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All 1,381 Ranked Biography Movies, Best First
1,381 of the 1,593 biography films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929), then Schindler's List (1993). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- biography films on the site
- 1,593
- ranked by score
- 1,381
- worldwide gross of 1,131 films
- $28.2B
- with a plot summary
- 800
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Ranked by Echo Score; 848 of these 1,381 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 1,381 of the 1,593 biography films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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The Full Biography List: Questions & Answers
How the 1,381 ranked biography films on this list are ordered, why the other 212 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of biography movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by Echo Score; 848 of these 1,381 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) is #1, ahead of Schindler's List (1993). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The biography ranking Why are only 1,381 of the 1,593 biography films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 212 biography films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter biography movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 2010s have the most ranked biography films (645), then the 2020s (322). Outside English, French (65 films) and German (33 films) have the most biography films.
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