Best biography movies of all time imdb - 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. Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips (2013) dramatizes the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking: a tense hostage standoff. Greengrass’s gritty style and strong leads make a gripping, morally complex thriller about survival and leadership. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Crime
7.0
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82
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7.8
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7.7
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62. 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
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81
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7.8
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7.6
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63. American Gangster (2007)
American Gangster follows Frank Lucas's rise from driver to Harlem's heroin kingpin in the 1960s–70s, using daring import schemes, versus principled detective Richie Roberts in a tense crime epic. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.6
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76
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7.8
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7.7
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64. The Irishman (2019)
The Irishman is a slow, elegiac crime drama in which Frank Sheeran recalls a life of loyalty, violence and regret—rising in the mob, tied to Jimmy Hoffa—Scorsese’s reflective, patient epic. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.2
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94
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7.8
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8.1
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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
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79
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7.8
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7.6
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66. Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line (2005) traces Johnny Cash’s rise from an Arkansas childhood to Sun Records fame, his addiction and failed marriage, and ultimate redemption through June Carter and music. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
7.0
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72
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7.8
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7.3
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67. Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016) tells how three African-American female mathematicians at NASA overcame racial and gender discrimination in 1960s Virginia to help send John Glenn into orbit. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
6.9
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74
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7.8
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7.4
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68. Remember the Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000) follows T.C. Williams High in 1971 as school integration sparks racial conflict. Coach Herman Boone forges unity through leadership, teamwork and reconciliation. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
6.9
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48
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7.8
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6.5
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69. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton traces N.W.A’s ascent from 1980s Compton to global fame, their raw music confronting police brutality and racism, amid friendship, betrayal and fame’s cost. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.0
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72
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7.8
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7.3
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70. 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
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71
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7.8
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7.5
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71. The Insider (1999)
The Insider dramatizes whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand and 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman fighting Big Tobacco, legal and corporate pressure; intense performances and moral urgency. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller
7.2
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85
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7.8
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7.8
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72. Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone (1993) follows Wyatt Earp retiring to Tombstone with his brothers; Doc Holliday’s arrival ignites conflict with the Cowboys, culminating in the O.K. Corral shootout and a brutal, vengeful aftermath. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
6.4
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7.8
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6.4
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73. Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings (1990) follows Dr. Sayer in a 1969 Bronx hospital who awakens catatonic encephalitis patients with an experimental drug, exploring medicine, ethics, fragile recovery and empathy. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.3
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74
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7.8
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7.5
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74. Glory (1989)
Glory (1989) recounts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading the 54th Massachusetts, an all‑Black Union regiment. Facing prejudice, they train, bond, and bravely assault Fort Wagner, leaving a tragic, heroic legacy. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.0
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78
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7.8
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7.5
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75. Society of the Snow (2023)
Society of the Snow dramatizes the 1972 Andes crash of a Uruguayan rugby team: stranded survivors face cold, starvation, injury and harrowing moral choices in a raw, intense study of endurance and solidarity. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
72
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7.8
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7.5
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76. The Wind Rises (2013)
The Wind Rises is a lyrical animated biopic about Jiro Horikoshi, a visionary aircraft designer whose dreams and genius span 1920s–WWII, blending exquisite animation, tender romance, and moral unease as his planes serve war. read more
Genres: Animation, Biography, Drama
7.2
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83
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7.8
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7.8
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77. October Sky (1999)
October Sky: in 1957 Coalwood, Sputnik sparks teen Homer Hickam’s rocket obsession. He and friends face failures and his father's doubts, but grow through science, friendship, and triumph. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Family
6.9
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71
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7.8
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7.3
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78. My Left Foot (1989)
My Left Foot tells Christy Brown’s true story: born with severe cerebral palsy and able to control only his left foot, he’s long misunderstood but learns to write and paint with his foot and becomes a celebrated artist amid family hardship. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
7.6
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97
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7.8
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8.4
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79. Thirteen Lives (2022)
Thirteen Lives dramatizes the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue: an international team races to save a trapped youth soccer team and coach. Tense, human, and hopeful. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller
66
/100
7.8
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7.2
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80. The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff dramatizes America's early space program, focusing on the Mercury Seven: daring test pilots, supersonic flights, macho rivalry, family sacrifices and Cold War urgency that forged imperfect heroes. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
6.8
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91
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7.8
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7.9
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