Best Biography movies of 1990s

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

The story of Jesus Christ.

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

Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.

Actors : Stellan Skarsgård, Károly Eperjes, Miklós B. Székely, Katharina Thalbach,
Directors : Kjell Grede,

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of ...

Actors : Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu, Suman, Nagarjuna Akkineni,
Directors : K. Raghavendra Rao,

A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya.

Actors : Fernán Mirás, Imanol Arias, Cecilia Dopazo, Antonio Birabent,
Directors : Marcelo Piñeyro,

A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.

Actors : Donal Donnelly, Peter Dvorsky, Alan Rickman, David Burke,
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode,

A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."

Actors : Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Wojciech Pszoniak, Marzena Trybala,
Directors : Andrzej Wajda,

Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, ...

Actors : Steve Ascher, Michael Blumenthal, Robert Gardner, Dee Dee Geraty,
Directors : Ross McElwee,

Forty year old documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee has a penchant for filming everything around him. Following the announcement of his impending marriage to his film-making partner Marilyn ...

Actors : Ahmad Zaki, Hassan Hosny, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Ahmed Maher,
Directors : Mohamed Fadel,

The life of Egyptian political leader Gamal abd El-Nasser.

Actors : Jerome Flynn, Ian Hart, John Lynch, Ian Bannen,
Directors : Mary McGuckian,

The life story of former Manchester United football legend, George Best.

Actors : Lena Endre, Thommy Berggren, Henrik Linnros, Jacob Leygraf,
Directors : Daniel Bergman,

The film switches back and forth between the adventures of Pu on a summer holiday in Norrland in Sweden and and the adult Pu visiting his father who lives in an old people's home. Little Pu...

Actors : Richard Harris, Ian Bannen, Kerry Fox, John Michie,
Directors : Carl Schultz,

George Adamson fights to save Kenya's wildlife. Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and "Kora", from dangerous poachers.

Actors : Gerrit Schoonhoven, Richard Kiley, Bruce Marchiano, Dawid Minnaar,
Directors : Regardt van den Bergh,

Matthew 15:1 - 28:20 - The year is about 62 A.D., and the aging apostle Matthew recalls the remarkable events he witnessed as a young man. As his story unfolds, the centuries melt away and ...

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Leonor Silveira, Jean-Yves Gautier, Diogo Dória,
Directors : Manoel de Oliveira,

Manoel is aging film director who travels with the film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose father emigrated from Portugal to France and in...

Actors : Li Gong, Shichang Da, Tung-Shing Yee, Fang-Tsen,

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yu-liang leaves a brothel in a small Chinese town, to become the second wife of Mr. Pan. While Pan is away at the revolution in Yunnan, Yu-liang ...

Actors : Baptiste Roussillon, Jean-Marie Richier, Sandrine Bonnaire, Tatiana Moukhine,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first ...

Actors : Mrinal Kulkarni, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale,
Directors : Jabbar Patel,

A portrait of the one of our greatest social reformer of our times - Ambedkar. The film documents the period between 1901 and 1956. The film delves more into Ambedkar's life as a reformer, ...

Actors : Colin Hay, Jimeoin, Bob Franklin, Alan McKee,
Directors : Ted Emery,

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ...