Best biography movies of all time - Page 4
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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61. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind follows mathematician John Nash’s rise from brilliant Princeton grad to schizophrenia-stricken recluse. Blending genius, paranoia, and steadfast love (Alicia), it’s a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting tale of identity, recovery and redemption. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.5
/10
72
/100
8.2
/10
7.6
/10
62. Green Book (2018)
Green Book (1962) follows bouncer Tony Lip driving pianist Dr. Don Shirley on a segregated South tour. Their clashing personalities evolve into friendship amid music, humor and harsh reminders of racism. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
7.6
/10
69
/100
8.2
/10
7.6
/10
63. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale is a true, tearjerking drama about a music professor and his Akita, Hachi, who loyally waits at the train station after his owner’s death. Framed as a grandson’s report, it’s moving and uplifting. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Family
7.1
/10
8.1
/10
7.6
/10
64. The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short follows outsiders who bet against fraudulent mortgage securities before the 2007–08 crash. A sharp, darkly comic, explanatory satire that shows financial ruin's human cost. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
6.8
/10
81
/100
7.8
/10
7.6
/10
65. The Fighter (2010)
The Fighter: boxer "Irish" Micky Ward battles a drug‑addicted brother and domineering mother. With a steady girlfriend and new trainer he rebuilds his career and ultimately finds redemption. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
7.2
/10
79
/100
7.8
/10
7.6
/10
66. Pride (2014)
Pride (2014) is a warm, funny true-story about London LGBT activists who ally with striking Welsh miners in 1984. Against Thatcherism they build solidarity, blending comedy, politics and heart. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
7.2
/10
79
/100
7.8
/10
7.6
/10
67. The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984) follows NYT reporter Sydney Schanberg and Cambodian interpreter Dith Pran amid the Khmer Rouge’s takeover — a harrowing, personal chronicle of survival, friendship and guilt. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.5
/10
76
/100
7.8
/10
7.6
/10
68. Donnie Brasco (1997)
Donnie Brasco: FBI agent Joe Pistone infiltrates the 1970s NYC Mafia, befriends Lefty. His double life ruins his marriage and morals — a slow, emotional drama about loyalty and betrayal. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.3
/10
77
/100
7.7
/10
7.6
/10
69. Frost/Nixon (2008)
Frost/Nixon dramatizes the 1977 TV interviews where David Frost, seeking credibility, confronts a defensive Richard Nixon over Watergate. Tense, psychological duel of media, power and reputation. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.0
/10
80
/100
7.7
/10
7.6
/10
70. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is a taut, true-crime thriller with Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris. It follows the patient, meticulous planning and execution of a daring prison escape, stressing realism, tension and ambiguous outcome. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Crime
7.6
/10
76
/100
7.6
/10
7.6
/10
71. Control (2007)
Control is a stark, black-and-white biopic of Ian Curtis, charting Joy Division's rise and his struggle with epilepsy, failing marriage and affair, culminating in his suicide—haunting and intimate. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
7.3
/10
78
/100
7.6
/10
7.6
/10
72. Milk (2008)
Milk (2008): The true story of Harvey Milk’s rise from newcomer to San Francisco activist and first openly gay elected official — a bittersweet, character-driven drama about courage and community. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.0
/10
83
/100
7.5
/10
7.6
/10
73. Hunger (2008)
Hunger (2008) is a stark, immersive drama about life in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison before the 1981 hunger strike. Michael Fassbender excels; Steve McQueen’s austere style renders brutal physical and moral extremes. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.2
/10
82
/100
7.5
/10
7.6
/10
74. Capote (2005)
Capote (2005) follows Truman Capote's obsession with a 1959 Kansas massacre as he turns reporting into a 'nonfiction novel.' An intimate, moody drama about ambition, ethics, exploitation, and the human cost of art. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
6.6
/10
88
/100
7.3
/10
7.6
/10
75. The Queen (2006)
The Queen (2006) depicts the clash between royal protocol and public grief after Princess Diana’s 1997 death, as Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair navigate press, public pressure and private sorrow. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.4
/10
90
/100
7.3
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7.6
/10
76. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures is a true‑crime drama about two 1950s schoolgirls whose obsessive friendship spawns an elaborate fantasy world. As families intervene, their bond turns dangerous, escalating to a tragic, emotionally intense climax. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
6.9
/10
86
/100
7.3
/10
7.6
/10
77. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge recounts Desmond Doss’s true WWII story: a devout medic who refused to bear arms yet repeatedly rescued wounded under fire at Okinawa, facing hostility and earning the Medal of Honor. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.2
/10
71
/100
8.1
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7.5
/10
78. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): a bittersweet, fast‑talking Western about two charismatic outlaws whose witty heists, friendship and love collide with a changing West as they flee to Bolivia. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.9
/10
66
/100
8.0
/10
7.5
/10
79. The Sea Inside (2004)
The Sea Inside (2004) recounts Ramón Sampedro’s true story: a quadriplegic man’s legal, public fight for the right to die. Intimate, moral, and moving, it probes autonomy, love and compassion. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.2
/10
74
/100
8.0
/10
7.5
/10
80. Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994) portrays eccentric filmmaker Ed Wood Jr. chasing 1950s Hollywood dreams despite ridicule, forming odd, tender bonds—darkly comic, humane portrait. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
7.5
/10
71
/100
7.8
/10
7.5
/10
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