Best biography movies of all time metacritic - Page 5
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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81. 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
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77
/100
7.7
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7.6
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82. Philomena (2013)
Philomena (2013): A retired journalist helps Philomena, an Irish woman whose son was taken by a convent, trace his fate. A darkly comic, moving road investigation about memory, faith, injustice and forgiveness. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
6.7
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77
/100
7.6
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7.3
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83. The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator chronicles Howard Hughes’s rise from Hollywood tycoon to obsessive aviation pioneer — triumphs in film and flight, famous romances, and a tragic descent into compulsions, isolation, and mental illness. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
6.4
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77
/100
7.5
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7.2
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84. I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya is a darkly comic, raw biopic of Tonya Harding — her rise, first American triple axel, and the 1994 Kerrigan scandal — mixing satire, abuse, and unreliable narratives. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
7.0
/10
77
/100
7.5
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7.4
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85. The Imposter (2012)
The Imposter is a true-crime doc about a Spanish man claiming to be a Texas family's missing son; a seeming miracle that unravels into deception, identity crisis and grief. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary
7.1
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77
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7.5
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7.4
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86. Rescue Dawn (2006)
Rescue Dawn (2006) dramatizes Dieter Dengler's 1965 capture in Laos and his brutal imprisonment and escape attempts. It's a raw, tension-filled survival story about endurance, friendship, and the costs of war. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
6.4
/10
77
/100
7.3
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7.1
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87. Maestro (2023)
Maestro (2023) is a biographical drama about Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre, tracing 30+ years of marriage. Music-centered, intimate, it explores genius, fame, desire and the strains on family. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
77
/100
6.5
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7.1
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88. 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
/10
76
/100
7.8
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7.7
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89. 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
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76
/100
7.8
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7.6
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90. The Last Emperor (1987)
The Last Emperor traces Pu Yi's rise from child emperor to gardener: lavish Forbidden City life, wartime collaboration in Manchukuo, capture and imprisonment, and painful reintegration—an elegiac meditation on power and identity. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.2
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76
/100
7.7
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7.5
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91. 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
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76
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7.6
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7.6
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92. King Richard (2021)
King Richard is a character-driven sports biopic about Richard Williams' relentless effort to turn Venus and Serena into tennis legends, with gritty Compton training, family sacrifice, racial hurdles and emotional triumph. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
6.5
/10
76
/100
7.5
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7.2
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93. The Disaster Artist (2017)
The Disaster Artist follows Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau as they make the infamously chaotic film The Room — a comic yet tender portrait of obsession, artistic delusion and unexpected cult fame. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
6.8
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76
/100
7.3
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7.2
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94. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) follows Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) turning his raunchy alter ego into a 1970s blaxploitation hit — a raucous, heartwarming tale of DIY filmmaking, perseverance and community pride. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
6.2
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76
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7.2
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7.0
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95. Stronger (2017)
Stronger (2017) dramatizes Jeff Bauman's recovery after losing both legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. It traces trauma, surgeries, rehab, media scrutiny and fraught relationships with blunt compassion. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama
5.9
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76
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6.9
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6.8
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96. Spencer (2021)
Spencer (2021) is a lyrical, mood-driven portrait of Princess Diana during a few days at Sandringham, focusing on her inner life, loneliness, and choice to end her marriage. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance
6.3
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76
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6.6
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6.8
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97. A Dangerous Method (2011)
A Dangerous Method depicts Jung’s treatment and affair with patient Sabina Spielrein, his fraught mentorship with Freud, and the clash of desire and rival theories that divides them. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance
6.0
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76
/100
6.4
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6.7
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98. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) follows Jordan Belfort’s rise at Stratton Oakmont — obscene wealth via fraud, drugs, sex and parties — a satirical, darkly comic, morally fraught true-crime spectacle. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Crime
7.6
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75
/100
8.2
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7.8
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99. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Based on Frank Abagnale Jr., Catch Me If You Can follows a teenage con who forges millions by posing as a pilot, doctor and lawyer while pursued by an FBI agent — a stylish 1960s cat‑and‑mouse with humor, heart and bittersweet father‑son undertones. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
75
/100
8.1
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7.8
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100. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) follows 23-year-old Ernesto "Che" Guevara and friend Alberto on a 1952 motorcycle trip across South America that shifts from playful adventure to a profound moral and political awakening. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
7.3
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75
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7.7
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7.5
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