Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : Baptiste Roussillon, Jean-Marie Richier, Sandrine Bonnaire, Tatiana Moukhine,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first ...

Actors : Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Martin Eidissen, Frederick Paasche, Gjertrud L. Jynge,
Directors : Stein Leikanger,

Little Oddemann uses every means available to find Jesus, including his slingshot. The film takes us to Norway in the late 30's, where we meet a series of burlesque and humorous characters,...

Actors : Friedel von Wangenheim, Wolfgang Völz, Ben Becker, Kai Schumann,
Directors : Rosa von Praunheim,

The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. ...

Actors : Donna Stewart Bowen, Jeanne Bascom, Carl Crew, Cassidy Phillips,
Directors : David R. Bowen,

Based on the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and ate many of them before he was caught in 1991.

Actors : France Nuyen, Russell Wong, Julia Nickson, James Shigeta,
Directors : James F. Collier,

Drama set in the 1950s, based on a true story, about a young girl, Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new ...

Actors : Colin Hay, Jimeoin, Bob Franklin, Alan McKee,
Directors : Ted Emery,

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ...

Actors : André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Sandrine Bonnaire, Marcel Bozonnet,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

Actors : Li Gong, Shichang Da, Tung-Shing Yee, Fang-Tsen,

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yu-liang leaves a brothel in a small Chinese town, to become the second wife of Mr. Pan. While Pan is away at the revolution in Yunnan, Yu-liang ...

Actors : Sabine Singh, Richard M. Stuart, Chad Christ, Vincent Kartheiser,
Directors : Peter Filardi,

Based on the true story of drugs, satanism, and murder in the upper class town of Northport, Long Island in 1984.

Actors : Gloria Diaz, Joel Torre, Cesar Montano, Jaime Fabregas,
Directors : Marilou Diaz-Abaya,

Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.

Actors : Esther Goris, Cristina Banegas, Víctor Laplace, Pepe Novoa,
Directors : Juan Carlos Desanzo,

Drama based on the life of Eva Peron, an obscure actress, who rose to become wife of Argentine strong-man President Juan Peron and one of the most powerful figures in Argentina until her death in 1952 at age 33.

Actors : Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer, Herbert Knaup, Heino Ferch,
Directors : Joseph Vilsmaier,

The movie follows the life and personality of the famous actress Marlene Dietrich.

Actors : Flavio Insinna, Gianluca Gobbi, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Stefania Orsola Garello,
Directors : Davide Ferrario,

Nina is a porn star with an independent setup,she is a mother and has a relationship with one of her colleagues Christiana. She doesn't need anything more but after a checkup she discovers that she has cancer and now nothing is same.

Actors : Mrinal Kulkarni, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale,
Directors : Jabbar Patel,

A portrait of the one of our greatest social reformer of our times - Ambedkar. The film documents the period between 1901 and 1956. The film delves more into Ambedkar's life as a reformer, ...

Actors : Elsa Zylberstein, Claude Rich, Anémone, Régis Royer,
Directors : Roger Planchon,

Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.

Actors : Andy Lau, Man Cheung, Man-Tat Ng, Chingmy Yau,
Directors : Lawrence Ah Mon,

The first part of the Lee Rock trilogy which chronicles the rise and fall of the corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. Rock enters Hong Kong as an immigrant from the ...

Actors : Bart Klever, Devika Strooker, Rick de Leeuw, Don Duyns,
Directors : Gert de Graaff,

Incredible optical illusions in a story in a story in a story helps the surprised viewer finally to find out that he has been watching himself all along.

Actors : Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie,

The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Actors : Conor Chamberlain, Gary Andrew, Richard Brimblecombe, Brian Blessed,

In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.

Actors : Elisa D'Souza, Tom Alter, Riju Bajaj, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Ketan Mehta,

An account of Vallbhbhai Patel's political life while India was taking first steps as an independent country.