Biopics

Explore the stories of real-life icons in this curated collection of Biopics! From Judy to Elton to Harper Lee and Martin Luther King Jr., these stories are some you’ll be thinking about long after the credits roll.

Julie Taymor's 2-time Academy Award winning film is a brilliant and beautiful biography of iconic artist Frida Kahlo
Frida
  • 2002
Will Smith earned an Academy Award for his unforgettable performance in this acclaimed biopic from Director Reinaldo Marcus Green
King Richard
  • 2021
Academy Award nominated, intense and haunting portrayal of Alan Turning (Benedict Cumberbatch). Morten Tyldum’s English-language debut.
The Imitation Game
  • 2014
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling 8-time Oscar nominee work starring Austin Butler, who gives a transformative performance as the king of rock & roll
Elvis
  • 2022
Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' exquisite, critically acclaimed biographical drama.
A Quiet Passion
  • 2016
The true story of a friendship that forever changed mathematics, from Director Matt Brown, and starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons.
The Man Who Knew Infinity
  • 2016
Academy Award nominee Julian Schnabel's "impressionistic masterwork" (Indiewire) stars Willem Dafoe in a tour de force performance as Van Gogh
At Eternity's Gate
  • 2018
Director Mary McDonagh Murphy sifts through the facts and speculation surrounding Harper Lee and both her novels
Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman
  • 2015
Heralded by critics as "uplifting" and "irresistible" Justin Chadwick's film is based on a true story of an 84-year-old who fights for an education.
The First Grader
  • 2010
Director Martin Provost eloquently captures French painter Séraphine de Senlis' experience with art, religion and mental illness.
Séraphine
  • 2008
"Judi Dench's glacial, reserved demeanor contrasts beautifully with Billy Connolly's natural, rebellious exuberance" (BBC)
Mrs. Brown
  • 1997
Oliver Stone's chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.
W.
  • 2008
Colin Firth gives a masterful performance as King George VI that earned him an Academy Award. From Oscar winning director Tom Hooper.
The King's Speech
  • 2010
"A rhapsodic adaptation of a memoir, a visual marvel" (Chicago Tribune). Julian Schnabel's powerful take on the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • 2007
Visionary director Ava DuVernay's chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights with his 1965 march
Selma
  • 2014
Director Jay Roach's adaptation of the real-life scandal featuring a star-studded cast - Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
Bombshell
  • 2019
A moving depiction of the aftermath of the tragic death of Princess Diana, from Director Stephen Frears. Starring a note-perfect Helen Mirren.
The Queen
  • 2006
Oscar winner Bill Condon delivers a spellbinding work of semi-fiction, starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser.
Gods and Monsters
  • 1998
Adaptation of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, from director Justin Chadwick. Idris Elba gives "a towering performance" (Variety).
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
  • 2013
Based on the true romance between singer Liberace and Scott Thorson, Steven Soderbergh's award winning biopic is truly masterful.
Behind the Candelabra
  • 2013
Rupert Goold’s eloquent portrayal, featuring a transformative, Academy Award winning performance by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland.
Judy
  • 2019
With Director Dexter Fletcher at its helm, ROCKETMAN is a stirring biopic that captures the highs and lows of its hero.
Rocketman
  • 2019
John Curran's "questing film examines the broken moral compass of a driven politician" (Rolling Stone).
Chappaquiddick
  • 2018
Julie Taymor crafts a complex tapestry of one of the most inspirational and legendary figures of modern history, Gloria Steinem.
The Glorias
  • 2020
A refreshingly human drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, from Director Philippe Falardeau.
Chuck
  • 2017
Meryl Streep is a 1940s New York heiress who dreams of opera fame, despite her sub-par signing voice. Stephen Frears directs.
Florence Foster Jenkins
  • 2016
Academy Award winner Mel Gibson's Oscar and Golden Globe nominated chronicle of an extraordinary true story.
Hacksaw Ridge
  • 2016
Tilda Cobham-Hervey gives a spectacular lead performance as Helen Reddy in this "rousing crows-pleaser" (Indiewire) from Director Unjoo Moon
I Am Woman
  • 2019
Sean Penn directs this deeply personal and affecting adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best-selling book.
Into the Wild
  • 2007
Agnieszka Holland’s thrilling Berlin International Film Festival Official Selection - set on the eve of WWII
Mr. Jones
  • 2019
Complex subject matter, sharp dialogue and scathing humor make Adam McKay's Oscar nominated Wall Street drama wholly appealing.
The Big Short
  • 2015
Academy Award nominated Director David O. Russell adapts the story of fledgling boxer Micky Ward.
The Fighter
  • 2010
Glenn Ficarra & John Requa direct the biographical tale of journalist Kim Baker, and Tina Fey delivers in the lead role.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
  • 2016
From Director Mark Forster comes "an examination of modern atrocity and a rethinking of the burden/beauty of belief" (Detroit News).
Machine Gun Preacher
  • 2011