Best biography movies of all time metacritic - 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. Amy (2015)
Amy (2015) by Asif Kapadia uses archival footage to follow Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and tragic decline into addiction, exposing pressures of stardom; Oscar winner. read more
Genres: Biography, Documentary, Music
7.3
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85
/100
7.8
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7.9
/10
42. Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station follows 22‑year‑old Oscar Grant on the last day of 2008 as he reconnects with family and tries to change; the day ends in his fatal shooting by police, a moving critique of brutality. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
6.4
/10
85
/100
7.5
/10
7.5
/10
43. The Cove (2009)
The Cove (2009) follows Ric O'Barry and filmmakers who covertly expose Taiji’s dolphin captures and slaughter, combining espionage-style investigation, personal testimony, public-health warnings and a call to action. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary
7.9
/10
84
/100
8.4
/10
8.2
/10
44. In the Name of the Father (1993)
In the Name of the Father is a true drama about Gerry Conlon, wrongly coerced after a 1974 pub bombing; his family's suffering and a long legal fight for justice led by lawyer Gareth Peirce. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
5.6
/10
84
/100
8.1
/10
7.4
/10
45. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Judas and the Black Messiah follows FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrating the Black Panthers to spy on Fred Hampton. Amid COINTELPRO it shows Hampton’s rise, betrayal, and moral cost. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
6.5
/10
84
/100
7.4
/10
7.4
/10
46. First Man (2018)
First Man traces Neil Armstrong’s personal grief and a decade of training, crises, and sacrifice during Gemini and Apollo, ending with the quiet, awe-filled 1969 Moon landing. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
6.4
/10
84
/100
7.3
/10
7.4
/10
47. 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
/10
83
/100
7.8
/10
7.8
/10
48. Serpico (1973)
Serpico is a tense biographical drama about NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposes widespread police corruption, faces isolation and betrayal, survives a shooting, and helps spark the Knapp Commission. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.4
/10
83
/100
7.7
/10
7.8
/10
49. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman tells how Ron Stallworth, the first Black Colorado Springs cop, infiltrates the KKK by phone while a white officer poses for him — a darkly funny, tense true story exposing racism and linking past to present. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Crime
6.5
/10
83
/100
7.5
/10
7.4
/10
50. 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
51. Downfall (2004)
Downfall (2004) recreates Hitler's final days via his secretary Traudl Junge in the Berlin bunker. Claustrophobic, historically detailed, it shows the regime's collapse, fanaticism, despair and moral ruin. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
82
/100
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
52. 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
53. 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
/10
82
/100
7.8
/10
7.7
/10
54. 127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours: Aron Ralston is trapped by a boulder for 127 hours; a claustrophobic, sun‑bleached survival drama mixing memory, suffering and a graphic but ultimately triumphant act of self‑rescue. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.8
/10
82
/100
7.5
/10
7.5
/10
55. 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
56. Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs is an intense backstage drama across three launches (1984, 1988, 1998), exposing Jobs's brilliance, obsession and personal costs—fractured relationships, board fights, and lasting technological impact. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.1
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82
/100
7.2
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7.2
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57. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari chronicles Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles racing to build the Ford GT40 and beat Enzo Ferrari at Le Mans — a true, high-octane tale of engineering, friendship, corporate battles and endurance. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
81
/100
8.1
/10
8.1
/10
58. 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
59. Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher (2014) depicts wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz drawn into billionaire John du Pont’s patronage; his paranoia and control spiral into manipulation and a tragic, violent outcome. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
6.3
/10
81
/100
7.0
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7.1
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60. Jackie (2016)
An intimate, elegiac portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy in the week after JFK's assassination: a study of grief, image and power as she steadies her family, shapes his legacy and vacates the White House. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.0
/10
81
/100
6.6
/10
6.9
/10
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