Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : F. Murray Abraham, Tchéky Karyo, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer,
Directors : Roger Christian,

Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the...

Actors : Nanni Moretti, Silvia Nono, Silvio Orlando, Pietro Moretti,
Directors : Nanni Moretti,

Nanni Moretti takes a comic look at the ebbs and flows of his life as he becomes a father for the first time. He struggles with distractions while trying to make a documentary of the Italian national elections.

Actors : Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Mandy Patinkin, Irene Bedard, Adam Beach,
Directors : Xavier Koller,

Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

Actors : Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Baltasar Kormákur, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson,
Directors : Friðrik Þór Friðriksson,

Páll is an artistic and sensitive young man. Getting dumped by his girlfriend, Dagny, triggers his descent into madness. We follow him on his way to what seems like inevitable doom; at home...

Actors : Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Ghita Nørby, Max von Sydow,
Directors : Bille August,

The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in ...

Actors : Jan Decleir, Kate Ceberano, David Wenham, Chris Haywood,
Directors : Paul Cox,

The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Actors : John Quentin, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman,
Directors : Derek Jarman,

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both ...

Actors : James Fox, Shashi Kapoor, Maria Aitken, Christopher Lee,
Directors : Jamil Dehlavi,

The story of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Actors : Jonathan Pryce, Jonny Lee Miller, James Wilby, Stuart Bunce,
Directors : Gillies MacKinnon,

Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, 'Regeneration' tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of the soldiers meeting there are ...

Actors : Naim Thomas, Gonzalo Penche, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales,
Directors : Marcos Zurinaga,

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.

Actors : Romane Bohringer, Corine Blue, Carlos López, Cyril Collard,
Directors : Cyril Collard,

Jean is young, gay, and promiscuous. Only after he meets one or two women, including Laura does he come to realize his bisexuality. Jean has to overcome a personal crisis (he is ...

Actors : Thomas Jane, Adrien Brody, John Doe, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Stephen Kay,

Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence....

Actors : Gard B. Eidsvold, Anette Hoff, Ghita Nørby, Max von Sydow,
Directors : Jan Troell,

Norwegian Nobel Laureate Knut Hamsun's controversial support for the Nazi regime during WW2 and its consequences for the Hamsun family after the war.

Actors : James Woods, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono, Robert Sean Leonard,
Directors : Tim Metcalfe,

Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him ...

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Matthew Broderick, Peter Riegert, Jeffrey Force,
Directors : Matthew Broderick,

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Actors : Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Philippe Maron, Brigitte De Villepoix,
Directors : Agnès Varda,

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother is a hairdresser. The whole family lives happily and likes to sing and to go to the movies. ...

Actors : Lenny von Dohlen, Moira Kelly, Melinda Dillon, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Michael Ray Rhodes,

The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or peasants--as if they were visiting angels. This is the challenge for all humble Christians ...

Actors : Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier, Murrell Garland,
Directors : Frank C. Schroeder,

Biography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard,

The story of Jesus Christ.

Actors : Han Chin, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Tony Ka Fai Leung,
Directors : Stanley Kwan,

Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.