Best Biography movies

Actors : Richard Burton, Gino Cervi, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole,
Directors : Peter Glenville,

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas à Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's.

Actors : Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, Ben Whishaw, Christian Bale,
Directors : Todd Haynes,

Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.

Actors : James Larkin, Simon Shepherd, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh,
Directors : Kenneth Branagh,

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Actors : Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolyes, Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : Bharat Nalluri,

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

Actors : Colin Morgan, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson,
Directors : Rupert Everett,

The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.

Actors : Steven Spielberg, Chris Martin, John Williams,
Directors : Laurent Bouzereau,

Follows the life of legendary composer John Williams.

Actors : Matthew Rhys, Simon Armstrong, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller,
Directors : John Maybury,

Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both.

Actors : Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall,
Directors : Ira Sachs,

Conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkrantz from 1974 sheds light on New York's vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist's life.

Actors : Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong, Yun Qu,
Directors : Ronny Yu,

A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

Actors : Julia Ormond, Pablo Guevara, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Actors : Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Trine Dyrholm, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard,
Directors : Nikolaj Arcel,

A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Gattlin Griffith,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.

Actors : Nicholas Farrell, Lynda Baron, Alan David, Damian Lewis, Toni Collette, Joanna Page, Owen Teale,
Directors : Euros Lyn,

Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.

Actors : Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud,
Directors : Olivier Dahan,

Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.

Actors : Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Hung, Donnie Yen,
Directors : Wilson Yip,

Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.

Actors : Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Directors : Mani Ratnam,

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.

Actors : Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener, Morgan Gingerich, Frank Gingerich,
Directors : David Wain,

In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.

Actors : Jason Mitchell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Devon Terrell, Ellar Coltrane,
Directors : Vikram Gandhi,

A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Actors : Judy Davis, Kirsten Dunst, Rip Torn, Jason Schwartzman,
Directors : Sofia Coppola,

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Actors : Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters,
Directors : Paul McGuigan,

A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.