Winter Biography Movies
List of the best winter biography movies selected by our site visitors: Val, Chevalier, Till, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Lizzie Borden Took An Ax, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Navalny, Dog Gone, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Pamela, a Love Story.
In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, music, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Based on factual story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African enslaved and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
After he’s shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries, and this docuseries, take a peek behind his persona.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:27 |
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country, forever leaving Lizzie Borden’s name in infamy.
Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | thriller, documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | drama, family, biography |
Country | USA |
Based on the true story of a father and son who repair their fractured relationship during a forced hike of the Appalachian trail to find their beloved lost dog.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | comedy, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
Follows the life of pop culture icon Pamela Anderson, including never-before-seen archival footage and personal journals.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, biography, sport |
Country | USA |
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | Germany, USA |
A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, wants to destroy modern technology to create a world for himself in the Montana wilderness.
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | documentary, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone but each other.
Mark | imdb: 8.7 |
Genre | drama, biography |
Country | USA |
Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | documentary, biography, sport |
Country | USA |
Follows famous skater Tony Hawk's personal life, career and relationship with skateboarding, including never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access to Hawk, along with interviews with figures from the skateboarding world.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
A five-part series that tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA, Canada |
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | crime, detective, biography |
Country | USA |
Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
A former American intelligence specialist was given the longest sentence for the unauthorized release of government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via an email operation.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, music, biography, history |
Country | USA |
A look at the romance between famed country musicians George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
Legendary 20th Century war poet Siegfried Sassoon’s life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved, never realizing it can only come from within.
Mark | imdb: 8.7 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
2021 Six Episode Series on Hulu: Producer Rick Rubin interviews Paul McCartney on his work with the Beatles, Wings, and as a solo artist, including stories about his personal relationships that inspired his songwriting.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | documentary, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
A relentless ride through the streets and prisons of Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, and desperate fight to survive the deadliest enemy ever to attack America.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch’s cunning mother.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
This documentary features rare footage filmed by Christopher Wallace's best friend, Damion "D-Roc" Butler, and interviews with his closest friends and family, revealing a side of Biggie Smalls that the world never knew.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | comedy, documentary, music, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama, biography, sport |
Country | USA |
The wild, tragic, and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez reflects on her multifaceted career and the pressure of life in the spotlight in this intimate documentary.
«Emily» imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world’s most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
100 years of dreaming. 100 years of creating. 100 years of Stan Lee.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | comedy, drama, biography |
Country | USA |
Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his idea into the biggest toy craze in history.
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.