Best biography movies of all time
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best biography movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. Schindler's List (1993)
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.6
/10
94
/100
9.0
/10
9.0
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2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
8.0
/10
100
/100
8.3
/10
8.8
/10
3. Goodfellas (1990)
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
8.4
/10
90
/100
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
4. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)
Based on the life of Indian Space Research Organization scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was framed for being a spy and arrested in 1994. Though free, he continues to fight for justice against the officials who falsely implicated him. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
8.7
/10
8.7
/10
5. The Pianist (2002)
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
8.2
/10
85
/100
8.5
/10
8.4
/10
6. Oppenheimer (2023)
The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.4
/10
8.4
/10
7. Hamilton (2020)
The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.9
/10
90
/100
8.3
/10
8.4
/10
8. Raging Bull (1980)
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
8.1
/10
89
/100
8.1
/10
8.4
/10
9. My Left Foot (1989)
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.6
/10
97
/100
7.8
/10
8.4
/10
10. Amadeus (1984)
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
7.7
/10
88
/100
8.4
/10
8.3
/10
11. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.3
/10
96
/100
8.1
/10
8.3
/10
12. Persepolis (2007)
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution. read more
Genres: Animation, Biography, Drama
7.8
/10
90
/100
8.0
/10
8.3
/10
13. The Cove (2009)
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary
7.9
/10
84
/100
8.4
/10
8.2
/10
14. Downfall (2004)
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
82
/100
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
15. Spotlight (2015)
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.3
/10
93
/100
8.1
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8.2
/10
16. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.3
/10
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
17. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.4
/10
92
/100
8.0
/10
8.2
/10
18. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict. read more
Genres: Animation, Biography, Documentary
7.5
/10
91
/100
8.0
/10
8.2
/10
19. Spartacus (1960)
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
8.0
/10
87
/100
7.9
/10
8.2
/10
20. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Crime
86
/100
7.7
/10
8.2
/10
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