Best Biography movies of 2025

Actors : Miguel Rellán, Alessandro Borghi, Julio Peña,
Directors : Alejandro Amenábar,

In 1575, the young Miguel de Cervantes is taken prisoner and sold to the fearsome Hassan, Bajá of Alger. While awaiting a ransom, he discovers an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling...And he devises a daring escape plan.

Actors : Jess Alexander, Prinsesse Astrid, Natalia Alava, Edward Alava, Troy Kotsur, Johnny Sequoyah,
Directors : Rebecca Chaiklin, Johannes Roberts,

Follows Märtha Louise and Shaman Durek Verrett as they prepare for their controversial Norwegian wedding.

Actors : Santiago Alarcón, Natalia Reyes, Max Duran,
Directors : Tomás Corredor,

A dramatized account of Colombia's 1985 Palace of Justice siege combines fictional elements with historical footage, exploring themes of belief, turmoil, and lasting national trauma.

Actors : David Ruland, August Diehl, Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider,
Directors : Kirill Serebrennikov,

Follows the story of notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele during his fugitive years, from Paraguay to the Brazilian jungle.

Actors : Yura Borisov, Alyona Dolgolenko, Anya Chipovskaya, Kai Aleks Getts, Svetlana Khodchenkova,
Directors : Felix Umarov,

The life story of the great Russian poet Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin.

Actors : Adam Schefter, Steve Antonopulos, John Elway,
Directors : Ken Rodgers, Chris Weaver,

Following John Elway from Stanford through 16 seasons with Denver Broncos, featuring The Drive, Super Bowl losses and victories, capturing key moments of the Hall of Fame QB's legendary career.

Actors : Brandon Kirk, Lew Temple, Susan Priver,
Directors : Chad Ferrin,

Based on actual events of American serial killer Edmund Kemper, who murdered his grandparents at age 15 and, after being paroled for that crime, killed eight women in 1972 and 1973 including his own mother.

Actors : Neel Rønholt, Anders Matthesen, Caspar Phillipson,
Directors : Kasper Gaardsøe,

Actors : Carolina Hoyos, Aryè Campos, Snoop Dogg, Anitta,
Directors : Jeff Berlin, João Wainer, Pedro Cantelmo,

Behind global star Anitta is Larissa, known only to her inner circle. Through an old flame's perspective, we see her true self emerge as she navigates personal challenges that reshape her life's direction.

Actors : Rajesh Jais, Smitha Mohanty, Archita Sahu, Archita,
Directors : Sushant Mani,

The film is inspired by Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, a courageous woman from Odisha in a wheelchair. An IAS qualifier she lost her job due to disability but never gave up, becoming a powerful social activist and inspiring many with her resilience

Actors : Romina Escobar, Lux Pascal, Laura Grandinetti,
Directors : Agustina Macri,

A transgender woman lands her dream job of working in a carbon mine, but after having the sex-change surgery must face a superstition that bans female workers from entering the underground galleries.

Actors : Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Christopher Abbott, Gene Deal, Matilda Firth, Tim Paterson, Julia Garner,
Directors : Leigh Whannell, Lisa Bloom, Al B. Sure!,

The documentary delves into Diddy's early years, his transformation from Sean Combs to Puffy and Diddy, the forces that shaped him, his childhood, music career, and the recent allegations of sexual misconduct, challenging perceptions.

Actors : Alberto Ammann, Natalia Oreiro, Amparo Noguera,
Directors : Benjamín Ávila,

The life of Andrea, a middle-class woman, drastically changes when her 18-year-old son ends up in jail, falsely accused of a minor felony he didn't commit. Now she must fight for his freedom. Based on a true story.

Actors : László Lukács, Ákos Kovács, Menczel Gábor,
Directors : László Kriskó,

Actors : Sidse Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan, Claes Bang,
Directors : Stéphane Demoustier,

The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand.

Actors : Aurora Ribero, Kiesha Alvaro, Cut Mini Theo,
Directors : Naya Anindita,

Ode, a young man from Buton, falls in love with Ade, a migrant from Bali. Initially, their relationship went smoothly, even looking beautiful, like the world belonged to them.

Actors : Muhammad Farrag, Mona Zaki, Ahmad Khaled Saleh,
Directors : Marwan Hamed,

Kulthum rose to Arab music prominence in the late 1920s by reaching mass audiences through then-new technologies like radio, records, film and TV.

Actors : Fausto Russo Alesi, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fanni Wrochna,
Directors : Pietro Marcello,

After retiring from her legendary stage career, actress Eleonora Duse feels an irresistible call to return to the theater during Italy's turbulent period between WWI and the rise of fascism.

Actors : Joséphine de La Baume, Victor Meutelet, Eryk Kulm,
Directors : Michal Kwiecinski,

Paris, 1835. Renowned composer Frédéric Chopin navigates high society, performing concerts, teaching for income while battling illness. He composes masterpieces, attends parties, pursues romance amid aristocratic and royal circles.

Actors : Matt Borlenghi, Terence Williams, Bryan Arion,
Directors : Tailiah Breon,

15-year-old Puerto Rican Lisa Velez overcomes sexism, racism, and breast cancer to become Latin pop pioneer behind hits like "Can You Feel The Beat," inspiring generations of Latina artists.