Movie List for "biography"

Woman in Gold (2015)

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Simon Curtis
Writer: Alexi Kaye Campbell, E. Randol Schoenberg (life story), Maria Altmann (life story)
Actors: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes

I, Tonya (2017)

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Steven Rogers
Actors: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson

The Legend of Ben Hall (2017)

Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Western
Director: Matthew Holmes
Writer: Matthew Holmes
Actors: Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Joanne Dobbin

The King’s Speech (2010)

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 (screenplay)
Actors: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Robert Portal

Billionaire Boys Club (2018)

A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a ‘get-rich-quick’ scam that turns deadly. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Director: James Cox
Writer: James Cox, Captain Mauzner
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts

American Made (2017)

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Gary Spinelli
Actors: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Suffragette (2015)

In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Sarah Gavron
Writer: Abi Morgan
Actors: Anne-Marie Duff, Grace Stottor, Geoff Bell, Carey Mulligan

Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

In the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita “Roxanne … Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Michael Larnell
Writer: Michael Larnell (screenwriter)
Actors: Germar Terrell Gardner, Adam Horovitz, Terrence Shingler, Nigel A. Fullerton

Dovlatov (2018)

The film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture – the issue of moral choice. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Aleksey German Jr.
Writer: Aleksey German Jr., Yulia Tupikina
Actors: Milan Maric, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka, Artur Beschastny

The Disaster Artist (2017)

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: James Franco
Writer: Scott Neustadter (screenplay by), Michael H. Weber (screenplay by), Greg Sestero (based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by), Tom Bissell (based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by)
Actors: Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)

The untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s journey from ticket collector to trophy collector – the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Writer: Neeraj Pandey (story and dialogue), Neeraj Pandey (screenplay), Dilip Jha (screenplay), Mohinder Pratap Singh (writing associate), Shyam Maheshwari (writing associate)
Actors: Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Disha Patani

Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)

Pele’s meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Writer: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Actors: Kevin de Paula, Leonardo Lima Carvalho, Seu Jorge, Mariana Nunes

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: John Callahan (based on the book by), John Callahan (story by), Gus Van Sant (story by), Jack Gibson (story by), William Andrew Eatman (story by), Gus Van Sant (screenplay by)
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black

Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)

Using only a hammer and a chisel, a man spends twenty-two years carving a road through a treacherous mountain. Year 2015.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Ketan Mehta
Writer: Shahzad Ahmad (research and dialogue), Mahendra Jakhar (screen play by), Jakhar Mahendar (screenplay), Ketan Mehta (screenplay), Deepak Ramola (lyricist), Shaiwal (dialogue consultant), Varadraj Swami (research and dialogue)
Actors: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ashutosh Acharya, Shahzad Ahmad

Hidden Figures (2016)

The 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. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writer: Allison Schroeder (screenplay by), Theodore Melfi (screenplay by), Margot Lee Shetterly (based on the book by)
Actors: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

The Post (2017)

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Actors: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk