🏷 Best Biopic Movies & TV Shows - Page 8 - Full Archive

324 titles with this tag

Shershaah
Cast
Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra
Kiara Advani Kiara Advani
Shataf Figar Shataf Figar
Shiv Panditt Shiv Panditt
7.3 125 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:  Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
Plot:  biography, kargil conflict
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Sissi
Cast
Romy Schneider Romy Schneider
Karlheinz Bu00f6hm Karlheinz Bu00f6hm
Magda Schneider Magda Schneider
Uta Franz Uta Franz
7.3 528 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Austria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:  The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
Plot:  marriage proposal, anonymity, husband wife relationship, sibling relationship, love of one's life, chase, attachment to nature, horseback riding, ...
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On the Basis of Sex
Cast
Felicity Jones Felicity Jones
Armie Hammer Armie Hammer
Justin Theroux Justin Theroux
Sam Waterston Sam Waterston
7.3 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 120 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, supreme court, lawyer, justice, harvard law school, woman director, courtroom drama, ...
Time:  1970s, 1960s
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Mrs. America
Cast
Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett
Rose Byrne Rose Byrne
Uzo Aduba Uzo Aduba
Margo Martindale Margo Martindale
7.3 138 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Plot:  biography, equal rights amendment
Time:  1970s
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Lenny
Cast
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman
Valerie Perrine Valerie Perrine
Jan Miner Jan Miner
Stanley Beck Stanley Beck
7.3 314 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
Plot:  adultery, husband wife relationship, court case, court, drug addiction, freedom of speech, comedian, civil rights, ...
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Pelé
Cast
Pelu00e9 Pelu00e9
Zagallo Zagallo
Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil
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Benedita da Silva
7.3 213 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero. Mixing rare archival footage and exclusive interviews, this documentary celebrates the legendary Brazilian footballer who personified football as art.
Plot:  sports, world cup, biography, football (soccer), sports documentary, sportsman, figure study
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Schumacher
Cast
Mick Schumacher Mick Schumacher
Corinna Schumacher Corinna Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher Ralf Schumacher
Rolf Schumacher Rolf Schumacher
7.3 464 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.
Plot:  biography, motor sport, race car driver, sports documentary, star showcase, formula one (f1), racing driver, famous people, ...
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Neerja
Cast
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi
Shekhar Ravjiani Shekhar Ravjiani
Yogendra Tiku Yogendra Tiku
7.3 244 votes
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:  Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Plot:  hijacking, biography, based on true story, airplane hijacking, terrorism, tragic event, heroine, flight attendant
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Cast
John Krasinski John Krasinski
James Badge Dale James Badge Dale
Dominic Fumusa Dominic Fumusa
Max Martini Max Martini
7.3 4.0K votes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:  provocative, tense
Plot:  central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, libya, assault rifle, grave, mercenary, heroism, biography, ...
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Super 30
7.3 133 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:  Based on life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who runs the famed Super 30 program for financially weak IIT aspirants in Patna.
Plot:  mathematician, biography, patna, bihar
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Megan Leavey
Cast
Kate Mara Kate Mara
Ramu00f3n Rodru00edguez Ramu00f3n Rodru00edguez
Tom Felton Tom Felton
Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford
7.3 858 votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain, United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Plot:  human animal relationship, biography, based on true story, iraq war veteran, female soldier, iraq war, dog, animals, ...
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Race
7.3 1.6K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Plot:  berlin, germany, sports, olympic games, biography, historical figure, racism, track and field, ...
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M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Cast
Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput
Anupam Kher Anupam Kher
Disha Patani Disha Patani
Kiara Advani Kiara Advani
7.3 208 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 190 min.
Story:  Based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and his journey to being the world cup winning captain of the Indian cricket team.
Plot:  sports, biography, cricket
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Navalny
Cast
Alexei Navalny Alexei Navalny
Yulia Navalnaya Yulia Navalnaya
Daria Navalnaya Daria Navalnaya
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Zakhar Navalny
7.2 294 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 98 min.
Audience: R
Story:  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.
Plot:  biography, russian politics, russian man, assassination attempt, russian secret police, poisoning, crime russian, political opposition, ...
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83
Cast
Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh
Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi
Tahir Raj Bhasin Tahir Raj Bhasin
Jiiva Jiiva
7.2 67 votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Audience: 12A
Story:  On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Plot:  sports, world cup, biography, cricket, based on true story
Time:  1980s
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Sly
Cast
Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger
Frank Stallone Jr. Frank Stallone Jr.
Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino
7.2 230 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 97 min.
Audience: R
Story:  His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
Style:  captivating
Plot:  show business, biography, movie star, candid, celebrities, informative
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Man on the Moon
Cast
Jim Carrey Jim Carrey
Danny DeVito Danny DeVito
Courtney Love Courtney Love
Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti
7.2 2.0K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: United States of America, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Plot:  show business, comedian, sexism, biography, pro wrestling, mentally unstable, stand-up comedian, pro wrestlers, ...
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Official Secrets
Cast
Keira Knightley Keira Knightley
Matt Smith Matt Smith
Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes
Adam Bakri Adam Bakri
7.2 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Plot:  london, england, washington dc, usa, politics, biography, based on true story, iraq war, ...
Time:  2000s
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The Aviator
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio
Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett
Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
7.2 5.9K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, United States of America
Duration: 170 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Plot:  ladykiller, pilot, biography, based on true story, womanizer, phobia, aviation, period drama, ...
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Milk
Cast
Sean Penn Sean Penn
Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch
Josh Brolin Josh Brolin
Diego Luna Diego Luna
7.2 2.4K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Style:  intense
Plot:  election campaign, politics, homophobia, san francisco, california, mayor, politician, biography, ...
Time:  1970s
Place:  california
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