281. Bugsy
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna
Plot: The true story of the infamous mobster, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, focusing on his relationship with Virginia Hill.
282. The Grey Fox
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phillip Borsos
Actors: Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Timothy Webber, Gary Reineke
283. Cool Runnings
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Actors: Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry
Plot: Based on the true story of gold metal Olympic bobsled coach, Irving Blitzer (John Candy). After being eliminated for cheating, Blitzer moves to Jamaica to live out his life in shame. Jamaican sprinter, Derice Bannock is disqualified at the Olympic trials after being tripped by another runner and Bannock and Blitzer become unlikely partners. Together they create the first Jamaican Olympic bobsleigh team.
284. Cleopatra
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Hume Cronyn, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall
Plot: The epic costumed drama follows the lives of Caesar, Cleopatra, Ptolemy and Mark Anthony - and all the passion, triumph and intrigue that follows their lives.
285. They Died with Their Boots On
Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raoul Walsh
Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Gene Lockhart, Anthony Quinn, John Litel
Plot: An interesting, if completely historically inaccurate, biography of George Armstrong Custer - from his time as a cadet to the ill-fated Battle of Little Big Horn.
286. Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, The ( Große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner, Die )
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Walter Steiner
287. Hans Christian Andersen
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Vidor
Actors: Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge, Erik Bruhn
Plot: More fantasy than biography, Danny Kaye plays Hans Christian Andersen - the author of many beloved fairy tales, in a story that is a fairytale version of the man's life.
288. Grace of Monaco
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: Olivier Dahan
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Milo Ventimiglia, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Paz Vega
Plot: Leaving Hollywood behind, former actress Grace Kelly finds herself caught in a crisis of both marriage and identity amidst a looming threat that could spell war between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle.
289. Maudie
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Aisling Walsh
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose, Zachary Bennett, Billy MacLellan
Plot: A local fixture in her community, Maudie works as a housekeeper, despite her arthritis, while honing her artistic skills on the side.
290. Beyond the Sea
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kevin Spacey
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi
