Top Biography Movies


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81. Love & Mercy

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bill Pohlad
Actors: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti
Plot: Follows the life of reclusive "Beach Boy' Brian Wilson - from he early years as an influential musician, through his nervous breakdown and relationship with controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy and redemption with his wife Melinda.

82. John Adams

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, John Dossett
Plot: HBO presents a 7 part miniseries based on David McCullough's popular book/biography of the second president of the United States. The series chronicles Adams' defense of the Boston Massacre offenders, his influence in writing the Declaration of Independence, his rise in politics through the vice presidency and presidency to his final days in retirement.

83. Chaplin

Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins
Plot: The life and times of Charlie Chaplin: from his first stage performance before the age of ten to Vaudeville, to Mack Sennett's movies, to making his own movies, to winning an Oscar.

84. Sid and Nancy

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Cox
Actors: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop
Plot: A look into the true love story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

85. What's Love Got to Do With It

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian Gibson
Actors: Angela Bassett, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander
Plot: This is the biography of singer Tina Turner, who went from being a small town country girl to a super star, yet, behind the scenes, faced unimaginable abuse from her husband and lead guitarist, Ike Turner.

86. Behind the Candelabra

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd
Plot: Based on the autobiography, the film explores the relationship between Liberace and his six-year relationship with young lover Scott Thorson.

87. Chopper

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrew Dominik
Actors: Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Daniel Wyllie
Plot: Mark 'Chopper' Reed is a small time crook who dreams of becoming a legendary crime figure.

88. Sergeant York

Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias
Plot: This is the story of a Tennessee pacifist who is drafted into the military during WWI and grows to understand that sometimes there is a need for war. He ultimately becomes the most decorated hero of the war by single-handedly capturing over a hundred enemy soldiers.

89. October Sky

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joe Johnston
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen
Plot: Based on true events, in the 1950's a coal miner's son is obsessed with the launching of Sputnik 1. It causes some conflict with his father, but leads to him building a rocket with his friends.

90. Molly's Game

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
Plot: Based on the true story of Molly Bloom, who was many things - an attractive, young woman, a world-class Olympic skier and purveyor of the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game. Hollywood royalty, sports superstars and business titans all took part in the game - as did the Russian Mob - which brought the FBI down on Molly. With the world seeing nothing but what the tabloids said, she could only count on one person - her defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, to be her ally and tell her story.

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