Biographical Drama Movies
DESERT FLOWER
Desert Flower chronicles Waris Dirie's extraordinary journey from a nomadic Somali childhood to international modeling stardom, and her courageous use...
DENIAL
Denial recounts Deborah Lipstadt's libel trial after she calls historian David Irving a Holocaust denier. In a high-stakes British courtroom,...
THE FABELMANS
An intimate, semi-autobiographical drama from Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans follows young Sammy Fabelman as his family navigates ordinary joys and...
MAUDIE
Maudie is a biographical drama about Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, a woman of diminutive stature and fierce resilience who finds beauty and purpose...
NEVER LOOK AWAY
Never Look Away follows the life of artist Kurt Barnert from the 1930s through the 1950s, tracing how art, memory, and love collide with the brutal...
ELVIS
Elvis is a 2022 biographical musical drama directed by Baz Luhrmann that chronicles the life of Elvis Presley, tracing his rise from humble beginnings...
THE MUSIC OF SILENCE
The Music of Silence is a 2017 biographical drama directed by Michael Radford that follows Andrea Bocelli’s journey from a blind boy in rural Italy to...
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
An intimate biographical drama tracking the rise of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker and her marriage to Jim Bakker, from the Pentecostal boom to the...
THE IMITATION GAME
The Imitation Game is a historical drama that delves into the life of Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician and logician. During World War II, Turing...
RAGING BULL
Raging Bull is a biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It tells the story of Jake LaMotta, a middleweight boxer whose...
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Jennifer Jones stars as Bernadette Soubirous, a poor French girl whose 1858 Lourdes visions challenge village superstition and the local church. The...
SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU
Southside with You is a romantic biographical drama that reimagines Barack and Michelle Obama's first date in Chicago, 1989. It follows two ambitious...
TESLA
Tesla is a biographical drama from Michael Almereyda that reimagines Nikola Tesla’s life in a stylized, near-contemporary setting. Ethan Hawke...
COLETTE
Colette tells the true story of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a Parisian writer who rises to fame after her husband Willy publishes her serialized...
ONE LIFE
One Life chronicles Nicholas Winton's quiet courage on the eve of World War II. A British stockbroker who becomes an unlikely hero, Winton masterminds...
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
Based on the true story of the Burpo family, Heaven Is for Real follows Todd and Sonja Burpo as their young son Colton survives a near-death...
LOVE AND MERCY
"Love & Mercy" is a biographical drama about Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' musical genius. It weaves two timelines—Paul Dano's young, inventive Wilson...
SELMA
Selma is a historical drama film that follows the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. The film...
CORSAGE
Corsage is a sharply drawn biographical drama by Marie Kreutzer that reimagines Empress Elisabeth of Austria as a modern, restless figure trapped by...
SPENCER
"Spencer" is a biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín that reimagines Princess Diana during a Christmas weekend at the royal Sandringham estate...
ROXANNE ROXANNE
Roxanne Roxanne is a biographical drama that chronicles the rise of Roxanne Shanté, the groundbreaking teenage rapper who burst onto New York City's...
THE MAURITANIAN
The Mauritanian is a true-story drama about Mohamedou Ould Slahi, detained at Guantánamo Bay for years without charges. Based on Slahi’s memoir, the...
CARLOS
An epic biographical drama that chronicles Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the Venezuelan revolutionary known as Carlos the Jackal. Olivier Assayas traces his...
THE MAGDALENE SISTERS
The Magdalene Sisters is a searing historical drama based on true accounts of young women consigned to Magdalene laundries in postwar Ireland. The...
BRAIN ON FIRE
Brain on Fire follows Susannah Cahalan, a bright journalism student whose life spirals as seizures, paranoia, and memory gaps strike. Doctors...
THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER
Based on the real-life pursuit of Nazi hunter Fritz Bauer, The People vs. Fritz Bauer follows the determined West German prosecutor as he relentlessly...
OUR FRIEND
Based on the real-life story of Matt Teague, his wife Nicole, and their closest friend Dane, who moves in to help when Nicole is diagnosed with...
POLLOCK
Pollock is a biographical film that tells the story of the renowned American painter Jackson Pollock. The movie explores Pollock's troubled personal...
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND
Based on William Kamkwamba’s memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind tracks a Malawian teenager who, amid drought and famine, teaches himself science...
TILL
Till chronicles Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of truth after the 1955 lynching of her son Emmett Till in Mississippi. Confronted by racism, a...
THE FRONT RUNNER
Jason Reitman's The Front Runner chronicles the rise and rapid fall of Senator Gary Hart during the 1988 presidential bid. Hugh Jackman stars as Hart,...
THE SWIMMERS
Based on the true story of Syrian sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini, The Swimmers follows their escape from war-torn Damascus, a perilous sea journey,...
OF GODS AND MEN
Based on the true story of seven Trappist monks at Tibhirine in Algeria during the early 1990s, the film follows Brother Christian and his fellow...
MANK
Mank is a darkly stylish biographical drama directed by David Fincher that follows Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay for Orson...
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) follows Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, and her fraught rivalry with Elizabeth I as they vie for power, faith, and survival...
TáR
Tár follows renowned conductor Lydia Tár as she rises to the pinnacle of the classical music world. As she steers a daring season with the Berlin...
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