Best Biography movies

Actors : Alisa Freyndlikh, Sergey Yurskiy, Grigoriy Dityatkovskiy, Artyom Smola,
Directors : Andrey Khrzhanovskiy,

A semi-fictional account of the life of Nobel-Prize-winning Russian poet Josif Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.

Actors : Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Bart Burns, Kim Stanley,
Directors : Graeme Clifford,

The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Actors : Zhiwen Wang, Wei Tang, Yawen Zhu, Shaofeng Feng,
Directors : Ann Hui,

The life story of Xiao Hong, one of China's most famous essayists and novelists, who reflected the progressive thinking not frequently seen during the 1930s.

Actors : Alyona Mikhailova, Miron Fedorov, Odin Lund Biron, Yuliya Aug,
Directors : Kirill Serebrennikov,

Tumultuous relationship between Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the most famous Russian composer of all time, and his wife Antonina Miliukova.

Actors : Nick Searcy, Ellen Page, Hayley McFarland, Romy Rosemont,
Directors : Tommy O'Haver,

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Actors : Wayne Pyle, Drew Powell, Travis W Bruyer, Tahmus Rounds, Bob Jennings, Sharlto Copley,
Directors : Tony Stone,

An exploration of Ted Kaczynksi's life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber.

Actors : Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle,
Directors : Anthony Harvey,

1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

Actors : Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Elizabeth Taylor, Pamela Brown,

Queen Cleopatra of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Actors : Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern,
Directors : Fred Zinnemann,

The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage.

Actors : Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, Harry Lawtey,
Directors : Marc Evans,

Wild schoolboy and son of an alcoholic miner, Rich Jenkins is mentored by teacher Philip Burton to transform into Richard Burton - Wales's greatest star.

Actors : Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele, Vincent Lindon, Bernard Verley,
Directors : Jacques Doillon,

An account of the famous French sculptor's romance with Camille Claudel.

Actors : Riccardo Scamarcio, Elena Sofia Ricci, Toni Servillo, Kasia Smutniak,
Directors : Paolo Sorrentino,

Set mostly in his Sardinian mansion, Silvio Berlusconi's personality, politic career, scandals, relationship with his wife and ambiguous heritage are presented through partially fictional events.

Actors : Ezra Miller, Barbara Sukowa, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Briney,
Directors : Mary Harron,

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

Actors : James Franco, Zach Braff, Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain,

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life.

Actors : Robin Renucci, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Diane Kurys,

The only thing more outrageous than French novelist George Sand's torrid love affair with the decadent author Alfred de Musset and her affinity for wearing men's clothing, was the content ...

Actors : Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Margarita Terekhova, Oleg Yankovskiy,
Directors : Andrei Tarkovsky,

A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.

Actors : Beth Goulart, Day Mesquita, Dalton Vigh, Petronio Gontijo,
Directors : Alexandre Avancini,

Self-financed fictional biopic of Brazilian evangelical bishop Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and owner of Record TV network.

Actors : Jodie Whittaker, Killian Scott, Liam Cunningham, Richard Dormer,

A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.

Actors : Eulàlia Ramon, Francisco Rabal, Dafne Fernández, Jose Coronado,
Directors : Carlos Saura,

Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ...

Actors : Saswati Guhathakurta, Bodhisattwa Majumdar, Rani Mukerji, Jim Sarbh,
Directors : Ashima Chibber,

An immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.