Movie List for "biography"

NTR: Mahanayakudu (2019) Biography Drama Movie

A follow up to NTR: Kathanayakudu which was based on N.T. Rama Rao’s life and acting career. This movie will focus on his political career. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi
Writer: Sai Madhav Burra, Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi
Actors: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sumanth, Doctor Ali

Grace and Grit (2021) Biography Drama Romance Movie

Treya and Ken Wilber’s story of courage, transcendence, and eternal love as chronicled in the globally acclaimed book, Grace and Grit. Year 2021.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Sebastian Siegel
Writer: Sebastian Siegel, Ken Wilber
Actors: Mena Suvari, Stuart Townsend, Frances Fisher

The King’s Speech (2010) Biography Drama History Movie

The 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. Year 2010.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: David Seidler
Actors: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

Shakuntala Devi (2020) Biography Drama Movie

Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician’s journey to become ‘The Human Computer’ and her relationship with her daughter. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Anu Menon
Writer: Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani, Ishita Moitra
Actors: Vidya Balan, Adi Chugh, Sanya Malhotra

The Two Popes (2019) Biography Comedy Drama Movie

Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: Anthony McCarten
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín

Official Secrets (2019) Biography Crime Drama Movie

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Gavin Hood
Writer: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood
Actors: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode

The Lost City of Z (2016) Adventure Biography Drama Movie

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s. Year 2016.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: James Gray
Writer: James Gray, David Grann
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller

Miles Ahead (2015) Biography Drama Music Movie

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Don Cheadle
Writer: Steven Baigelman, Don Cheadle, Stephen J. Rivele
Actors: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor

Lincoln (2012) Biography Drama History Movie

As the American Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn

The Pact (2021) Biography Drama Movie

The intense friendship between Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel “Out of Africa,” and Thorkild Bjørnvig, a young and promising poet. Year 2021.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Bille August
Writer: Thorkild Bjørnvig, Christian Torpe
Actors: Birthe Neumann, Simon Bennebjerg, Nanna Skaarup Voss

Breathe (2017) Biography Drama Romance Movie

The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks… Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Andy Serkis
Writer: William Nicholson
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville

All the Way (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: Robert Schenkkan
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo

Stockholm (2018) Biography Comedy Crime Movie

Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the ‘Stockholm Syndrome’. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Director: Robert Budreau
Writer: Robert Budreau, Daniel Lang, James Luscombe
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong

Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya (2000) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918. Year 2000.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Gleb Panfilov
Writer: Inna Churikova, Gleb Panfilov, Ivan Panfilov
Actors: Aleksandr Galibin, Lynda Bellingham, Vladimir Grachyov

Navalny (2022) Documentary Biography Movie

Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home. Year 2022.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Daniel Roher
Writer: N/A
Actors: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Dasha Navalnaya

Harriet (2019) Action Biography Drama Movie

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writer: Gregory Allen Howard, Kasi Lemmons
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr.