swap_horiz Harriet (2019) Alternatives

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and based on the 1853 memoir of the same na...

History Drama Race 2010S

8.9 Great

2

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X is a 1992 American biographical epic directed by Spike Lee, based on the 1965 autobiography co-written by Malc...

Drama Activism 1990S Biography

8.6 Great

3

Selma (2014)

Selma is a 2014 American historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay that depicts the three attempted marches from Selma t...

History Drama Activism 2010S

8.2 Great

4

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

BlacKkKlansman (2018) is a U.S. biographical film directed by Spike Lee based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, the f...

Police Drama Activism 2010S

8.1 Great

5

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

"Judas and the Black Messiah" is a 2021 biographical drama directed by Shaka King that details the events leading to the...

Drama Political 2020S Civil Rights

8.1 Great

6

Milk (2008)

Milk is a 2008 American biographical film directed by Gus Van Sant, based on the life of gay rights activist and politic...

Drama Politics 2000S Lgbtq+

8.0 Great

7

Rush (2013)

Rush is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard that depicts the intense rivalry between Formula One drive...

Racing Drama Motorsport 1970S

7.9 Good

8

Moneyball (2011)

Moneyball (2011) is an American biographical sports drama directed by Bennett Miller, based on Michael Lewis's book abou...

Drama Analytics Baseball 2010S

7.9 Good

9

Spartacus (1960)

"Spartacus" is a landmark 1960 historical epic directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the 1951 novel by Howard Fast. T...

Epic Drama 1960S Ancient Rome

7.9 Good

10

I, Tonya (2017)

I, Tonya (2017) is a U.S. biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie recounting the life of figure skater Tonya Hardi...

Drama Crime Figure Skating 2010S

7.8 Good

11

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) stars Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof, a Texas man diagnosed with AIDS in 1985 who smuggle...

Health Drama Activism 2010S

7.8 Good

12

The Fighter (2010)

The Fighter (2010), directed by David O. Russell, depicts the early career of boxer Micky Ward and his troubled half-bro...

Drama Family Boxing 2010S

7.8 Good

13

Captain Phillips (2013)

Captain Phillips (2013) is an American biographical thriller directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2009 hijacking of...

Drama Survival Crime 2010S

7.8 Good

14

127 Hours (2010)

127 Hours (2010) is a British-American biographical survival drama directed by Danny Boyle, depicting mountaineer Aron R...

Adventure Drama Survival 2010S

7.7 Good

15

Lion (2016)

Lion is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Garth Davis, adapted from the memoir of Saroo Brierley. The film depicts t...

Drama Family Indian Adoption

7.7 Good

16

Loving (2016)

Loving (2016) is a U.S. biographical drama written and directed by Jeff Nichols depicting Richard and Mildred Loving, wh...

Drama Law 2010S Civil Rights

7.4 Good

17

The Butler (2013)

The Butler (2013) is an American biographical drama directed by Lee Daniels, inspired by the true story of Eugene Allen,...

History Drama Political 2010S

6.7 Fair

18

Marshall (2017)

Marshall is a 2017 American biographical legal drama directed by Reginald Hudlin. Chadwick Boseman plays Thurgood Marsha...

Drama Legal 2010S Civil Rights

6.6 Fair

19

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a 2013 British-South African biographical drama starring Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela....

South Africa Drama Activism Political

6.4 Fair

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Cesar Chavez (2014)

“Cesar Chavez” is a 2014 biographical drama directed by Diego Luna. The film portrays Mexican-American labor leader Cesa...

Drama Activism 2010S Civil Rights

5.7 Mediocre