Top Biography Movies


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411. Lemmy

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski
Actors: Lemmy, Alice Cooper, David Grohl, James Hetfield, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne
Plot: In Lemmy, directors Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski explore the amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring, influential band Motörhead.

412. Fellini's Casanova ( Casanova di Federico Fellini, Il )

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Federico Fellini
Actors: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne, Carmen Scarpitta, Clara Algranti, Daniela Gatti

413. Dangerous Minds

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John N. Smith
Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Beatrice Winde, Lorraine Toussaint
Plot: An ex-marine becomes a first-time teacher to a tough, intelligent class at a Northern California inner-city school. When conventional methods fail to reach them, she decides a new self-taught curriculum will work better.

414. Jimi: All is by My Side

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Ridley
Actors: Imogen Poots, André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Ruth Negga, Ashley Charles
Plot: Before he became one of the most influential and incendiary rock musicians, Jimi Hendrix was just a man. This is the story of the man before the music, and the people in his life that shaped his future.

415. Hands of Stone

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Actors: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Édgar Ramírez, John Turturro, Usher Raymond, Rubén Blades
Plot: Follows the life of boxing legend Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arce as both push each other to become the best.

416. The Smashing Machine

Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Benny Safdie
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Marcus Aurelio
Plot: At the dawn of mixed-martial arts and the UFC, Mark Kerr aka The Smashing
Machine, was a fixture in the fledgling sport. But outside of the ring -
or octagon - his life held far more drama as he struggled with his
relationships, handling pain eventually opioid addiction.

417. Notorious

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Actors: Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Jamal Woolard, Antonique Smith, Sean Ringgold
Plot: The story of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. from his days as a street hustler to his rise to fame in the rap world.

418. Gypsy

Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Actors: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace, Betty Bruce, Parley Baer

419. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joe Berlinger
Actors: James J. Bulger Jr., Tommy Donahue, Dick Lehr, Steve Davis, Patricia Donahue, Bob Long

420. Red Army

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gabe Polsky
Actors: Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Anatoli Karpov, Alexei Kasatonov, Ken Kurtis

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