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Biopics' is a term derived from the combination of the words "biography" and "pictures." They are a sub-genre of the larger drama and epic film genres, and although they reached a hey-day of popularity in the 1930s, they are still prominent to this day. These films depict the life of an important historical personage (or group) from the past or present era. Biopics cross many genre types, since these films might showcase a western outlaw, a criminal, a musical composer, a religious figure, a war-time hero, an entertainer, an artist, an inventor or doctor, a politician or President, or an adventurer.
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Goodfellas
1990, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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Amadeus
1984, in 23 top lists Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Dangal
2016, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013, in 13 top lists Check -
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A Beautiful Mind
2001, in 12 top lists Check -
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Der Untergang
2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Elephant Man
1980, in 16 top lists Check -
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Nema-ye Nazdik
1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check -
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Napoléon vu par Abel Gance
1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check -
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Dersu Uzala
1975, in 11 top lists Check -
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Hacksaw Ridge
2016, in 6 top lists Check -
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Rush
2013, in 6 top lists Check -
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Catch Me If You Can
2002, in 9 top lists Check -
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Into the Wild
2007, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Sound of Music
1965, in 25 top lists Check -
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Spotlight
2015, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009, in 4 top lists Check -
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12 Years a Slave
2013, in 22 top lists Check -
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Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
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In the Name of the Father
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
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Hotel Rwanda
2004, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Miracle Worker
1962, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Message
1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check -
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Inherit the Wind
1960, in 4 top lists Check -
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La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Imitation Game
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Pursuit of Happyness
2006, in 3 top lists Check -
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Lion
2016, in 2 top lists Check -
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The King's Speech
2010, in 13 top lists Check -
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Gandhi
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Papillon
1973, in 6 top lists Check -
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
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Cinderella Man
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ip Man
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Straight Story
1999, in 10 top lists Check -
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Zerkalo
1975 — a.k.a. Mirror, in 14 top lists Check -
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Andrey Rublyov
1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check -
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Persepolis
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
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Le scaphandre et le papillon
2007 — a.k.a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in 7 top lists Check -
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Mar adentro
2004 — a.k.a. The Sea Inside, in 5 top lists Check -
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018, in 6 top lists Check
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