201. The U.S. vs John Lennon
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
Actors: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Gore Vidal, Walter Cronkite, G. Gordon Liddy, Noam Chomsky
202. Carlos
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Olivier Assayas
Actors: Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo, Ahmad Kaabour, Talal El-Jordi, Juana Acosta
Plot: Mini-series based on the life of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and idealist and sociopath who founded a terrorist organization and went on to raid the 1975 OPEC meeting.
203. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Marielle Heller
Actors: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Enrico Colantoni, Wendy Makkena, Chris Cooper, Sakina Jaffrey
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.
204. Rob Roy
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Actors: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox
Plot: Follows the life of Rob Roy as he becomes a true "Robin Hood."
205. Gorillas in the Mist
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi, Iain Cuthbertson, Constantin Alexandrov
Plot: A film version of the life of Dian Fossey and her study and protection of endangered mountain gorillas.
206. Pollock
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ed Harris
Actors: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Bower, Jennifer Connelly, Bud Cort, John Heard
Plot: The life and times of one of the most polarizing American artists of the 20th- century. It's a serious and emotional look at how Pollock's demons affected both his art and his personal life.
207. A Brief History of Time
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Errol Morris
Actors: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King, Roger Penrose
Plot: Examines the life and work of Stephen Hawking - a brilliant mind who, despite being struck with near paralysis - has made an indelible impact on the world.
208. Kill the Messenger
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Cuesta
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Paz Vega, Michael Sheen, Robert Patrick, Tim Blake Nelson
Plot: Based on the true story of reporter Gary Webb: When Webb uncovers a conspiracy involving the CIA and Nicaragua contra rebels and cocaine in California, he is targeted by a precise, vicious smear campaign that drives him to depression and near suicide.
209. The Lords of Dogtown
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Rebecca De Mornay, Nikki Reed, Johnny Knoxville, Heath Ledger
Plot: Explores the advent of skateboarding in Venice, CA as a group of young men, dubbed the Z-Boys use vacant pools to pioneer a new sport.
210. Nowhere Boy
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Taylor Wood
Actors: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thomas Sangster, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Sam Bell
Plot: Explores the early childhood of John Lennon.
