Top Biography Movies


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121. First Man

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Damien Chazelle
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber
Plot: The story of Neil Armstrong, who is famous for becoming the first man to walk on the moon and the sacrifice it took to get him there.

122. Camille Claudel

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruno Nuytten
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Grévill, Alain Cuny
Plot: The story of Camille Claudel,a young artist whose career and love affair with Rodin brings her close to madness.

123. Kon-Tiki ( 2013 )

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Actors: Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd Magnus Williamson
Plot: Based on the true story when Thor Heyerdahl and his crew crossed the Pacific Ocean.

124. A Prayer Before Dawn

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Actors: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake

125. Queen Christina

Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Actors: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone
Plot: The 17th Century Swedish monarch Queen Christina is beloved by the people and a loyal leader. Yet the one thing missing in her life is love. When she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, it will lead her to a decision whether to keep her throne or follow her heart.

126. Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
Plot: A story of sorrow and survival - Dieter Dengler grew up in German postwar poverty and suffered abuse before leaving at age 18 for the United States. From peeling potatoes to enlisting in the Navy he learns to fly. In 1966, he shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. Captured, and emaciated, he still escapes and manages to survive the harsh conditions and finally rescue. This is his story.

127. Michael Collins

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Ian Hart, Julia Roberts, Richard Ingram, Liam Neeson
Plot: An Irish Patriot in the first quarter of the 20th Century fights for his nation's independence and signs his own death warrant in the process.

128. Booksmart

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Olivia Wilde
Actors: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Skyler Gisondo, Jessica Williams
Plot: Two high school best friends realize they have spent their school lives on academics rather than fun. Thus they make a pact to let loose and see what they have been missing - by cramming four years of fun into one unforgettable night.

129. Lenny

Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Fosse
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner , Stanley Beck

130. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Jay
Actors: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Blade Hart
Plot: Documentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.

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