Top Biography Movies


The Top Biography Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Biography List". Lists are calculated daily.

431. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Actors: Mark Achbar, Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman
Plot: Follows the life of the intellectual, Noam Chomsky, as he battles the corporate media.

432. Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mary Murphy
Actors: Mary Badham, Tom Brokaw, Rosanne Cash, Alice Finch Lee, James McBride, James Patterson

433. Fat Man and Little Boy

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roland Joffé
Actors: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, John C. McGinley

434. Napoleon

Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Mark Bonnar, Ian McNeice

435. Love Me or Leave Me

Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Vidor
Actors: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully, Harry Bellaver

436. Party Monster

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Actors: Michael Alig, Al D. Rodriguez, James St. James, Michael Musto, Walt Paper, Keoki

437. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Todd Haynes
Actors: Merrill Graves, Michael Edwards, Melissa Brown, Rob LaBelle, Nannie Doyle, Cynthia Schneider
Plot: Karen Carpenter's eating disorder spirals out of control in this docu-drama. She and the rest of the family are portrayed by Barbie dolls.

438. Mesrine: Killer Instinct ( instinct de mort, L' )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-François Richet
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Cécile De France, Gérard Depardieu, Roy Dupuis, Ludivine Sagnier, Michel Duchaussoy
Plot: Jacques Mesrine, the Man of a Thousand Faces, became one of France's most infamous criminals and Public Enemy No. 1. This is the beginning of his story.

439. Mother Teresa

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Fabrizio Costa
Actors: Sebastiano Somma, Olivia Hussey, Laura Morante, Ingrid Rubio
Plot: A movie about Mother Teresa's work in Calcutta, India.

440. The Wronged Man

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Actors: Julia Ormond, Mahershala Ali, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Bruce McKinnon, Omar J. Dorsey, Rhoda Griffis
Plot: The Wronged Man is based on a true story about the relationship between a paralegal named Janet Gregory and an African American father wrongly accused of raping a young girl.

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