Classic biographical Movies
# The Aviator
Ano: 2004 | País: Germany, United States of America
Diretor: Martin Scorsese
Elenco: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin
Sinopse
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously grow
# Lincoln
Ano: 2012 | País: IN
Diretor: Steven Spielberg
Elenco: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader
Sinopse
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
# 12 Years a Slave
Ano: 2013 | País: United States of America, United Kingdom
Diretor: Steve McQueen
Elenco: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano
Sinopse
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on
# The Wolf of Wall Street
Ano: 2013 | País: US
Diretor: Martin Scorsese
Elenco: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler
Sinopse
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
# Gandhi
Ano: 1982 | País: IN
Diretor: Richard Attenborough
Elenco: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard
Sinopse
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
# The Theory of Everything
Ano: 2014 | País: United Kingdom
Diretor: James Marsh
Elenco: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney
Sinopse
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student J
# Oppenheimer
Ano: 2023 | País: United Kingdom, United States of America
Diretor:
Elenco:
Sinopse
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
# Days of Being Wild
Ano: 1990 | País: China
Diretor: Wong Kar-wai
Elenco: Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , Andy Lau Tak-Wah , Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk , Carina Lau Kar-Ling , Jacky Cheung Hok-yau
Sinopse
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
# A Beautiful Mind
Ano: 2001 | País: US
Diretor: Ron Howard
Elenco: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer
Sinopse
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.
# The Irishman
Ano: 2019 | País: US
Diretor: Martin Scorsese
Elenco: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano
Sinopse
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
# The Imitation Game
Ano: 2014 | País: US
Diretor: Morten Tyldum
Elenco: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech
Sinopse
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
# Erin Brockovich
Ano: 2000 | País: US
Diretor: Steven Soderbergh
Elenco: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones
Sinopse
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
# The King's Speech
Ano: 2010 | País: United Kingdom, United States of America
Diretor: Tom Hooper
Elenco: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall
Sinopse
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dr
# Hotel Rwanda
Ano: 2004 | País: Italy, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Diretor: Terry George
Elenco: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Joaquin Phoenix
Sinopse
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Ru
# JFK
Ano: 1991 | País: US
Diretor: Oliver Stone
Elenco: Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker
Sinopse
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
# Braveheart
Ano: 1995 | País: US
Diretor: Mel Gibson
Elenco: Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen
Sinopse
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
# Dallas Buyers Club
Ano: 2013 | País: United States of America
Diretor: Jean-Marc Vallée
Elenco: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn
Sinopse
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.
# Dangal
Ano: 2016 | País: IN
Diretor: Nitesh Tiwari
Elenco: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar
Sinopse
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
# The Social Network
Ano: 2010 | País: United States of America
Diretor: David Fincher
Elenco: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella
Sinopse
The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.
# Bohemian Rhapsody
Ano: 2018 | País: GB
Diretor: Bryan Singer
Elenco: Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton
Sinopse
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
# Amadeus
Ano: 1984 | País: US
Diretor: Miloš Forman
Elenco: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice
Sinopse
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
# The Pianist
Ano: 2002 | País: FR
Diretor: Roman Polanski
Elenco: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
Sinopse
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
# Lawrence of Arabia
Ano: 1962 | País: GB
Diretor: David Lean
Elenco: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Sinopse
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.