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Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's epic biographical drama chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who...

Complex Drama Intellectual Historical

9.3 Excellent

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Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev is a 1966 Soviet biographical drama chronicling the life of 15th-century Russian icon painter Andrei Ruble...

Russia Drama Historical Cinema

8.4 Great

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford depicts the final years of Jesse James’s outlaw career and hi...

Drama Revisionist History Historical Drama 2000S

8.1 Great

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A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical drama depicting the life of mathematician John Nash. The film portrays Nash’s pr...

Drama Mathematics Award Winning Psychological

8.0 Great

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Everlasting Moments

Everlasting Moments is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell. The story follows Maria Larsson, a working-clas...

Germany Drama Historical 2000S

8.0 Great

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Beanpole

Beanpole is a 2019 drama film directed by Kantemir Balagov. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Reg...

Russia Drama Historical Drama 2010S

8.0 Great

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United 93

United 93 portrays the events surrounding United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11th attacks. The film focuses...

Drama True Story Historical Thriller

7.9 Good

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The Sea Inside

The Sea Inside portrays the story of Ramón Sampedro, a man paralyzed by a diving accident who fought for euthanasia righ...

Drama Spain Award Winning Medical

7.8 Good

9

The King and the Clown

“The King and the Clown is a 2005 South Korean drama exploring the complex relationship between King Yeonsangun of Joseo...

Drama Comedy Drama Historical Drama 2000S

7.8 Good

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One Hundred Steps

One Hundred Steps is a 2000 Italian biographical crime drama depicting the life of Peppino Impastato. The film portrays...

Drama Italy 2000S Biographical

7.8 Good

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Gandhi

Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film chronicling the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie details his involvement in the Indi...

Drama India Historical Drama Political

7.7 Good

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The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor is a biographical drama detailing the life of Puyi, China’s last emperor. The film portrays his reign f...

Epic Drama Historical Historical Drama

7.7 Good

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The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries portrays the 1952 journey undertaken by Che Guevara and Alberto Granado through South America. Th...

Adventure Drama Coming Of Age 2000S

7.7 Good

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Nowhere in Africa

Nowhere in Africa is a 2001 German drama depicting the experiences of a German-Jewish family who relocated to Kenya in 1...

Germany Drama 20TH Century Family Saga

7.5 Good

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The Queen

The Queen examines the conflict within the British monarchy following Princess Diana’s death in 1997. The film portrays...

Drama Historical Drama Political Thriller 2000S

7.4 Good

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Tchaikovsky

The 1970 Soviet drama-movie *Tchaikovsky* offers a biographical portrayal of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky....

Russia Classical Music Drama Historical Drama

7.2 Good

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Amazing Grace

The 2006 drama chronicles William Wilberforce’s efforts to pass anti-slave trade legislation within the British Parliame...

Drama Abolitionism Historical Drama 2000S

7.1 Good

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Agora

The film portrays Hypatia, a 4th-century Roman Egyptian mathematician and philosopher, amidst religious conflict and soc...

Drama Spain Intellectual Philosophical

6.9 Fair

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The Last Station

The Last Station is a drama exploring the final years of Leo Tolstoy’s life and his intensely complicated relationships...

Romantic Germany Drama Period Piece

6.9 Fair

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age depicts the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, following events detailed in the 1998 fi...

Drama Historical Drama Political Thriller 2000S

6.1 Fair