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Best Biography Movies of the 2000s
The Pianist (2002)
RBiography, Drama, Music2h30A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
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.
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.
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
GBiography, Drama, Family1h33A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frost/Nixon (2008)
RBiography, Drama, History2h02A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Ray (2004)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Music2h32The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
RBiography, Drama, History2h03Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Blow (2001)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h04The 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.
Finding Neverland (2004)
PGBiography, Drama, Family1h46The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Freedom Writers (2007)
PG-13Biography, Crime, Drama2h03A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
La Vie En Rose (2007)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Music2h20Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
The Blind Side (2009)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Sport2h09The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Hunger (2008)
Not RatedBiography, Drama1h36Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Milk (2008)
RBiography, Drama2h08The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Miracle (2004)
PGBiography, Drama, History2h15The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h40Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
The Aviator (2004)
PG-13Biography, Drama2h50A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
The Great Debaters (2007)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Romance2h06A 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.
Erin Brockovich (2000)
RBiography, Drama2h11An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Frida (2002)
RBiography, Drama, Romance2h03A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
PGBiography, Drama, History1h33Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Capote (2005)
RBiography, Crime, Drama1h54In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Coach Carter (2005)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Sport2h16Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
Invictus (2009)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h14Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Monster (2003)
RBiography, Crime, Drama1h49Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.