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Best Biography Movies of the 21st Century
The Intouchables (2011)
RBiography, Comedy, Drama1h52After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
The Pianist (2002)
RBiography, Drama, Music2h30A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Dangal (2016)
Not RatedAction, Biography, Drama2h41Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13Biography, Drama2h15After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Downfall (2004)
RBiography, Drama, History2h36Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Green Book (2018)
PG-13Biography, Comedy, Drama2h10A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
RBiography, Crime, Drama3h00Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
RBiography, Drama, History2h14In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13Biography, Crime, Drama2h21Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
PG-13Action, Biography, Drama2h32American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
GBiography, Drama, Family1h33A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
RBiography, Drama, History2h19World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h01Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
Into the Wild (2007)
RAdventure, Biography, Drama2h28After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Rush (2013)
RAction, Biography, Drama2h03The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Spotlight (2015)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h09The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Music2h14The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h24The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
RBiography, Drama1h57In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Lion (2016)
PG-13Biography, Drama1h58A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Persepolis (2007)
PG-13Animation, Biography, Drama1h36A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
PG-13Biography, Drama1h52The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Thriller1h54During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
The King's Speech (2010)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History1h58The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
PG-13Biography, Drama1h57A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
The Sea Inside (2004)
PG-13Biography, Drama2h06The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a thirty-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Yip Man (2008)
RAction, Biography, Drama1h46During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
American Gangster (2007)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h37An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Captain Phillips (2013)
PG-13Adventure, Biography, Crime2h14The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Hidden Figures (2016)
PGBiography, Drama, History2h07The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Remember the Titans (2000)
PGBiography, Drama, Sport1h53The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
RBiography, Drama, History2h27The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
The Big Short (2015)
RBiography, Comedy, Drama2h10In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
The Fighter (2010)
RBiography, Drama, Sport1h56Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
The Irishman (2019)
RBiography, Crime, Drama3h29An old man recalls his time painting houses for his friend, Jimmy Hoffa, through the 1950-70s.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
RAdventure, Biography, Drama2h06The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.
The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13Animation, Biography, Drama2h06A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Music2h16A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Argo (2012)
RBiography, Drama, Thriller2h00Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Changeling (2008)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h21Grief-stricken mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) takes on the L.A.P.D. to her own detriment when it tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.