My list:
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. All the President's Men
3. Raging Bull
4. Schindler's List
5. The Social Network
6. 12 Years a Slave
7. Goodfellas
8. Spotlight
9. Amadeus
10. The King's Speech
How about you?
Except that Lawrence's family did not recognise their brother in the movie.
It was a highly fictionalised account.
Peter O'Toole lived up to his name though.
He was a right tool when he wanted to be.
I would not call Lawrence of Arabia a biography film since so many liberties are taken (not that they are not taken in nearly all biography films, but Lawrence of Arabia is too inaccurate to be considered a biography).
That does not take away from the amazing film it was, it is still one of the greatest movies ever made. Any list of greatest films of all time in which this in not in the top 10 isn't worth that paper it's printed on.
As a 29 year old who has recently started giving older films a chance, Lawrence of Arabia has become my favorite movie of all time.
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You don't have Patton on your list, but include The King's Speech? Unbelievable.
shareMy Top Ten Biography Movies (in no particular order):
Lawrence Of Arabia
Patton
Young Victoria
Amelia
The Mountains Of The Moon
The King's Speech
The Lion In Winter
Elizabeth
Schindler's List
Cleopatra
Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!
Theory of everything
Ghandi
Spartacus
Shindlers List
Raging Bull
Catch me if you can
A beautiful mind
Goodfellas
Lawerence of Arabia
Aviator
Papillion
Alot of these are very true to reality. There are alot and also some really bad ones
LOL! How are most of the movies on the OP’s list biographies?
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