Highly Recommended Bio/History Movies

This page lists 104 very good and excellent biography and/or history movies. Click on a title to go to a page of basic movie information, including links to reviews and a place for your own notes and annotations. Also see our list of external links to top movie lists for this category.

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

Thumbnail for 127 Hours (2010)

127 Hours (2010)

Thumbnail for 4 Little Girls (1997)

4 Little Girls (1997)

Thumbnail for A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Thumbnail for A Man for All Seasons (1966)

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Thumbnail for A Night to Remember (1958)

A Night to Remember (1958)

Thumbnail for All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men (1976)

Thumbnail for Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus (1984)

Thumbnail for American Splendor (2003)

American Splendor (2003)

Thumbnail for Amistad (1997)

Amistad (1997)

Thumbnail for Apollo 11 (2019)

Apollo 11 (2019)

Thumbnail for Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Thumbnail for Bhutto (2010)

Bhutto (2010)

Thumbnail for BlacKkKlansman (2018)

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Thumbnail for Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)

Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)

Thumbnail for Breaker Morant (1980)

Breaker Morant (1980)

Thumbnail for Buck (2011)

Buck (2011)

Thumbnail for Capote (2005)

Capote (2005)

Thumbnail for Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Thumbnail for Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Thumbnail for Cinderella Man (2005)

Cinderella Man (2005)

Thumbnail for Compulsion (1959)

Compulsion (1959)

Thumbnail for Crumb (1994)

Crumb (1994)

Thumbnail for Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Thumbnail for Dark Waters (2019)

Dark Waters (2019)

Thumbnail for Darkest Hour (2017)

Darkest Hour (2017)

Thumbnail for Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Thumbnail for Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Thumbnail for Donnie Brasco (1997)

Donnie Brasco (1997)

Thumbnail for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

Thumbnail for Erin Brockovich (2000)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Thumbnail for Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Thumbnail for Find Me Guilty (2006)

Find Me Guilty (2006)

Thumbnail for Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Thumbnail for Goodfellas (1990)

Goodfellas (1990)

Thumbnail for Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

Thumbnail for Hearts and Minds (1974)

Hearts and Minds (1974)

Thumbnail for How to Survive a Plague (2012)

How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Thumbnail for I, Tonya (2017)

I, Tonya (2017)

Thumbnail for Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

Thumbnail for Infamous (2006)

Infamous (2006)

Thumbnail for Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Thumbnail for Inside Job (2010)

Inside Job (2010)

Thumbnail for Into the Wild (2007)

Into the Wild (2007)

Thumbnail for Ip Man (2008)

Ip Man (2008)

Thumbnail for Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyar... (1958)

Thumbnail for Jane (2017)

Jane (2017)

Thumbnail for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Thumbnail for Julius Caesar (1953)

Julius Caesar (1953)

Thumbnail for Just Mercy (2019)

Just Mercy (2019)

Thumbnail for Les Paul - Chasing Sound! (2007)

Les Paul - Chasing Sound! (2007)

Thumbnail for Lincoln (2012)

Lincoln (2012)

Thumbnail for Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Thumbnail for Love & Mercy (2014)

Love & Mercy (2014)

Thumbnail for Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Thumbnail for Maiden (2018)

Maiden (2018)

Thumbnail for Man on the Moon (1999)

Man on the Moon (1999)

Thumbnail for Midnight Express (1978)

Midnight Express (1978)

Thumbnail for Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Thumbnail for Monster (2003)

Monster (2003)

Thumbnail for Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)

Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)

Thumbnail for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Thumbnail for Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nat... (1938)

Thumbnail for Papillon (1973)

Papillon (1973)

Thumbnail for Pride (2014)

Pride (2014)

Thumbnail for Salt of the Earth (1954)

Salt of the Earth (1954)

Thumbnail for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Thumbnail for Shine (1996)

Shine (1996)

Thumbnail for Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Thumbnail for Spartacus (1960)

Spartacus (1960)

Thumbnail for Spotlight (2015)

Spotlight (2015)

Thumbnail for Temple Grandin (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010)

Thumbnail for The Agronomist (2003)

The Agronomist (2003)

Thumbnail for The Atomic Cafe (1982)

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

Thumbnail for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

Thumbnail for The Bounty (1984)

The Bounty (1984)

Thumbnail for The Century of the Self (2002)

The Century of the Self (2002)

Thumbnail for The Corporation (2003)

The Corporation (2003)

Thumbnail for The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man (1980)

Thumbnail for The Fighter (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Thumbnail for The Fog of War (2003)

The Fog of War (2003)

Thumbnail for The Great Debaters (2007)

The Great Debaters (2007)

Thumbnail for The Great Escape (1963)

The Great Escape (1963)

Thumbnail for The Honeymoon Killers (1969)

The Honeymoon Killers (1969)

Thumbnail for The Imitation Game (2014)

The Imitation Game (2014)

Thumbnail for The Insider (1999)

The Insider (1999)

Thumbnail for The Last King of Scotland (2006)

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Thumbnail for The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Thumbnail for The Lion in Winter (1968)

The Lion in Winter (1968)

Thumbnail for The Miracle Worker (1962)

The Miracle Worker (1962)

Thumbnail for The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

The Most Dangerous Man in America: D... (2009)

Thumbnail for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

Thumbnail for The Pianist (2002)

The Pianist (2002)

Thumbnail for The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)

The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)

Thumbnail for The Social Network (2010)

The Social Network (2010)

Thumbnail for The Square (2013)

The Square (2013)

Thumbnail for The Thin Blue Line (1988)

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Thumbnail for The Weather Underground (2002)

The Weather Underground (2002)

Thumbnail for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Thumbnail for Tower (2016)

Tower (2016)

Thumbnail for Triumph of the Will (1935)

Triumph of the Will (1935)

Thumbnail for We Were Here (2010)

We Were Here (2010)

Thumbnail for Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)

Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)

Thumbnail for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)