DigitalDreamDoor 100 Greatest Biography Movies

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These Greatest Biography Movies were chosen for their biographical accuracy, acting, direction, and realism (ie; costumes, sets, mannerisms). (Note: Some movies may contain the combined bios of 2 people, such as husband/wife, doctor/patient, friends/lovers, or partners, if equally important in the story).

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  1. 5 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 11 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 100 new

    Disraeli

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  4. 64 new

    The Life of Emile Zola

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 91 new

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 36 new

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 19 new

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 18 new

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 45 new

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 48 new

    Madame Curie

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 60 new

    Joan of Arc

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  12. 63 new

    Jim Thorpe -- All-American

    1951 — a.k.a. Man of Bronze, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 59 new

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 87 new

    Anastasia

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  15. 15 new

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 10 new

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 14 new

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  18. 31 new

    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 37 new

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 12 new

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 99 new

    El Cid

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  22. 89 new

    King of Kings

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 88 new

    Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 3 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  25. 20 new

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 67 new

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 13 new

    Becket

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 22 new

    The Agony and the Ecstasy

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 17 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  30. 39 new

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 21 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 40 new

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 7 new

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 66 new

    Brian's Song

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 16 new

    Mary, Queen of Scots

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 75 new

    Nicholas and Alexandra

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  37. 93 new

    Lady Sings the Blues

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 70 new

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 41 new

    Lenny

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 98 new

    Bound for Glory

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 94 new

    Sybil

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 58 new

    The Buddy Holly Story

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 34 new

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 4 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  45. 23 new

    Mommie Dearest

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 80 new

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 2 new

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 35 new

    Silkwood

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 6 new

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 46 new

    Mask

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
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