dieudonne and Vladimir Roudenko

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