151. The World's Fastest Indian
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Aaron Murphy
Plot: The life story of New Zealander, Burt Munro. In 1967, after spending years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, he packs up his bike and travels around the world to race in Utah at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Encountering obstacle after obstacle, including being denied entrance in the races, Munro defies the odds and sets a new land-speed world record.
152. The Lost City of Z
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Gray
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller
Plot: Based on the true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett who, at the dawn of the 20th century, comes across what he believes is a previously unknown ancient, advanced civilization deep within the Amazon. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific community, Fawcett, along with the support of his aide de camp and wife, returns to the Amazon time and time again to prove his case up until his mysterious disappearance in 1925.
153. A Hidden Life
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser
154. Queen of Katwe
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mira Nair
Actors: Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Russel Savadier
Plot: A young, Ugandan girl who goes from selling corn in her rural village to training to become an international chess champion after being introduced to the game.
155. Lion of the Desert
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Actors: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Rod Steiger
Plot: General Rodolfo Graziani is assigned directly by Benito Mussolini to subdue the Arabs in Libya. But early victory is out of his hands as Omar Mukhtar and his army of Bedouins win battle after battle. But the cruel Graziani sets upon a plan to target the civilian population: the aged, the women and the children in order to get Mukhtar to surrender.
156. I'm Not There
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Haynes
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin
Plot: A unique biography of Bob Dylan where different characters act out several personalities of his character traits.
157. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Marielle Heller
Actors: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Enrico Colantoni, Wendy Makkena
Plot: Based on the true story of journalist Tom Junod and Fred Rogers: Tom is a jaded and cynical journalist who thinks nothing of the fluff piece to profile Fred Rogers, beloved creator and host of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. But somewhere along the way, the empathy and kindness of Mr. Rogers reaches through his exterior and life-long friendship is born.
158. I Killed My Mother ( J'ai tué ma mère )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Xavier Dolan
Actors: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément
Plot: Xavier Dolan both directed and stars in the semi-autobiographical look into the confused adolescence of a teenager and his love/hate relationship with his mother.
159. Experimenter
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Almereyda
Actors: Taryn Manning, Kellan Lutz, Winona Ryder, Anton Yelchin
Plot: The true story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram who, in 1961, designed an experiment to test the limits of people to obey authority. The controversial experiment soon drew the backlash of the public and fellow scientists.
160. Hamilton
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thomas Kail
Actors: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo
