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1. An Englishman in New York (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama
The later years of Quentin Crisp's life in New York City.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 1,592
2. Door to Door (2002 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama
A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become a salesman.
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgwick, Kathy Baker, Joel Brooks
Votes: 4,440
3. The Promised Land (2023)
R | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg
Votes: 16,591
4. The Postman (1994)
PG | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Directors: Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi | Stars: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 39,008 | Gross: $21.85M
5. Run Boy Run (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
8-year-old Srulik flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then on a farm as a Christian orphan named Jurek. Throughout his ordeal, he... See full summary »
Director: Pepe Danquart | Stars: Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda, Itay Tiran
Votes: 2,823
6. Unbroken (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Biography, Drama
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 182,784 | Gross: $115.64M
7. The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
PG-13 | 93 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover
Votes: 49,623 | Gross: $11.28M
8. The Dig (2021)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
Director: Simon Stone | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn
Votes: 82,617
9. Patch Adams (1998)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The true story of a heroic man, Hunter "Patch" Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Votes: 122,343 | Gross: $135.03M
10. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine
Votes: 29,860 | Gross: $1.74M
11. Held for Ransom (2019)
138 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Sofie Torp, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell
Votes: 4,708
12. Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sergeant Süleyman finds a little girl on a battlefield during the Korean War. He takes her and names her Ayla. Fifteen months later, Süleyman's brigade is told they will be returning to Turkey, and he is reluctant to leave her behind.
Director: Can Ulkay | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Ismail Hacioglu, Lee Kyung-jin, Kim Seol
Votes: 43,817
13. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 912,787 | Gross: $32.57M
14. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,462 | Gross: $96.90M
15. Darkest Hour (2017)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, War
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 220,868 | Gross: $56.47M
16. Lawless (2012)
R | 116 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke
Votes: 253,528 | Gross: $37.40M
17. The Railway Man (2013)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine
Votes: 42,659 | Gross: $4.44M
18. Something the Lord Made (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Luray Cooper, Alan Rickman
Votes: 15,372
19. The Great Debaters (2007)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker
Votes: 62,872 | Gross: $30.23M
20. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 275,127 | Gross: $52.99M
21. Finding Neverland (2004)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 212,072 | Gross: $51.68M
22. The Libertine (2004)
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Director: Laurence Dunmore | Stars: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Paul Ritter
Votes: 37,793 | Gross: $4.84M
23. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer
Votes: 311,519
24. Awakenings (1990)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama
The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson
Votes: 158,832 | Gross: $52.10M
25. The Irishman (2019)
R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 431,299 | Gross: $7.00M
26. Father Stu (2022)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.
Director: Rosalind Ross | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Ruiz
Votes: 30,564
27. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
R | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Votes: 124,926 | Gross: $66.66M
28. Carrington (1995)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and writer Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in the early twentieth century.
Director: Christopher Hampton | Stars: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington, Samuel West
Votes: 5,779 | Gross: $3.24M
29. The First Grader (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $0.33M
30. Man of God (2021)
111 min | Biography, Drama
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.
Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis
Votes: 4,284 | Gross: $0.87M
31. Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama
A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Christopher Walken, Roberta Maxwell, Christina Ricci, Zach Braff
Votes: 3,166
32. The Tender Bar (2021)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe
Votes: 33,843
33. Lucie Aubrac (1997)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, War
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chéreau, Eric Boucher
Votes: 1,404 | Gross: $0.46M
34. The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
126 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A rootless young man in Ceausescu's Romania crosses the Hungarian border looking for a better future. With his back against the wall in the post-socialist turmoil, he becomes the most successful bank robber in Hungarian history.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Bence Szalay, Zoltán Schneider, Viktor Klem, Piroska Móga
Votes: 9,382
35. Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)
102 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin's affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.
Director: Edouard Deluc | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi, Pua-Taï Hikutini
Votes: 2,379 | Gross: $0.20M
36. Napoleon (2023)
R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett
Votes: 139,660
37. Lansky (2021)
R | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated by the Feds, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster reveals the untold truth about his life as the boss of the National Crime Syndicate.
Director: Eytan Rockaway | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, John Magaro, Minka Kelly
Votes: 10,193
38. An Impossible Love (2018)
135 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father. WARNING: Contains High Impact Sex Scenes.
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider, Jehnny Beth, Estelle Lescure
Votes: 2,665
39. At Eternity's Gate (2018)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen
Votes: 40,040 | Gross: $2.29M
40. Starfish (2016)
95 min | Biography, Drama
"Starfish" tells the story of a couple whose love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.
Director: Bill Clark | Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Phoebe Nicholls, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 753
41. Griselda (2024)
TV-MA | 55 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Fleeing from Medellín to Miami, Griselda Blanco creates one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
Stars: Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Martín Rodríguez
Votes: 37,828
42. Loving (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford
Votes: 36,386 | Gross: $7.70M
43. The Clan (2015)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl
Votes: 14,314 | Gross: $0.19M
44. Heaven & Earth (1993)
R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Hiep Thi Le, Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Bussaro Sanruck
Votes: 15,119 | Gross: $5.86M
45. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge
Votes: 18,912
46. A Hidden Life (2019)
PG-13 | 174 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser
Votes: 28,180
47. Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
R | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Simon Armstrong
Votes: 5,692 | Gross: $0.02M
48. Blue Caprice (2013)
R | 93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by the real-life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.
Director: Alexandre Moors | Stars: Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams
Votes: 6,049 | Gross: $0.09M
49. The Straight Story (1999)
G | 112 min | Biography, Drama
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter
Votes: 97,507 | Gross: $6.20M
50. A Tiger in Paradise (2023)
78 min | Documentary, Biography
A visual journey into the mind of internationally acclaimed musician José González and a deep dive into the creative, sharp and fragile mind behind the music.
Director: Mikel Cee Karlsson | Star: José González
Votes: 236
51. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 730,045 | Gross: $326.11M
52. BlackBerry (2023)
R | 120 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Kelly Van der Burg
Votes: 42,919
53. The Sea Inside (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama
The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 85,261 | Gross: $2.09M
54. Papillon (1973)
R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Votes: 138,420 | Gross: $53.27M
55. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 24,895
56. A Man of Action (2022)
TV-MA | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world's biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operations.
Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Luis Callejo, Liah O'Prey, Miki Esparbé
Votes: 3,348
57. Baby Reindeer (2024)
TV-MA | 30 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story follows writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with a female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.
Stars: Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Michael Wildman
Votes: 53,609
58. Joe Bell (2020)
R | 94 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of a small-town, working-class father who embarks on a walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay. Meanwhile, he... See full summary »
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Maxwell Jenkins
Votes: 9,565
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