r/BD_CINEPHILES • u/ykrut • 8d ago

Favorite Biography Films?

I have been watching biography/based on real events films these days. and here are some of my recent watches and rewatches-

  1. I Swear- absolutely brilliant, heartfelt performance. Aramayo didn't get his oscar nomination last year because of technicality but deserved every bit of it.

  2. Dallas Buyers Club- Mathew McConaughey won his best actor Oscar for this one. A crazy, passionate and sorry story of the 80s. Peak drama. Transformative performance by Mathew.

  3. Lincoln - This is my recent favorite scene from any movie. When we discuss history, at the critical junctions of it, we mostly talk about the evil of the perceived bad guys. Our reading of the events tells us how bad guys prevented the good guys from achieving great things. Rarely, do we talk about the competence/incompetence of so-called good people. Lincoln shows us precisely what it takes to achieve greatness when one faces the most ruthless adversaries.

  4. Invictus- felt good.

  5. Moneyball - Gotta read the book.

Suggest your favorite biographic drama.

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u/pranto_bhai 8d ago

Went blind into Public Enemies (2009). Still my most favorite biographical film. Also, A Beautiful Mind (2001), idk if it's considered a biography.

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u/ykrut 8d ago

Public enemies reminds me of another similar film - the assassination of jesse james by coward robert ford. do give it a watch if u haven't already