Movies by Lists - Biographical Movies (236 [268]) 
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| 127 HoursA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. | 2010 | Danny Boyle (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.5 (366.4K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| AlexanderAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. | 2004 | Oliver Stone (*) | Action, Biography, Drama, History, War | 5.6 (170K votes) | 31 | 20220912 |
| AliA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. | 2001 | Michael Mann (*) | Biography, Drama, Sport | 6.7 (99.9K votes) | 2 | 20220912 |
| All the Mornings of the World [Tous Les Matins Du Monde]The story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, fierce and somber man, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais, prestigious musician in the court of Louis XIV. | 1991 | Alain Corneau | Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance | 7.5 (7.1K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| AmeliaA look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. | 2009 | Mira Nair | Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance | 5.8 (12.6K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| American GangsterAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. | 2007 | Ridley Scott (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.8 (414.2K votes) | 157 | 20211228 |
| American SniperNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behi | 2014 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Action, Biography, Drama, War | 7.3 (466.6K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| American SplendorAn original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar. | 2003 | Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (49.4K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, TheRobert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader. | 2007 | Andrew Dominik | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western | 7.5 (177K votes) | 160 | 20211228 |
| Audrey Hepburn Story, TheBiographic made-for-TV movie of the life of one of Hollywood's most famous actreses: Audrey Hepburn, spaning from her early childhood to the 1960's which details her life as Dutch overachieving ballerina, coming to grips with her ... | 2000 | Steven Robman | Biography, Drama | 5.9 (2.8K votes) | 133 | 20240511 |
| Aviator, TheA biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. | 2004 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.5 (351.6K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| Baadasssss! [How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass]Mario Van Peebles' half-documentary/half-homage to his father Melvin Van Peebles' movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). | 2003 | Mario Van Peebles | Biography, Drama | 7.3 (4.9K votes) | 109 | 20220315 |
| Basketball Diaries, TheA teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction. | 1995 | Scott Kalvert | Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport | 7.3 (118.8K votes) | 102 | 20231207 |
| Beautiful Mind, AAfter John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. | 2001 | Ron Howard | Biography, Drama | 8.2 (897.8K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Becoming JaneA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. | 2007 | Julian Jarrold | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (60.7K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Before Night FallsThe life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas. | 2000 | Julian Schnabel | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.2 (24.9K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| Bertie and ElizabethA chronicle of the life of George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth. | 2002 | Giles Foster | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.1 (705 votes) | 99 | 20240511 |
| Bettie Page - Dark AngelTells the story of the last 3 years of her brief career. | 2004 | Nico B. | Biography, Drama | 3.7 (265 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Beyond the SeaA swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee. | 2004 | Kevin Spacey | Biography, Drama, Music, Musical | 6.7 (14.9K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Billy - The Early YearsEveryone knows who he is. Now find out how he got there. The early life of American Evangelist Billy Graham. | 2008 | Robby Benson | Biography, Drama | 6.5 (833 votes) | 98 | 20240622 |
| Birth of the BeatlesAn account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties. | 1979 | Richard Marquand | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.4 (629 votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| BlazeA middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure. | 1989 | Ron Shelton (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 6.0 (3.8K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Blind Side, TheThe story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. | 2009 | John Lee Hancock | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.6 (316.6K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| BlowThe story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States. | 2001 | Ted Demme | Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.6 (251.8K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Bonnie and ClydeBored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. | 1967 | Arthur Penn (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.8 (109.8K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Born FreeThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt. | 1966 | James Hill, Tom McGowan | Adventure, Drama, Family | 7.2 (6.3K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Born on the Fourth of JulyThe biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. | 1989 | Oliver Stone (*) | Biography, Drama, War | 7.2 (103.7K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Bounty, TheFed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action. | 1984 | Roger Donaldson | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance | 7.1 (26.5K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Boys Don't CryA young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska. | 1999 | Kimberly Peirce | Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance | 7.5 (96K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| BraveheartScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England. | 1995 | Mel Gibson (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.3 (1M votes) | 178 | 20211228 |
| BronsonA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson. | 2008 | Nicolas Winding Refn | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.1 (127.6K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Bronte Sisters, The [Les soeurs Brontë]In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations. | 1979 | André Téchiné | Biography, Drama, History | 6.5 (1.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| BugsyThe story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas. | 1991 | Barry Levinson (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 6.8 (28.4K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Cadillac RecordsChronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. | 2008 | Darnell Martin | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.0 (21.2K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| CaponeThe story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years. | 1975 | Steve Carver | Biography, Crime, Drama | 5.7 (2.9K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| CapoteIn 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on dea | 2005 | Bennett Miller | Biography, Crime, Drama, History | 7.3 (130.6K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| CasinoA tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite. | 1995 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Crime, Drama | 8.2 (504.1K votes) | 178 | 20220414 |
| Casino JackA hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder. | 2010 | George Hickenlooper | Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.2 (17.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| CastawayMiddle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. | 1986 | Nicolas Roeg (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 5.8 (3.2K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| ChangelingGrief-stricken mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) takes on the L.A.P.D. to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child. | 2008 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | 7.7 (250.1K votes) | 141 | 20211228 |
| ChaplinAn elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp. | 1992 | Richard Attenborough (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (57.1K votes) | 143 | 20220414 |
| Chariots of FireTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience. | 1981 | Hugh Hudson | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.2 (58.5K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Charlie Wilson's WarA drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. | 2007 | Mike Nichols (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History | 7.0 (116.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Che - Part OneIn 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. | 2008 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 7.2 (45.7K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| Che - Part TwoIn 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America. | 2008 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 6.9 (33.4K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Che!An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Che's switch from doctor to politico in Castro's campaign. | 1969 | Richard Fleischer | Biography, Drama, History | 4.8 (994 votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Children of the Century, The [Les enfants du siècle]A story of doomed passion between two genius writers of the 19th century - novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. | 1999 | Diane Kurys | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.4 (1.8K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Cinderella ManThe story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world. | 2005 | Ron Howard | Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Sport | 8.0 (183.6K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| CleopatraQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. | 1963 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 7.0 (32.1K votes) | 192 | 20211228 |
| Coco Before Chanel [Coco avant Chanel]The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. | 2009 | Anne Fontaine | Biography, Drama | 6.7 (40.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Colour Me Kubrick [Colour Me Kubrick_ A True...ish Story]The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him. | 2005 | Brian W. Cook | Comedy, Drama | 6.1 (6.7K votes) | 86 | 20220822 |
| CommunionOct.4 and Dec.26 the Strieber family drives from NYC to their cabin in the woods. Both nights there are some powerful lights outside and maybe aliens. The dad is mentally affected by the ""bad dream"", goes to the shrink and is hypn... | 1989 | Philippe Mora | Biography, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.5 (6.5K votes) | 107 | 20220806 |
| Conjuring 2, TheEd and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit. | 2016 | James Wan | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7.3 (259.9K votes) | 134 | 20220423 |
| Conjuring, TheParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. | 2013 | James Wan | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7.5 (484.2K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| ControlA profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. | 2007 | Anton Corbijn | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.7 (65.1K votes) | 122 | 20220723 |
| Countess, TheA 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. | 2009 | Julie Delpy | Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | 6.2 (8K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| CreationTorn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife. | 2009 | Jon Amiel | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.7 (14.3K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| DaliBiography of famed artist Salvador Dali, focusing mainly on his relationship with girlfriend Gala and the time they spent in New York City in 1940 and his early days in Spain collaborating with filmmaker Luis Bunuel. | 1991 | Antoni Ribas | Biography, Drama | 6.0 (128 votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Dangerous Method, AA look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. | 2011 | David Cronenberg (*) | Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 6.4 (102K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Danish Girl, TheA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. | 2015 | Tom Hooper | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.1 (180.2K votes) | 119 | 20220414 |
| Death in Granada [The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca]A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's. | 1996 | Marcos Zurinaga | Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.1 (1K votes) | 114 | 20240511 |
| DefianceJewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-co... | 2008 | Edward Zwick (*) | Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War | 7.1 (147.7K votes) | 137 | 20220822 |
| DesireeThe rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. | 1954 | Henry Koster (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.4 (3K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Devil's Double, TheA chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die. | 2011 | Lee Tamahori | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 7.1 (61.7K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| DillingerJohn Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down. | 1973 | John Milius | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.0 (5.2K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Dog Day AfternoonThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does | 1975 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.0 (249.5K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Donnie BrascoAn FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one. | 1997 | Mike Newell (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.7 (296.1K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Doors, TheThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. | 1991 | Oliver Stone (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.2 (90K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| DownfallTraudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. | 2004 | Oliver Hirschbiegel (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.2 (346.4K votes) | 156 | 20211228 |
| Duchess, TheA chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. | 2008 | Saul Dibb | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.9 (81.7K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Ed WoodAmbitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent. | 1994 | Tim Burton (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.8 (172.5K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| El CidThe fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. | 1961 | Anthony Mann (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War | 7.2 (13.9K votes) | 182 | 20211228 |
| Elephant Man, TheA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication. | 1980 | David Lynch (*) | Biography, Drama | 8.1 (234.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| ElizabethThe early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. | 1998 | Shekhar Kapur | Biography, Drama, History | 7.4 (97.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Elizabeth - The Golden AgeA mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments. | 2007 | Shekhar Kapur | Biography, Drama, History, War | 6.8 (70.5K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| ElvisBiographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley. | 1979 | John Carpenter (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.0 (3.9K votes) | 150 | 20211228 |
| ElvisA chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley, from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom. | 2005 | James Steven Sadwith | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.1 (4.1K votes) | 1 | 20231001 |
| Elvis and MeThe story of Priscilla Presley's life with rock and roll star Elvis Presley. | 1988 | Larry Peerce | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 6.9 (1K votes) | 240 | 20240511 |
| Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The [Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle]A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note. | 1974 | Werner Herzog (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.8 (17.4K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Erin BrockovichAn unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. | 2000 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.4 (190.4K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Escape From AlcatrazAlcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. | 1979 | Don Siegel (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.6 (129.6K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Evel KnievelBiography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump. | 1971 | Marvin J. Chomsky | Action, Biography, Drama | 5.2 (1K votes) | 88 | 20240313 |
| EvitaThe hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina. | 1996 | Alan Parker | Biography, Drama, History, Musical | 6.3 (35.3K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Fair GameCIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration. | 2010 | Doug Liman | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 6.8 (48.5K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Fear And Loathing In Las VegasAn oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades. | 1998 | Terry Gilliam (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 7.6 (272.7K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| FearlessA biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. | 2006 | Ronny Yu | Action, Biography, Drama | 7.6 (75.1K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Fighter, TheBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness. | 2010 | David O. Russell | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.8 (356K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Finding NeverlandThe story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. | 2004 | Marc Forster | Biography, Drama, Family | 7.6 (203.7K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Flying Scotsman, TheThe true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championship only to have his title stripped from him and his mental health problems which he has suffered si... | 2006 | Douglas Mackinnon | Drama, Sport | 7.0 (5.7K votes) | 96 | 20240810 |
| FoxcatcherU.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join ""Team Foxcatcher"", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-d... | 2014 | Bennett Miller | Biography, Drama, History, Sport | 7.0 (149.2K votes) | 134 | 20240427 |
| FrancescoDocudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi. | 1989 | Liliana Cavani | Biography, Drama, History | 6.4 (1.5K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Frank and JesseWestern starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge. | 1994 | Robert Boris | Biography, Western | 5.8 (1.5K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Freedom WritersErin Gruwell, a young teacher in a racially divided Los Angeles school, inspires her class of at-risk students, deemed incapable of learning, to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. | 2007 | Richard LaGravenese | Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.6 (85.9K votes) | 123 | 20240727 |
| Frost NixonA dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. | 2008 | Ron Howard | Biography, Drama, History | 7.7 (106.7K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Gable and LombardA biography about the love affair between 1930s Hollywood superstars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. | 1976 | Sidney J. Furie | Biography, Drama, Romance | 5.2 (590 votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| GalileoThis biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' | 1975 | Joseph Losey (*) | Biography, Drama | 6.6 (546 votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| GandhiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. | 1982 | Richard Attenborough (*) | Biography, Drama | 8.0 (225.5K votes) | 191 | 20211228 |
| General, TheThe real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team. | 1998 | John Boorman (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (8.6K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Get on UpA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. | 2014 | Tate Taylor | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.9 (25.7K votes) | 139 | 20231001 |
| GiaThe story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death. | 1998 | Michael Cristofer | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (44.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Good Shepherd, TheThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. | 2006 | Robert De Niro | Drama, History, Thriller | 6.7 (101.9K votes) | 167 | 20211228 |
| GoodfellasThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. | 1990 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 8.7 (1.1M votes) | 146 | 20211228 |
| Goya in BordeauxFrancisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter | 1999 | Carlos Saura | Biography, Drama, War | 6.7 (2.1K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Grace KellyThe fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star. | 1983 | Anthony Page | Biography, Drama | 5.7 (351 votes) | 100 | 20240205 |
| Great Balls of Fire!The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. | 1989 | Jim McBride (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.2 (17.4K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, AThe movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints. | 2006 | Dito Montiel | Crime, Drama | 7.0 (25.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Happy Hooker, TheIn the first of three films on the life of Xaviera Hollander, the famous hooker from Holland traces her career as madam of the biggest and most profitable bordellos in New York. | 1975 | Nicholas Sgarro | Biography, Comedy | 3.6 (780 votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Heart BeatThe life and friendship between the icons of the Beat Generation - Neal Cassady, Carolyn Cassady and Jack Kerouac. | 1980 | John Byrum | Drama | 5.8 (676 votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Henry VIn the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. | 1989 | Kenneth Branagh | Drama, History, War | 7.5 (29.5K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| HidalgoIn 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race. | 2004 | Joe Johnston | Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Western | 6.7 (80.6K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| HoffaThe story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975. | 1992 | Danny DeVito | Biography, Crime, Drama | 6.6 (22.8K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| HollywoodlandA detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952). | 2006 | Allen Coulter | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | 6.5 (33.9K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Honeymoon Killers, TheAn obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs. | 1970 | Leonard Kastle, Martin Scorsese, Donald Volkman | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.0 (5.1K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Hours, TheThe story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. | 2002 | Stephen Daldry | Drama, Romance | 7.5 (129.5K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| House of SaddamA mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors. | 2008 | Alex Holmes, Jim O'Hanlon | Biography, Drama, History, War | 7.5 (5.3K votes) | 0 | 20240910 |
| Hunter, TheBounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to. | 1980 | Buzz Kulik | Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.3 (5.8K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| I Saw the LightThe story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life. | 2015 | Marc Abraham | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 5.8 (8K votes) | 123 | 20231001 |
| I'm Not ThereRuminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work. | 2007 | Todd Haynes (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.8 (60.4K votes) | 135 | 20231001 |
| Imitation Game, TheDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life. | 2014 | Morten Tyldum | Biography, Drama, Thriller, War | 8.0 (734.6K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| ImpromptuIn 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand. | 1991 | James Lapine | Biography, Comedy, Music, Romance | 6.9 (5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Informant!, TheThe U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre. | 2009 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.5 (67.3K votes) | 108 | 20240313 |
| Insider, TheA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco. | 1999 | Michael Mann (*) | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 7.8 (167.8K votes) | 157 | 20211228 |
| Interrupted MelodyThis movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback. | 1955 | Curtis Bernhardt | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.7 (1K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| InvictusNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. | 2009 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Sport | 7.3 (156.5K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| IrisTrue story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease. | 2001 | Richard Eyre | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (18K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Iron Lady, TheAn elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene. | 2011 | Phyllida Lloyd | Biography, Drama | 6.4 (108.2K votes) | 105 | 20220414 |
| J. EdgarJ. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life. | 2011 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.5 (126.9K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| James DeanThe man behind the legend and 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant. | 2001 | Mark Rydell | Biography, Drama | 7.1 (5.7K votes) | 120 | 20240511 |
| JarheadA psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home. | 2005 | Sam Mendes | Biography, Drama, War | 7.0 (184.4K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Jefferson in ParisWidower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children. | 1995 | James Ivory (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 5.7 (3K votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
| Jesus Christ SuperstarFilm version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner. | 1973 | Norman Jewison (*) | Drama, History, Musical | 7.4 (26.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| JFKNew Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. | 1991 | Oliver Stone (*) | Drama, History, Thriller | 8.0 (151.4K votes) | 189 | 20211228 |
| JobsThe story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century. | 2013 | Joshua Michael Stern | Biography, Drama | 6.0 (96.7K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Julie & JuliaJulia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. | 2009 | Nora Ephron | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (125.7K votes) | 123 | 20230830 |
| Julius CaesarThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony. | 1953 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (*) | Drama, History | 7.3 (11.3K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Julius CaesarThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony. | 1970 | Stuart Burge | Drama, History, War | 6.1 (1.7K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Kennedys, TheThe triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history. | 2011 | Jon Cassar | Drama, History, Romance | 7.6 (7.6K votes) | 2 | 20231013 |
| Killing Fields, TheA journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians. | 1984 | Roland Joffé (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 7.8 (54.5K votes) | 141 | 20211228 |
| Killing of John Lennon, TheA dramatization of Mark Chapman's plan to murder John Lennon. | 2006 | Andrew Piddington | Crime, Drama | 6.2 (1.5K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Kings Speech, TheThe story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. | 2010 | Tom Hooper | Biography, Drama, History | 8.0 (664.6K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| KinseyA look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior. | 2004 | Bill Condon | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.1 (48.8K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| La Vie en RoseBiopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy. | 2007 | Olivier Dahan | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.6 (85.7K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| Lady, TheThe story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris. | 2011 | Luc Besson (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 7.1 (10.7K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Last American Hero, TheA young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. | 1973 | Lamont Johnson | Drama, Sport | 6.4 (1.7K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Last King of Scotland, TheBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. | 2006 | Kevin Macdonald | Biography, Drama, History, Thriller | 7.7 (183K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Lawrence of ArabiaThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. | 1962 | David Lean (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama, War | 8.3 (284.5K votes) | 228 | 20211228 |
| LegendIdentical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s. | 2015 | Brian Helgeland | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (174.5K votes) | 132 | 20220414 |
| LennyThe story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public. | 1974 | Bob Fosse (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.6 (15.7K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Libertine, TheThe story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work. | 2004 | Laurence Dunmore | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.3 (35.9K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Life and Death of Peter Sellers, TheThe feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. | 2004 | Stephen Hopkins | Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.9 (14.8K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| LovelaceThe story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life. | 2013 | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Biography, Drama | 6.2 (40.2K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| LudwigThe reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886. | 1973 | Luchino Visconti (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.6 (4.9K votes) | 238 | 20211228 |
| MacbethA ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches. | 1971 | Roman Polanski (*) | Drama, History | 7.4 (13.6K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| Mad Love [Juana La Loca]The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind. | 2001 | Vicente Aranda | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.6 (3.8K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| MahlerComposer Gustav Mahler's life, told in a series of flashbacks as he and his wife discuss their failing marriage during a train journey. | 1974 | Ken Russell (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.9 (2.6K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Malcolm XBiographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. | 1992 | Spike Lee (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.7 (92K votes) | 202 | 20211228 |
| Man On The MoonThe life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman. | 1999 | Milos Forman (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (128.7K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Marie-AntoinetteThe retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles. | 2006 | Sofia Coppola | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.5 (108.1K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| MaskA teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances. | 1985 | Peter Bogdanovich (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.2 (30.5K votes) | 120 | 20230328 |
| Message, TheThis epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history. | 1976 | Moustapha Akkad | Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.2 (46.3K votes) | 177 | 20211228 |
| Messenger, The - The Story of Joan of ArcA young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors. | 1999 | Luc Besson (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War | 6.4 (66K votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, TheA young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors. | 1999 | Luc Besson (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War | 6.4 (65.9K votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Mighty Heart, AMariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband Daniel when he goes missing in Pakistan. | 2007 | Michael Winterbottom | Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War | 6.6 (27.9K votes) | 108 | 20230619 |
| MoneyballOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. | 2011 | Bennett Miller | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.6 (402.8K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| MongolThe story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. | 2007 | Sergei Bodrov | Action, Biography, Drama, History, War | 7.2 (46.2K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Motorcycle Diaries, The [Diarios de motocicleta]The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling. | 2004 | Walter Salles | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 7.8 (99.9K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Napoleon [Napoléon]Napoléon Bonaparte's life, loves and exceptional destiny from 1769 to 1821, but as seen through the eyes of Talleyrand, the cynical and ironic politician who once was the Emperor of France's Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 1955 | Sacha Guitry (*) | Biography, Drama, War | 6.2 (549 votes) | 190 | 20211228 |
| New World, TheThe story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas. | 2005 | Terrence Malick (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.7 (88.6K votes) | 135 | 20231001 |
| NightwatchingAn extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'. | 2007 | Peter Greenaway (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Mystery | 6.5 (3.2K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| NixonA biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame. | 1995 | Oliver Stone (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.1 (31K votes) | 192 | 20220806 |
| NotoriousThe life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. | 2009 | George Tillman Jr. | Biography, Crime, Drama, Music | 6.7 (46.1K votes) | 122 | 20240515 |
| Notorious Bettie Page, TheThe life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos. | 2005 | Mary Harron | Biography, Drama | 6.5 (10.9K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Nowhere BoyA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life. | 2009 | Sam Taylor-Johnson | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.1 (36.4K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Once Upon A Time In ChinaLate 1800s Foshan, Guangdong: Wong Fei Hung/Jet Li trains men in martial arts to help defend against foreign powers already holding Hong Kong and Macau. He looks after cute 13th Aunt, who's just returned from England. Lots of fight s | 1991 | Hark Tsui (*) | Action, Adventure, History | 7.3 (18.3K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| Oscar WildePlaywright Oscar Wilde's homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lover's father, leading to his own prosecution. | 1960 | Gregory Ratoff | Biography, Drama, History | 6.8 (537 votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Other Boleyn Girl, TheTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. | 2008 | Justin Chadwick | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.7 (110.2K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| PapillonA French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. | 1973 | Franklin J. Schaffner (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 8.0 (127.8K votes) | 151 | 20211228 |
| Pat Garrett and Billy The KidPat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. | 1973 | Sam Peckinpah (*) | Biography, Drama, Western | 7.3 (19.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Patch AdamsThe true story of a heroic man, Hunter "Patch" Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos. | 1998 | Tom Shadyac | Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.8 (111.1K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| People vs. Larry Flynt, TheThe story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech. | 1996 | Milos Forman (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.3 (92.9K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| PersepolisA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution. | 2007 | Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.0 (98.2K votes) | 96 | 20231001 |
| Pianist, TheA Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. | 2002 | Roman Polanski (*) | Biography, Drama, Music, War | 8.5 (790.4K votes) | 150 | 20211228 |
| Pirates of Silicon ValleyHistory of Apple and Microsoft. | 1999 | Martyn Burke | Biography, Drama, History | 7.2 (24.1K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| PollockA film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock. | 2000 | Ed Harris | Biography, Drama | 7.0 (27.9K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Private PartsThe autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star. | 1997 | Betty Thomas | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 6.9 (38.4K votes) | 109 | 20230728 |
| Public EnemiesThe Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. | 2009 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History | 7.0 (294K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| Pursuit of Happyness,TheA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career. | 2006 | Gabriele Muccino | Biography, Drama | 8.0 (486.2K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Queen, TheAfter the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. | 2006 | Stephen Frears (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.3 (108.6K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Rabbit-Proof FenceIn 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback. | 2002 | Phillip Noyce | Biography, Drama | 7.4 (28.4K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Raging BullThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. | 1980 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Biography, Drama, Sport | 8.2 (341.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Rat Pack, TheThe public and private lives of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. | 1998 | Rob Cohen | Drama, Musical | 6.7 (3K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| RayThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. | 2004 | Taylor Hackford | Biography, Drama, Music | 7.7 (144.8K votes) | 152 | 20211228 |
| Return of Martin Guerre, The [Le retour de Martin Guerre]In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army. | 1982 | Daniel Vigne | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance | 7.4 (4.4K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Riding in Cars with BoysA single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father. | 2001 | Penny Marshall (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 6.5 (30K votes) | 132 | 20230806 |
| Runaways, TheA coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored. | 2010 | Floria Sigismondi | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.5 (50.4K votes) | 106 | 20231001 |
| Running With ScissorsYoung Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a mem | 2006 | Ryan Murphy | Comedy, Drama | 6.1 (22.4K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Samson and DelilahThe long haired biblical strongman Samson falls in love with beautiful temptress Delilah in Philistine. | 1984 | Lee Philips | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 5.8 (192 votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Saul and DavidDavid of Bethlehem slays the giant and becomes a rival to King Saul. | 1964 | Marcello Baldi | Adventure, Drama | 5.8 (104 votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Schindlers ListIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. | 1993 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 8.9 (1.3M votes) | 195 | 20211228 |
| SelmaA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. | 2014 | Ava DuVernay | Biography, Drama, History | 7.5 (90.2K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| SerpicoAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. | 1973 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (119K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Shadow of The VampireThe filming of Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible. | 2000 | E. Elias Merhige | Drama, Horror | 6.9 (41.4K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Shakespeare in LoveThe world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. | 1998 | John Madden | Comedy, Drama, History, Romance | 7.1 (221.3K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| SilkwoodA worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. | 1983 | Mike Nichols (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Thriller | 7.2 (19.7K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Social Network, TheAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. | 2010 | David Fincher (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.7 (671.6K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| SpartacusThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising. | 1960 | Stanley Kubrick (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War | 7.9 (131.8K votes) | 197 | 20211228 |
| SpotlightThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. | 2015 | Tom McCarthy | Biography, Crime, Drama | 8.1 (451.5K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| StaviskyA swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II. | 1974 | Alain Resnais (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 6.7 (2.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Steal This MovieAfter years of hiding, the notorious American leftist radical, Abbie Hoffman, discusses his life, his cause and the opposition he endured. | 2000 | Robert Greenwald | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.4 (2.3K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Steve JobsSteve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. | 2015 | Danny Boyle (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.2 (177.8K votes) | 122 | 20240306 |
| Stoning of Soraya M., TheA desperate woman asks for a meeting with a journalist to disclose the cruel and inhumane punishment of her niece. | 2008 | Cyrus Nowrasteh | Drama | 8.0 (20.3K votes) | 114 | 20220414 |
| Story of Jacob and Joseph, TheA movie telling the Biblical stories of the last of the Hebrew Patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. | 1974 | Michael Cacoyannis | Drama, History | 6.8 (263 votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Straight Outta ComptonThe rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. | 2015 | F. Gary Gray | Biography, Drama, History, Music | 7.8 (220.2K votes) | 147 | 20240727 |
| Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss SongAfter saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels. | 1971 | Melvin Van Peebles (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 5.5 (5.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| SybilA young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor. | 1976 | Daniel Petrie | Biography, Drama | 8.0 (7.1K votes) | 0 | 20230328 |
| SylviaStory of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes (Daniel Craig) and Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow). | 2003 | Christine Jeffs | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.3 (10.8K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Talk To MeThe story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph ""Petey"" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s. | 2007 | Kasi Lemmons | Biography, Drama, History, Music, War | 7.3 (10.2K votes) | 118 | 20231001 |
| Ten Commandments, TheMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery. | 1956 | Cecil B. DeMille (*) | Adventure, Drama, Family | 7.9 (68.3K votes) | 220 | 20211228 |
| Theory of Everything, TheA look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. | 2014 | James Marsh | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.7 (433.1K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Thirteen DaysIn October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis. | 2000 | Roger Donaldson | Drama, History, Thriller | 7.3 (57.7K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Three Stooges, TheA biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the eyes of their leader, Moe Howard. | 2000 | James Frawley | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.0 (2K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| Throne of BloodA war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle. | 1957 | Akira Kurosawa (*) | Drama, History | 8.1 (50.7K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Topsy-TurvySet in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado. | 1999 | Mike Leigh (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Musical | 7.4 (12.4K votes) | 160 | 20211228 |
| Untouchables, TheDuring the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him. | 1987 | Brian De Palma (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (299.4K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| ValkyrieA dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II. | 2008 | Bryan Singer (*) | Drama, History, Thriller, War | 7.1 (237.8K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| Viva Zapata!The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century. | 1952 | Elia Kazan (*) | Biography, Drama, History, Western | 7.3 (11.1K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Walk the LineA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. | 2005 | James Mangold | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.8 (244.7K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Walking TallBased on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. | 1973 | Phil Karlson (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (5.8K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Where the Buffalo RoamSemi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. | 1980 | Art Linson | Biography, Comedy | 6.5 (11.8K votes) | 99 | 20220414 |
| WildeThe turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality. | 1997 | Brian Gilbert | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.9 (16.9K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Without LimitsThe life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman. | 1998 | Robert Towne | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.2 (7.6K votes) | 117 | 20240625 |
| Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, TheThe story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories... | 1962 | Henry Levin, George Pal | Animation, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | 6.3 (1.8K votes) | 135 | 20220731 |
| Young GunsA group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted. | 1988 | Christopher Cain | Action, Western | 6.9 (59.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Young Guns 2In 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid. | 1990 | Geoff Murphy | Action, Western | 6.5 (35.1K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Yves Saint LaurentA look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé. | 2014 | Jalil Lespert | Biography, Drama | 6.3 (11.9K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| ZodiacBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree. | 2007 | David Fincher (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.7 (512.1K votes) | 157 | 20211228 |
| Living Free | 1972 | Jack Couffer | Adventure, Drama, Family | 6.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Li Xiao Long yu wo | 1976 | Mar Lo | Biography, Drama | 3.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Eleanor and Franklin | 1976 | nan | Biography, Drama, Romance | 8.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| James Dean | 1976 | Robert Butler | Biography, Drama | 6.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Greatest | 1977 | Tom Gries, Monte Hellman | Biography, Drama, Sport | 5.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Kennedy | 1983 | nan | Biography, Drama, History | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Lincoln | 1988 | nan | Drama, History, War | 7.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Babe | 1992 | Arthur Hiller | Biography, Drama, Sport | 5.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | 1993 | Rob Cohen | Action, Biography, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | 1999 | Martha Coolidge | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Rocky Marciano | 1999 | Charles Winkler | Biography, Drama, Sport | 6.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| To Walk with Lions | 1999 | Carl Schultz | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 6.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Best | 2000 | Mary McGuckian | Biography, Drama | 5.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Hendrix | 2000 | Leon Ichaso | Biography, Drama, Music | 5.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Ayam El-Sadat | 2001 | Mohamed Khan | Biography, Drama, History | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Brian's Song | 2001 | John Gray | Drama, Sport | 6.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Taurus | 2002 | nan | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Lapu-Lapu | 2002 | William Mayo | Action, Biography, War | 5.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Rookie | 2002 | John Lee Hancock | Drama, Family, Sport | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Deal | 2003 | Stephen Frears | Biography, Drama | 7.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Reagans | 2003 | Robert Allan Ackerman | Biography, Drama, Romance | 5.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Soraya | 2003 | Lodovico Gasparini | Biography, Drama | 6.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Against the Ropes | 2004 | Charles S. Dutton | Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport | 5.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | 2004 | Allan Moyle | Biography, Drama, Music | 3.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Lords of Dogtown | 2005 | Catherine Hardwicke | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Pride | 2007 | Sunu Gonera | Drama, Sport | 6.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Liberation | 2009 | Michael Younesi | Short, Drama, History | 8.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | 2010 | Mat Whitecross | Biography, Drama, Music | 6.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Lemmy | 2010 | Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | Documentary, Biography, Music | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | 2013 | Justin Chadwick | Biography, Drama, History | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| American Crime Story | 2016 | nan | Biography, Crime, Drama, History | 8.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |