Top 250 best biographies all time
Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the best 250 biographies ever released
This is a list of the 250 bestmovies best biographies of all time, based on the highest ratings according to MovieMeter.
To be placed on this list, movies need at least 100 votes.
Top 250 best biographies all time
| 1 |  |
4,06(6.162)
3
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| 2 |  |
3,94(114)
3
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| 3 |  |
3,93(1.869)
3
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| 4 |  |
3,92(1.954)
3
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| 5 |  |
3,89(3.678)
3
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| 6 |  |
3,87(4.229)
3
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| 7 |  |
3,86(1.502)
3
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| 8 |  |
3,86(102)
2
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| 9 |  |
3,85(5.396)
2
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| 10 |  |
3,84(880)
3
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| 11 |  |
3,83(2.383)
3
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| 12 |  |
3,83(1.729)
3
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| 13 |  |
3,82(4.928)
3
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| 14 |  |
3,82(3.014)
3
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| 15 |  |
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)Alternative title: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Drama, Biography
112 minutes
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3,82(1.089)
3
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| 16 |  |
Senna (2010)Alternative title: Ayrton Senna: Beyond the Speed of Sound
Documentary, Biography
106 minutes
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3,82(732)
3
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| 17 |  |
Lion of the Desert (1980)Alternative title: Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
Biography, Drama
173 minutes
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3,82(155)
3
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| 18 |  |
3,81(664)
2
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| 19 |  |
3,80(1.921)
2
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| 20 |  |
3,79(1.875)
3
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| 21 |  |
3,79(1.587)
3
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| 22 |  |
3,79(1.450)
3
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| 23 |  |
3,79(403)
2
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| 24 |  |
3,79(150)
3
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| 25 |  |
Cinderella Man (2005)Alternative title: Cinderella Man - A Fighter's Tale
Biography, Sport
144 minutes
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3,78(1.941)
3
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| 26 |  |
3,77(2.086)
3
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| 27 |  |
3,77(1.749)
3
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| 28 |  |
3,77(1.576)
1
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| 29 |  |
3,76(2.742)
3
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| 30 |  |
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)Alternative title: Christiane F.
Biography, Drama
131 minutes
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3,76(1.468)
3
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| 31 |  |
La Sociedad de la Nieve (2023)Alternative title: Society of the Snow
Adventure, Biography
144 minutes
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3,76(538)
3
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| 32 |  |
3,76(138)
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| 33 |  |
3,74(396)
3
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| 34 |  |
Diarios de Motocicleta (2004)Alternative title: The Motorcycle Diaries
Roadmovie, Biography
126 minutes
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3,73(1.530)
2
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| 35 |  |
3,73(1.520)
2
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| 36 |  |
3,72(1.394)
3
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| 37 |  |
3,72(542)
3
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| 38 |  |
3,72(267)
3
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| 39 |  |
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)Alternative title: The Fog of War
Documentary, Biography
107 minutes
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3,72(220)
3
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| 40 |  |
3,71(3.536)
3
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| 41 |  |
3,71(2.413)
3
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| 42 |  |
3,71(2.000)
2
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| 43 |  |
3,71(1.962)
3
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| 44 |  |
3,71(1.100)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,71(781)
3
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| 46 |  |
3,70(1.378)
3
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| 47 |  |
3,70(881)
2
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| 48 |  |
The Salt of the Earth (2014)Alternative title: Le Sel de la Terre
Documentary, Biography
110 minutes
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3,70(166)
3
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| 49 |  |
3,70(141)
3
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| 50 |  |
3,70(134)
3
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| 51 |  |
3,69(4.696)
3
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| 52 |  |
3,69(2.032)
3
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| 53 |  |
3,69(1.138)
3
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| 54 |  |
3,68(1.063)
4
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| 55 |  |
3,68(564)
3
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| 56 |  |
3,68(488)
3
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| 57 |  |
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo (1964)Alternative title: The Gospel according to St. Matthew
Drama, Biography
137 minutes
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3,67(250)
3
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| 58 |  |
3,67(206)
3
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| 59 |  |
3,67(118)
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| 60 |  |
3,66(2.204)
2
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| 61 |  |
3,66(1.593)
3
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| 62 |  |
3,66(1.453)
3
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| 63 |  |
3,66(939)
3
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| 64 |  |
3,66(364)
3
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| 65 |  |
3,66(361)
3
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| 66 |  |
3,65(1.513)
3
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| 67 |  |
3,65(257)
3
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| 68 |  |
3,65(252)
3
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| 69 |  |
3,65(231)
3
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| 70 |  |
3,65(192)
3
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| 71 |  |
3,65(120)
3
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| 72 |  |
3,64(1.073)
2
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| 73 |  |
3,63(1.706)
3
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| 74 |  |
3,63(1.190)
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| 75 |  |
3,63(665)
3
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| 76 |  |
3,63(469)
3
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| 77 |  |
3,63(196)
3
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| 78 |  |
3,63(170)
3
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| 79 |  |
3,63(120)
3
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| 80 |  |
3,62(720)
2
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| 81 |  |
3,62(668)
3
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| 82 |  |
3,62(106)
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| 83 |  |
3,61(909)
3
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| 84 |  |
3,61(464)
3
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| 85 |  |
3,61(384)
3
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| 86 |  |
3,60(1.327)
2
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| 87 |  |
3,60(791)
2
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| 88 |  |
3,60(210)
3
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| 89 |  |
3,60(183)
3
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| 90 |  |
3,60(159)
3
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| 91 |  |
3,59(1.680)
3
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| 92 |  |
The Last Hangman (2005)Alternative title: Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Biography, Drama
90 minutes
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3,59(269)
3
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| 93 |  |
3,58(1.416)
3
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| 94 |  |
3,58(680)
1
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| 95 |  |
3,58(369)
3
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| 96 |  |
3,58(148)
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| 97 |  |
Mein Liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999)Alternative title: My Best Fiend
Documentary, Biography
95 minutes
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3,58(119)
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| 98 |  |
3,57(3.748)
3
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| 99 |  |
3,57(1.465)
3
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| 100 |  |
3,57(638)
3
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| 101 |  |
3,57(461)
3
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| 102 |  |
3,57(450)
2
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| 103 |  |
3,57(389)
3
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| 104 |  |
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)Alternative title: My Left Foot
Drama, Biography
103 minutes
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3,57(318)
3
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| 105 |  |
3,57(246)
3
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| 106 |  |
3,56(763)
3
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| 107 |  |
3,56(611)
2
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| 108 |  |
3,56(482)
3
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| 109 |  |
3,56(133)
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| 110 |  |
3,55(1.385)
3
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| 111 |  |
3,55(565)
3
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| 112 |  |
3,55(371)
3
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| 113 |  |
3,55(275)
3
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| 114 |  |
3,55(190)
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| 115 |  |
3,55(136)
3
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| 116 |  |
3,54(1.173)
3
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| 117 |  |
3,54(864)
3
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| 118 |  |
3,54(663)
3
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| 119 |  |
3,54(569)
3
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| 120 |  |
3,54(320)
3
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| 121 |  |
3,54(135)
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| 122 |  |
3,53(585)
3
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| 123 |  |
3,53(144)
3
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| 124 |  |
3,52(973)
3
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| 125 |  |
3,52(263)
3
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| 126 |  |
3,52(203)
1
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| 127 |  |
3,51(942)
3
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| 128 |  |
3,51(510)
3
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| 129 |  |
3,51(155)
3
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| 130 |  |
3,51(135)
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| 131 |  |
3,50(424)
3
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| 132 |  |
3,50(395)
3
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| 133 |  |
3,50(264)
3
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| 134 |  |
3,50(245)
3
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| 135 |  |
3,50(230)
3
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| 136 |  |
3,50(211)
3
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| 137 |  |
3,50(146)
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| 138 |  |
3,49(893)
3
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| 139 |  |
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)Alternative title: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Documentary, Biography
145 minutes
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3,49(434)
3
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| 140 |  |
3,49(192)
3
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| 141 |  |
3,48(1.013)
3
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| 142 |  |
3,48(911)
3
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| 143 |  |
3,48(840)
3
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| 144 |  |
3,48(766)
2
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| 145 |  |
3,48(261)
3
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| 146 |  |
3,47(629)
3
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| 147 |  |
3,47(546)
3
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| 148 |  |
3,47(306)
3
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| 149 |  |
3,47(157)
3
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| 150 |  |
3,47(155)
3
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| 151 |  |
3,46(643)
3
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| 152 |  |
3,46(433)
3
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| 153 |  |
3,46(385)
6
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| 154 |  |
3,46(173)
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| 155 |  |
3,46(147)
3
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| 156 |  |
3,46(104)
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| 157 |  |
3,45(1.248)
3
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| 158 |  |
3,45(699)
2
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| 159 |  |
3,45(355)
3
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| 160 |  |
3,45(233)
3
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| 161 |  |
3,45(195)
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| 162 |  |
3,45(175)
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| 163 |  |
3,45(140)
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| 164 |  |
3,44(1.711)
1
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| 165 |  |
3,44(623)
3
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| 166 |  |
3,44(457)
3
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| 167 |  |
3,44(279)
3
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| 168 |  |
3,43(1.200)
3
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| 169 |  |
3,43(977)
3
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| 170 |  |
3,43(198)
3
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| 171 |  |
3,42(883)
3
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| 172 |  |
3,42(422)
3
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| 173 |  |
3,42(275)
3
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| 174 |  |
Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer (2015)Alternative title: The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Biography, Drama
105 minutes
|
3,42(158)
3
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| 175 |  |
3,42(155)
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| 176 |  |
3,41(1.641)
3
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| 177 |  |
3,41(1.244)
3
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| 178 |  |
3,41(1.198)
3
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| 179 |  |
3,41(1.187)
3
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| 180 |  |
3,41(564)
3
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| 181 |  |
3,41(435)
2
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| 182 |  |
3,41(422)
3
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| 183 |  |
3,41(274)
3
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| 184 |  |
3,41(188)
3
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| 185 |  |
3,41(137)
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| 186 |  |
3,41(115)
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| 187 |  |
3,40(998)
2
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| 188 |  |
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)Alternative title: Judas & the Black Messiah
Biography, Crime
126 minutes
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3,40(284)
3
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| 189 |  |
3,40(191)
3
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| 190 |  |
3,40(175)
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| 191 |  |
3,40(170)
3
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| 192 |  |
3,40(104)
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| 193 |  |
3,39(848)
3
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| 194 |  |
3,39(452)
3
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| 195 |  |
3,39(285)
3
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| 196 |  |
3,39(218)
3
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| 197 |  |
3,39(136)
3
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| 198 |  |
3,39(134)
3
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| 199 |  |
3,38(1.010)
1
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| 200 |  |
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)Alternative title: Gorillas in the Mist
Drama, Biography
129 minutes
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3,38(566)
3
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| 201 |  |
3,38(242)
3
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| 202 |  |
3,38(208)
1
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| 203 |  |
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Alternative title: Woody Allen: A Documentary (Theatrical Cut)
Documentary, Biography
113 minutes
|
3,38(107)
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| 204 |  |
3,37(235)
3
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| 205 |  |
3,37(134)
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| 206 |  |
3,36(977)
3
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| 207 |  |
3,36(814)
2
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| 208 |  |
3,36(542)
3
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| 209 |  |
3,36(396)
3
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| 210 |  |
3,36(336)
3
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| 211 |  |
3,36(230)
3
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| 212 |  |
3,36(220)
2
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| 213 |  |
3,36(198)
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| 214 |  |
3,35(614)
3
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| 215 |  |
Find Me Guilty (2006)Alternative title: Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story
Biography, Comedy
125 minutes
|
3,35(554)
3
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| 216 |  |
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)Alternative title: A Courageous Heart
Biography, War
95 minutes
|
3,35(259)
3
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| 217 |  |
3,34(654)
3
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| 218 |  |
3,34(408)
3
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| 219 |  |
3,34(224)
3
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| 220 |  |
3,33(844)
2
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| 221 |  |
3,33(277)
3
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| 222 |  |
3,33(226)
3
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| 223 |  |
3,33(207)
3
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| 224 |  |
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)Alternative title: The Desert Fox
War, Biography
88 minutes
|
3,33(100)
2
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| 225 |  |
3,33(100)
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| 226 |  |
3,32(1.778)
3
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| 227 |  |
3,32(423)
3
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| 228 |  |
3,32(393)
3
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| 229 |  |
3,32(233)
3
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| 230 |  |
3,32(115)
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| 231 |  |
3,31(2.010)
3
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| 232 |  |
3,31(1.238)
3
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| 233 |  |
3,31(916)
3
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| 234 |  |
3,31(174)
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| 235 |  |
3,30(1.081)
2
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| 236 |  |
3,30(550)
3
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| 237 |  |
3,30(543)
3
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| 238 |  |
3,30(451)
3
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| 239 |  |
3,30(449)
3
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| 240 |  |
3,30(233)
3
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| 241 |  |
3,30(198)
3
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| 242 |  |
3,30(155)
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| 243 |  |
3,29(2.605)
2
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| 244 |  |
3,29(1.153)
3
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| 245 |  |
3,29(404)
3
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| 246 |  |
3,29(304)
3
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| 247 |  |
3,29(278)
3
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| 248 |  |
3,29(226)
3
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| 249 |  |
3,29(180)
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| 250 |  |
3,29(169)
3
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