Best biography movies of all time imdb - Page 3
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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41. Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982) traces Mohandas K. Gandhi's journey from South Africa to India's independence, showing his nonviolent campaigns, key relationships, moral conflicts, mass protests, Partition and assassination. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.4
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79
/100
8.0
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7.8
/10
42. Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man (2008) follows Wing Chun master Yip Man in 1930s Foshan as Japanese occupation strips his status; he faces poverty, defends his community, and resists with disciplined, powerful martial arts and moral courage. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
7.3
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59
/100
8.0
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7.1
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43. 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
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7.5
/10
44. Cinderella Man (2005)
Cinderella Man recounts boxer James J. Braddock’s Depression-era comeback. Facing poverty and injury, he fights to support his family, becoming a national symbol of perseverance and dignity. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.3
/10
69
/100
8.0
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7.4
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45. Papillon (1973)
Papillon (1973) follows Henri 'Papillon' sent to brutal French Guiana penal colonies; with Louis Dega he endures punishments and repeated escape attempts in a raw, character-driven tale of survival, friendship and defiant hope. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.7
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58
/100
8.0
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7.2
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46. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly portrays Jean‑Dominique Bauby’s locked‑in struggle as he dictates a memoir by blinking. Poetic, claustrophobic and moving, it reveals memory, imagination and courage. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.4
/10
92
/100
8.0
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8.2
/10
47. Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis is a bittersweet animated coming-of-age drama adapting Marjane Satrapi’s memoir: a young Iranian woman’s journey through revolution, exile, identity, family ties, humor and pain. read more
Genres: Animation, Biography, Drama
7.8
/10
90
/100
8.0
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8.3
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48. The Straight Story (1999)
73-year-old Alvin Straight travels hundreds of miles on a riding lawn mower to reconcile with his estranged brother. A slow, meditative, deeply humane film about pride, aging, family and forgiveness. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.8
/10
86
/100
8.0
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8.1
/10
49. 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
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7.5
/10
50. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) charts Dhoni’s journey from small-town ticket collector to India’s trophy-winning cricket captain, highlighting grit, sacrifices, training, selection struggles and triumph. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
8.0
/10
8.0
/10
51. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Waltz with Bashir (2008) is Ari Folman's animated documentary reconstructing lost 1982 Lebanon War memories. Surreal animation, interviews and archival footage explore trauma, guilt and collective responsibility. read more
Genres: Animation, Biography, Documentary
7.5
/10
91
/100
8.0
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8.2
/10
52. Citizenfour (2014)
Citizenfour (2014) follows Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and others meeting Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, exposing NSA’s covert global surveillance and the tense struggle to publish the leaked documents. read more
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History
7.2
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88
/100
8.0
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8.0
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53. Andrei Rublev (1966)
Andrei Rublev is a meditative historical drama about a 15th‑century icon painter. Through episodic, often brutal yet lyrical scenes, it probes faith, artistic vocation and moral resilience amid war and chaos. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
8.0
/10
8.0
/10
8.0
/10
54. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) follows Queen’s rise and Freddie Mercury’s life, mixing electrifying concert recreations, intimate personal struggles, band conflicts and their triumphant 1985 Live Aid performance. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
7.2
/10
49
/100
7.9
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6.7
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55. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Set in 1985 Dallas, The Dallas Buyers Club follows Ron Woodroof, an HIV-positive electrician who smuggles alternative treatments with transgender ally Rayon, building a buyers' club to defy doctors, regulators and fight stigma during the early AIDS crisis. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.5
/10
77
/100
7.9
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7.7
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56. Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960) follows Thracian slave Spartacus as he leads a massive slave revolt against Rome. Epic battles, political intrigue, romance and tragedy explore freedom, power and sacrifice. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
8.0
/10
87
/100
7.9
/10
8.2
/10
57. Patton (1970)
Patton (1970) dramatizes General George S. Patton's WWII career from North Africa to Germany, blending epic battle spectacle with a probing portrait of his tactical brilliance, ego, controversies and moral blind spots. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, War
7.3
/10
86
/100
7.9
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7.9
/10
58. Togo (2019)
Togo (2019): Based on the 1925 serum run to Nome, the film follows musher Leonhard Seppala and his undersized lead dog Togo as they brave deadly Arctic conditions, run the relay’s longest leg, and forge a heroic bond. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
7.0
/10
69
/100
7.9
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7.3
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59. Mirror (1975)
Mirror (1975) is Tarkovsky's meditative, non‑linear film: a dying man's memories—childhood, war, family and breakup—woven with newsreel, poetry and dreamlike imagery into a sensory reflection on memory and history. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
82
/100
7.9
/10
8.1
/10
60. The Social Network (2010)
The Social Network dramatizes Facebook’s founding and legal fallout: deposition-framed flashbacks of Mark Zuckerberg’s rise, fractured friendships, lawsuits, ambition and betrayal. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.8
/10
95
/100
7.8
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8.0
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