Best Women Biography movies

Actors : Colin Morgan, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield, Vicky Krieps,
Directors : Marie Kreutzer,

Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. In 1877 Christmas Empress turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman she starts trying to maintain her public image.

Actors : Graham Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer, Carice van Houten,
Directors : Paula van der Oest,

In apartheid-torn South Africa, poet Ingrid Jonker struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home.

Actors : Daniel Auteuil, Carole Bouquet, Eric Boucher, Patrice Chéreau,
Directors : Claude Berri,

A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband, and the ...

Actors : Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, Ben Miles, Ciarán Hinds,
Directors : James Strong,

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's brave crusade, fighting for an independent voice in Putin's Russia.

Actors : Jared Lotz, Ashley Bratcher, Robia Scott, Brooks Ryan,

All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she believed in a woman's right to choose. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.

Actors : Indira Tiwari, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Shantanu Maheshwari,
Directors : Sanjay Leela Bhansali,

A woman becomes a powerful underworld figure.

Actors : Payal Nair, Vikrant Massey, Deepika Padukone, Madhurjeet Sarghi, Vishal Dahiya,
Directors : Meghna Gulzar,

The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit.

Actors : Anne Heche, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica Lange,
Directors : Erik Skjoldbjærg,

A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.

Actors : Sullivan Stapleton, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell, Teresa Palmer,
Directors : Rachel Griffiths,

The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Actors : Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson, Hippolyte Girardot,
Directors : Christian Vincent,

The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.

Actors : Brigitte Catillon, Ariana Rivoire, Noémie Churlet, Isabelle Carré,
Directors : Jean-Pierre Améris,

Marie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.

Actors : Jonathan Pryce, Vincent Perez, Sarah Wynter, Simon Verhoeven,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.

Actors : Nassar, Arvind Swamy, Samuthirakani, Kangana Ranaut,
Directors : A.L. Vijay,

A biopic on the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Actors : Peter Sarsgaard, Lillian Blankenship, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Actors : Brandon Mychal Smith, Michael Chernus, Juno Temple, Melissa Leo,
Directors : Tommy O'Haver,

The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.

Actors : Kevin Mambo, Zoe Saldana, David Oyelowo, Ronald Guttman,
Directors : Cynthia Mort,

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Actors : Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Aurore Clément,
Directors : Mathieu Amalric,

A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.

Actors : Morten Hee Andersen, Søren Malling, Jakob Oftebro, Trine Dyrholm,
Directors : Charlotte Sieling,

1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union.

Actors : Jennifer Hudson, Elias Koteas, Wendy Crewson, Terrence Howard,
Directors : Darrell Roodt,

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.

Actors : Charles Berling, Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, Izabela Kuna,
Directors : Marie Noelle,

Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.