[go: up one dir, main page]
    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsGolden Globe AwardsSundance Film FestivalMost AnticipatedCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, and Geraldine James in Gandhi (1982)
All interests

Biography

Genre
The biography, or "biopic", is a genre that portrays the life story of a real person, often a notable individual or historical figure. They aim to provide a depiction of the subject's personal history, achievements, challenges, and impact on society.
All34,041Movies29,657TV Shows4,384

Popular movies

Trending in Biography movies
Hamnet (2025)
#1

Hamnet

Releases Jan 21, 2026
2h 5m
PG-13
8.1 (15K)
Nuremberg (2025)
#2

Nuremberg

Releases Jan 28, 2026
2h 28m
PG-13
7.4 (48K)
Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in Sur un Air de Blues (2025)
#3

Sur un Air de Blues

2025
2h 12m
PG-13
7.5 (8.7K)
Channing Tatum in Roofman (2025)
#4

Roofman

2025
2h 6m
R
7.0 (48K)
Bill Skarsgård in La corde au cou (2025)
#5

La corde au cou

2025
1h 45m
R
7.1 (1.3K)
Dwayne Johnson in Smashing Machine (2025)
#6

Smashing Machine

2025
2h 3m
Tous publics avec avertissement
6.4 (55K)
Hamnet (2025)
#1

Hamnet

Releases Jan 21, 2026
2h 5m
PG-13
8.1 (15K)
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
Nuremberg (2025)
#2

Nuremberg

Releases Jan 28, 2026
2h 28m
PG-13
7.4 (48K)
A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in Sur un Air de Blues (2025)
#3

Sur un Air de Blues

2025
2h 12m
PG-13
7.5 (8.7K)
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Channing Tatum in Roofman (2025)
#4
Roofman
Bill Skarsgård in La corde au cou (2025)
#5
La corde au cou
Dwayne Johnson in Smashing Machine (2025)
#6
Smashing Machine
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
#7
Oppenheimer
Amanda Seyfried in Le testament d'Ann Lee (2025)
#8
Le testament d'Ann Lee
Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Kerson, and Jonah Hill in Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)
#9
Le Loup de Wall Street
Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley in Blue Moon (2025)
#10
Blue Moon
See all
See all

Top rated movies

IMDb top rated Biography movies
La Liste de Schindler
9.0
La Liste de Schindler
Trailer
Les Affranchis
8.7
Les Affranchis
Trailer
12th Fail
8.7
12th Fail
Trailer
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
8.6
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Trailer
Le Pianiste
8.5
Le Pianiste
Trailer
Amadeus
8.4
Amadeus
Trailer
Senna
8.4
Senna
Trailer
The cove - La baie de la honte
8.4
The cove - La baie de la honte
Trailer
Braveheart
8.3
Braveheart
Trailer
Lawrence d'Arabie
8.3
Lawrence d'Arabie
Trailer
Hamilton
8.3
Hamilton
Trailer
Dangal
8.3
Dangal
Trailer
Shershaah
8.3
Shershaah
Trailer
Oppenheimer
8.2
Oppenheimer
Trailer
Le Loup de Wall Street
8.2
Le Loup de Wall Street
Trailer
Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
8.2
Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
Trailer
Un homme d'exception
8.2
Un homme d'exception
Trailer
La Chute
8.2
La Chute
Trailer
Elephant Man
8.2
Elephant Man
Trailer
Ayla
8.2
Ayla
Trailer
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
8.2
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Trailer
Sugar Man
8.2
Sugar Man
Trailer
Le Mans '66
8.1
Le Mans '66
Trailer
Arrête-moi si tu peux
8.1
Arrête-moi si tu peux
Trailer
Tu ne tueras point
8.1
Tu ne tueras point
Trailer
Je suis toujours là
8.1
Je suis toujours là
Trailer
12 Years a Slave
8.1
12 Years a Slave
Trailer
Spotlight
8.1
Spotlight
Trailer
La Mélodie du bonheur
8.1
La Mélodie du bonheur
Trailer
Rush
8.1
Rush
Trailer

Popular TV shows

Trending in Biography TV shows
Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)
#1

Spartacus

2010–2013
33 eps
16
8.4 (293K)
Ethan Hawke, Keith David, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in The Lowdown (2025)
#2

The Lowdown

2025–
9 eps
TV-MA
7.3 (7.2K)
Evan Peters in Monstres (2022)
#3

Monstres

2022–
28 eps
18
7.8 (220K)
Matt Smith and Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
#4

The Crown

2016–2023
60 eps
16
8.6 (278K)
Death by Lightning (2025)
#5

Death by Lightning

2025
4 eps
TV-MA
7.7 (15K)
Emily Fairn, Fionn O'Shea, James Norton, Anthony Boyle, and Louis Partridge in House of Guinness (2025)
#6

House of Guinness

2025–
8 eps
TV-MA
7.4 (26K)
Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)
#1

Spartacus

2010–2013
33 eps
16
8.4 (293K)
The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a rebellion against the Romans.
Ethan Hawke, Keith David, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in The Lowdown (2025)
#2

The Lowdown

2025–
9 eps
TV-MA
7.3 (7.2K)
A determined bookstore owner in Tulsa moonlights as an investigative journalist, digging into local corruption. When his reporting uncovers sinister connections, he must protect both his family and the truth.
Evan Peters in Monstres (2022)
#3

Monstres

2022–
28 eps
18
7.8 (220K)
Chronicles the real life stories of infamous killers, presenting several different perspectives of their cases.
Matt Smith and Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
#4
The Crown
Death by Lightning (2025)
#5
Death by Lightning
Emily Fairn, Fionn O'Shea, James Norton, Anthony Boyle, and Louis Partridge in House of Guinness (2025)
#6
House of Guinness
Narcos (2015)
#7
Narcos
Victoria (2016)
#8
Victoria
Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
#9
The Great
Elizabeth Olsen in Amour et mort (2023)
#10
Amour et mort
See all
See all

Top rated TV shows

IMDb top rated Biography TV shows
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
9.2
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Trailer
Farouk Omar
9.1
Farouk Omar
Trailer
The Last Dance
9.0
The Last Dance
Trailer
The Beatles: Get Back
8.9
The Beatles: Get Back
Trailer
Dans leur regard
8.8
Dans leur regard
Trailer
Moi Claude empereur
8.8
Moi Claude empereur
Trailer
Atatürk 1881-1919
8.8
Atatürk 1881-1919
Trailer
Narcos
8.7
Narcos
Trailer
The Crown
8.6
The Crown
Trailer
The Offer
8.6
The Offer
Trailer
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
8.6
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Trailer
Bose: Dead/Alive
8.6
Bose: Dead/Alive
Trailer
Jésus de Nazareth
8.5
Jésus de Nazareth
Trailer
Chef's Table
8.5
Chef's Table
Trailer
The Defiant Ones
8.5
The Defiant Ones
Trailer
Spartacus
8.4
Spartacus
Trailer
American Crime Story
8.4
American Crime Story
Trailer
John Adams
8.4
John Adams
Trailer
A Small Light
8.4
A Small Light
Trailer
Racines
8.4
Racines
Trailer
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
8.4
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
Trailer
Une mauvaise mère?
8.4
Une mauvaise mère?
Trailer
Narcos: Mexico
8.3
Narcos: Mexico
Trailer
Feud
8.3
Feud
Trailer
This Is Going to Hurt
8.3
This Is Going to Hurt
Trailer
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
8.3
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Trailer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
8.3
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Trailer
Julia
8.3
Julia
Trailer
Victoria
8.2
Victoria
Trailer
Wolf Hall
8.2
Wolf Hall
Trailer

Similar interests

Elsie Fisher in Dernière Année (2018)
Coming-of-Age
Mia Goth and Anya Taylor-Joy in Emma. (2020)
Costume Drama
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
Docudrama
Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel in Moonlight (2016)
Drama
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
Epic
Michael Douglas in Wall Street (1987)
Financial Drama
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
Historical Epic
Liam Neeson in La Liste de Schindler (1993)
History
Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin in Crash Landing on You (2019)
Korean Drama
Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Kevin Pollak in Des hommes d'honneur (1992)
Legal Drama
Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Medical Drama
Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Les Filles du docteur March (2019)
Period Drama
Martin Sheen in À la Maison Blanche (1999)
Political Drama
Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
Prison Drama
Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Psychological Drama
Margot Robbie stars in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood."
Showbiz Drama
Marsha Clark, Alison Sweeney, and James Scott in Des jours et des vies (1965)
Soap Opera
Molly Ringwald in Breakfast Club (1985)
Teen Drama
Kate del Castillo in La Reine du Sud (2011)
Telenovela
Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Tragedy
Meryl Streep in Le diable s'habille en Prada (2006)
Workplace Drama

About this page

Interests are a hub for discovering more of what you love. We’re just getting started, so please let us know what you’d love to see next!
  • Learn more about interests

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.