English-language biographical drama films

Into the Wild

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 8.1

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska t...

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Spotlight

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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Cinderella Man

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1920s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

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Dallas Buyers Club

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

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Birdman of Alcatraz

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 7.8

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a...

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Queen Christina

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1933 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.

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Richard Jewell

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely susp...

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The Great Debaters

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that...

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Clouds

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral mus...

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