Top Biography Movies


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411. The Danish Girl

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch
Plot: In the 1920s Gerda Wegener, a Danish artist, depicted her husband, Einer, as a female in one of her paintings. As the painting gains attention, Einer begins to transform as well - becoming more and more feminine until Einer becomes Lili Elbe - and becomes the first person to receive a male-to-female sex reassignment surgery. While Gerda is supportive, she comes to realize this change will prove a challenging ordeal to their relationship - even more so when Hans Axgil, an art dealer and old friend of Einer, comes into her life.

412. 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.

413. 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.

414. 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.

415. I Want to Live!

Year of Release: 1958
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel, Wesley Lau, Philip Coolidge

416. Ip Man 3 ( Yip Man 3 )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Wilson Yip
Actors: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Jin Zhang, Mike Tyson, Patrick Tam, Karena Ng
Plot: When his town is marked by a crooked property developer and his brutal gang, Master Ip must once again make a stand or risk losing everything.

417. 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

418. 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

419. The Man Who Knew Infinity

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Matt Brown
Actors: Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally

420. Ferrari

Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Penélope Cruz, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O'Connell

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