Top Biography Movies


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

451. A Home of Our Own

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tony Bill
Actors: Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Clarissa Lassig, Sarah Schaub, Miles Feulner, Amy Sakasitz

452. Night and Day

Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Jane Wyman, Ginny Simms, Eve Arden

453. Henry & June

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Philip Kaufman
Actors: Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros, Kevin Spacey, Richard E. Grant, Bruce Myers

454. Great Balls of Fire!

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jim McBride
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Steve Allen
Plot: Biography of 1950s entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis who ignited the dance floor with his piano-playing skills and was reviled for his marriage to his teen bride.

455. Coco Before Chanel ( Coco avant Chanel )

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anne Fontaine
Actors: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer

456. Amelia

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mira Nair
Actors: Hilary Swank, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Virginia Madsen, Mia Wasikowska
Plot: Biography of the legendary and record-setting female pilot Amelia Earhart who disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

457. The Last of Robin Hood

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Kline, Max Casella, Bryan Batt, Patrick St. Esprit
Plot: In 1957 young starlet Beverly Aadland (who was 15, but lied about her age to get on the Warner lot) found herself attached to aging idol Errol Flynn, much to the delight of her mother, Florence, who had always wanted the spotlight. After a rocky start, the two began a whirlwind romance that took them from L.A. to Cuba, where the two found themselves working on a pro-Castro propaganda film. But it all came crashing down when Flynn died in the arms of Beverly - while her mother bathed in the notoriety of the scandal, it drove Beverly to the edge.

458. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Beth Ditto, Udo Kier
Plot: Based on a true story: a slacker survives a near-fatal car accident and, on the path to sobriety, finds a talent for drawing irreverent, often controversial, comics for the local paper. With support from his girlfriend and sponsor, he turns this talent into a national sensation and finds a new lease on life.

459. Respect

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Liesl Tommy
Actors: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Marlon Wayans
Plot: The life and times of Aretha Franklin, one of the most influential and important R&B artists of all time.

460. Jerry and Marge Go Large

Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Frankel
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Michael McKean, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Jake McDorman
Plot: Jerry has just retried from his long-time job and finds his Golden Years lacking even if he gets to spend more time with his wife, Marge. His beautiful mind, always great at math, spots a lottery mistake that could earn him - and his small town - a windfall. But when a group of Harvard students also stumbles upon the same theory and a Boston Globe reporter starts sniffing around - how long can the party last?

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