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Best Biography Movies of the 2010s
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The Social Network (2010)
PG-13Biography, Drama2h00As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
The Theory of Everything (2014)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Romance2h03A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Dark Waters (2019)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h06A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Moneyball (2011)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Sport2h13Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Only the Brave (2017)
PG-13Action, Biography, Drama2h14Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
Philomena (2013)
PG-13Biography, Comedy, Drama1h38A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
The Greatest Showman (2017)
PGBiography, Drama, Musical1h45Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
The Two Popes (2019)
PG-13Biography, Comedy, Drama2h05Behind 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.
127 Hours (2010)
RBiography, Drama1h34A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
42 (2013)
PG-13Biography, Drama, Sport2h08In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
RBiography, Comedy, Crime2h15Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Fruitvale Station (2013)
RBiography, Crime, Drama1h25The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Ip Man 2 (2010)
RAction, Biography, Drama1h48Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
I, Tonya (2017)
RBiography, Comedy, Drama1h59Competitive 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.
Lone Survivor (2013)
RAction, Biography, Drama2h01Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
Richard Jewell (2019)
RBiography, Crime, Drama2h11Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
PG-13Biography, Comedy, Drama2h05Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Selma (2014)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h08A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.