Best Biography movies

Actors : Ben Silverstone, Heinz Hoenig, Patrick Swayze, Martine McCutcheon,
Directors : Joshua Sinclair,

Police in 1928 Austria arrest Phillippe Halsman, of Jewish origin, for Patricide and allege that he killed his father, Morduch, while on a hiking trip. Phillippe is defended by a Jewish ...

Actors : Geraldine Chaplin, John Malkovich, Louis Hofmann, Tom Xander,
Directors : Robert Schwentke,

A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination.

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Angelo Infanti, Hanna Schygulla, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Marco Ferreri,

This erotic drama about the incestuous relationship of a mother and daughter is based on the autobiography of Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti.

Actors : Spartak Bagashvili, Dodo Abashidze, Avtandil Varazi, Givi Aleksandria,
Directors : Giorgi Shengelaia,

The story of self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.

Actors : Friedel von Wangenheim, Wolfgang Völz, Ben Becker, Kai Schumann,
Directors : Rosa von Praunheim,

The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. ...

Actors : Pierre Bokma, Thom Hoffman, Rijk de Gooyer, Viviane de Muynck,
Directors : Rudolf van den Berg,

Actors : Björn Kjellman, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath,
Directors : Jan Troell,

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

Actors : James Landry Hébert, Dermot Mulroney, Martin Sensmeier, Tommy Flanagan,
Directors : Nathan Frankowski,

A remarkable story inspired by the life of renowned Chickasaw cattleman Montford T. Johnson, a man who overcame great hardships to establish a ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West, the Chisolm Trail.

Actors : Sukollawat Kanarot, Jirayu La-ongmanee, Nuengthida Sophon,
Directors : Nonzee Nimibutr,

Join the crew of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe as they go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits, and reaching for their dreams.

Actors : Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie,

The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Actors : Burt Young, Andrea Iaia, Anna Valle, Paolo Seganti,
Directors : Renzo Martinelli,

The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.

Actors : Willa Ford, Patrick Ryan Anderson, Richard Herd, Lesli Kay,
Directors : Keoni Waxman,

A biopic depicting the tragic life of Playmate and television personality Anna Nicole Smith, whose life ended abruptly from a fatal drug overdose.

Actors : Yorick van Wageningen, Fedja van Huêt, Mark Kraan, Lies Visschedijk,
Directors : Sander Burger,

A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncover the truth about the controversial Deventer murder case.

Actors : Ray Ashcroft, Stephen MacKenna, John Altman, Rod Culbertson,
Directors : Richard Marquand,

An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties.

Actors : Patrick Bouchitey, Brahim Asloum, Isabella Orsini, Steve Suissa,
Directors : Jacques Ouaniche,

Victor "Young" Perez , tells the astonishing, harrowing and incredible moving story of a Tunisian Jewish boxer, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932. Perez started ...

Actors : John Hurt, Mick Dillon, Gregory Jones, Ann Bell,
Directors : John Irvin,

The true story of Bob Champion, a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous ...

Actors : Cassi Thomson, Nikki Reed, Linda Hamilton, Ryan Merriman,
Directors : Vic Armstrong,

After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.

Actors : Bo Svenson, Scott Cordes, Cathy Barnett, Rusty Sneary,
Directors : Rich Ambler,

Based on the true story of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to his capture.

Actors : Antonia Truppo, Maria Nazionale, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Toni Servillo,
Directors : Mario Martone,

The biography of Neapolitan comic theater legend Eduardo Scarpetta.

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.