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Best Biography Movies to Watch Now on The Criterion Channel

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Rabindranath Tagore Poster

Rabindranath Tagore (1961)

Soft Fiction Poster

Soft Fiction (1979)

Homestead Poster

Homestead (2024)

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Maggots and Men Poster

Maggots and Men (2009)

My Architect Poster

My Architect (2003)

Diary for My Loves Poster

Diary for My Loves (1987)

Porto of My Childhood Poster

Porto of My Childhood (2002)

Socrates Poster

Socrates (1971)

Anne Truitt, Working

Anne Truitt, Working (2010)

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Poster

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)

Rembrandt Poster

Rembrandt (1936)

Rosa Luxemburg Poster

Rosa Luxemburg (1986)

Diary for My Father and My Mother Poster

Diary for My Father and My Mother (1990)

Burroughs: The Movie Poster

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)

The Trial of Joan of Arc Poster

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

The Tramp and the Dictator Poster

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

Blaise Pascal Poster

Blaise Pascal (1972)

The Color of Pomegranates Poster

The Color of Pomegranates (1982)

The Passion of Joan of Arc Poster

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Andrei Rublev Poster

Andrei Rublev (1972)

Mirror Poster

Mirror (1978)

Recently Added Biography Movies

Homestead Poster

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He Who Dances on Wood Poster

He Who Dances on Wood (2022)

Loving Highsmith Poster

Loving Highsmith (2022)

Norman Norman Poster

Norman Norman (2022)

Beautiful Boy Poster

Beautiful Boy (2018)

Prime Video

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Makoto: Or Honesty

Makoto: Or Honesty (2020)

Varda by Agnès Poster

Varda by Agnès (2019)

The Image You Missed Poster

The Image You Missed (2018)

Blaze Poster

Blaze (2018)

Cameraperson Poster

Cameraperson (2016)

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Poster

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

A Fuller Life Poster

A Fuller Life (2015)

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Poster

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)

I Remember: A Film About Joe Brainard Poster

I Remember: A Film About Joe Brainard (2012)

Old Man Poster

Old Man (2012)

You Got to Move Poster

You Got to Move (2011)

Anne Truitt, Working

Anne Truitt, Working (2010)

Maggots and Men Poster

Maggots and Men (2009)

The Beaches of Agnès Poster

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Poster

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2007)

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Poster

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

My Dad Is 100 Years Old Poster

My Dad Is 100 Years Old (2005)

Drama Biography Movies

Diary for My Loves Poster

Diary for My Loves (1987)

Porto of My Childhood Poster

Porto of My Childhood (2002)

Catch Me If You Can Poster

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Prime Video

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Socrates Poster

Socrates (1971)

Rembrandt Poster

Rembrandt (1936)

Rosa Luxemburg Poster

Rosa Luxemburg (1986)

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Poster

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2015)

Prime Video

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Diary for My Father and My Mother Poster

Diary for My Father and My Mother (1990)

The Trial of Joan of Arc Poster

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

Blaise Pascal Poster

Blaise Pascal (1972)

The Color of Pomegranates Poster

The Color of Pomegranates (1982)

The Passion of Joan of Arc Poster

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Andrei Rublev Poster

Andrei Rublev (1972)

Mirror Poster

Mirror (1978)

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV Poster

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)

Sada Poster

Sada (1998)

Mahler Poster

Mahler (1974)

Close-Up Poster

Close-Up (1991)

Intervista Poster

Intervista (1987)

Secret Honor Poster

Secret Honor (1986)

An Angel at My Table Poster

An Angel at My Table (1990)

Topsy-Turvy Poster

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Documentary Biography Movies

The Report Poster

The Report (2019)

Prime Video

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Rabindranath Tagore Poster

Rabindranath Tagore (1961)

Soft Fiction Poster

Soft Fiction (1979)

My Architect Poster

My Architect (2003)

The Pursuit of Happyness Poster

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Prime Video

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How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Poster

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)

Burroughs: The Movie Poster

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)

The Tramp and the Dictator Poster

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch Poster

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World Poster

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)

Jane B. for Agnes V. Poster

Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris Poster

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1971)

My Dad Is 100 Years Old Poster

My Dad Is 100 Years Old (2005)

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember Poster

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Poster

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2007)

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Poster

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

A Brief History of Time Poster

A Brief History of Time (1991)

The Beaches of Agnès Poster

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Poster

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

Cameraperson Poster

Cameraperson (2016)

Bergman Island Poster

Bergman Island (2004)

History Biography Movies

Adaptation Biography Movies

Legend Poster

Legend (2015)

Prime Video

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The Trial of Joan of Arc Poster

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

Secret Honor Poster

Secret Honor (1986)

Richard III Poster

Richard III (1956)

The Last Waltz Poster

The Last Waltz (1978)

Prime Video

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Blaze Poster

Blaze (2018)

Henry V Poster

Henry V (1945)

A Brief History of Time Poster

A Brief History of Time (1991)

The Private Life of Henry VIII Poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Based On True Story Biography Movies

The Trial of Joan of Arc Poster

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

Blaze Poster

Blaze (2018)

Elvis Poster

Elvis (2022)

Prime Video

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Henry V Poster

Henry V (1945)

The Private Life of Henry VIII Poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

October Sky Poster

October Sky (1999)

Prime Video

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Romance Biography Movies

Thriller Biography Movies

Mystery Biography Movies

Comedy Biography Movies

Maggots and Men Poster

Maggots and Men (2009)

War Biography Movies

The Trial of Joan of Arc Poster

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

The Tramp and the Dictator Poster

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

Mirror Poster

Mirror (1978)

Danton Poster

Danton (1983)

Jacquot of Nantes Poster

Jacquot of Nantes (1991)