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 25 best biography movies released in the last 3 years
- Top 25 best biography movies from 2020
- Top 25 best biography movies released in the years 2010 to 2019
- Top 25 best biography movies released in the seventies
- Top 25 best biography movies released in the eighties
- Top 25 best biography movies from 2014
Top 250 best biographies all time
| 1 |  |
4,05(6.188)
3
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| 2 |  |
3,93(1.991)
3
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| 3 |  |
3,92(1.889)
3
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| 4 |  |
3,89(3.712)
3
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| 5 |  |
3,87(4.280)
3
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| 6 |  |
3,86(1.515)
3
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| 7 |  |
3,85(5.416)
2
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| 8 |  |
3,84(890)
3
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| 9 |  |
3,84(267)
3
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| 10 |  |
3,83(1.768)
3
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| 11 |  |
3,83(140)
3
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| 12 |  |
3,82(3.040)
3
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| 13 |  |
3,82(2.423)
3
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| 14 |  |
3,81(4.953)
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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3,81(1.093)
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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3,81(739)
3
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| 17 |  |
3,81(669)
2
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| 18 |  |
3,80(1.958)
2
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| 19 |  |
Lion of the Desert (1980)Alternative title: Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
Biography, Drama
173 minutes
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3,80(158)
3
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| 20 |  |
3,79(1.883)
3
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| 21 |  |
3,79(1.595)
3
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| 22 |  |
3,79(1.458)
3
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| 23 |  |
3,79(160)
3
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| 24 |  |
Cinderella Man (2005)Alternative title: Cinderella Man - A Fighter's Tale
Biography, Sport
144 minutes
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3,78(1.970)
3
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| 25 |  |
3,78(406)
2
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| 26 |  |
3,77(2.120)
3
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| 27 |  |
3,77(1.778)
3
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| 28 |  |
3,77(1.582)
1
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| 29 |  |
3,76(2.777)
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(1.473)
3
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| 31 |  |
3,76(138)
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| 32 |  |
La Sociedad de la Nieve (2023)Alternative title: Society of the Snow
Adventure, Biography
144 minutes
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3,74(595)
3
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| 33 |  |
3,74(395)
3
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| 34 |  |
3,73(1.538)
2
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| 35 |  |
Diarios de Motocicleta (2004)Alternative title: The Motorcycle Diaries
Roadmovie, Biography
126 minutes
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3,73(1.537)
3
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| 36 |  |
3,72(1.426)
3
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| 37 |  |
3,72(815)
3
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| 38 |  |
3,72(568)
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(221)
3
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| 40 |  |
3,71(3.561)
3
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| 41 |  |
3,71(2.444)
3
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| 42 |  |
3,71(2.020)
3
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| 43 |  |
3,71(2.008)
3
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| 44 |  |
3,71(323)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,71(146)
3
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| 46 |  |
3,70(1.385)
3
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| 47 |  |
3,70(1.130)
3
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| 48 |  |
3,70(912)
3
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| 49 |  |
The Salt of the Earth (2014)Alternative title: Le Sel de la Terre
Documentary, Biography
110 minutes
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3,70(167)
3
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| 50 |  |
3,69(4.752)
3
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| 51 |  |
3,69(2.043)
3
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| 52 |  |
3,69(1.148)
3
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| 53 |  |
3,68(1.080)
4
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| 54 |  |
3,67(568)
3
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| 55 |  |
3,67(207)
3
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| 56 |  |
3,67(133)
3
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| 57 |  |
3,67(119)
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| 58 |  |
3,66(2.215)
2
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| 59 |  |
3,66(1.459)
3
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| 60 |  |
3,66(968)
3
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| 61 |  |
3,66(566)
3
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| 62 |  |
3,66(366)
3
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| 63 |  |
3,65(1.701)
3
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| 64 |  |
3,65(1.522)
3
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| 65 |  |
3,65(361)
3
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| 66 |  |
3,65(310)
3
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| 67 |  |
3,65(200)
3
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| 68 |  |
3,64(1.083)
2
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| 69 |  |
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo (1964)Alternative title: The Gospel according to St. Matthew
Drama, Biography
137 minutes
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3,64(257)
3
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| 70 |  |
3,64(199)
3
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| 71 |  |
3,64(174)
3
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| 72 |  |
3,64(120)
3
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| 73 |  |
3,63(1.197)
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| 74 |  |
3,63(666)
3
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| 75 |  |
3,63(474)
3
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| 76 |  |
3,63(319)
3
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| 77 |  |
3,62(1.737)
3
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| 78 |  |
3,62(720)
2
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| 79 |  |
3,62(679)
3
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| 80 |  |
3,62(106)
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| 81 |  |
3,61(916)
3
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| 82 |  |
3,61(386)
3
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| 83 |  |
3,61(266)
3
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| 84 |  |
3,60(1.339)
2
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| 85 |  |
3,60(809)
2
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| 86 |  |
3,60(488)
3
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| 87 |  |
3,60(184)
3
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| 88 |  |
3,60(157)
3
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| 89 |  |
3,59(1.709)
3
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| 90 |  |
3,59(150)
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| 91 |  |
3,58(1.430)
3
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| 92 |  |
3,58(711)
3
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| 93 |  |
3,58(684)
1
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| 94 |  |
3,58(430)
3
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| 95 |  |
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)Alternative title: My Left Foot
Drama, Biography
103 minutes
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3,58(325)
3
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| 96 |  |
3,58(215)
3
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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(120)
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| 98 |  |
3,57(3.769)
3
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| 99 |  |
3,57(1.484)
3
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| 100 |  |
3,57(798)
3
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| 101 |  |
3,57(465)
3
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| 102 |  |
3,57(459)
2
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| 103 |  |
3,57(394)
3
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| 104 |  |
3,57(386)
3
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| 105 |  |
The Last Hangman (2005)Alternative title: Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Biography, Drama
90 minutes
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3,57(270)
3
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| 106 |  |
3,56(610)
2
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| 107 |  |
3,56(486)
3
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| 108 |  |
3,56(165)
3
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| 109 |  |
3,56(134)
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| 110 |  |
3,55(1.392)
3
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| 111 |  |
3,55(695)
3
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| 112 |  |
3,55(566)
3
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| 113 |  |
3,55(275)
3
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| 114 |  |
3,54(1.178)
3
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| 115 |  |
3,54(882)
3
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| 116 |  |
3,54(582)
3
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| 117 |  |
3,54(373)
3
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| 118 |  |
3,54(191)
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| 119 |  |
3,54(147)
3
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| 120 |  |
3,54(137)
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| 121 |  |
3,53(589)
3
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| 122 |  |
3,53(404)
3
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| 123 |  |
3,52(980)
3
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| 124 |  |
3,52(965)
3
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| 125 |  |
3,52(346)
3
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| 126 |  |
3,52(282)
3
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| 127 |  |
3,52(264)
3
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| 128 |  |
3,52(217)
1
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| 129 |  |
3,52(137)
3
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| 130 |  |
3,51(515)
3
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| 131 |  |
3,51(212)
3
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| 132 |  |
3,51(142)
3
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| 133 |  |
3,50(426)
3
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| 134 |  |
3,50(400)
3
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| 135 |  |
3,50(269)
3
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| 136 |  |
3,50(260)
3
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| 137 |  |
3,50(231)
3
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| 138 |  |
3,50(203)
3
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| 139 |  |
3,50(157)
3
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| 140 |  |
3,50(147)
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| 141 |  |
3,49(923)
3
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| 142 |  |
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)Alternative title: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Documentary, Biography
145 minutes
|
3,49(435)
3
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| 143 |  |
3,48(1.031)
3
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| 144 |  |
3,48(916)
3
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| 145 |  |
3,48(849)
3
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| 146 |  |
3,48(770)
2
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| 147 |  |
3,48(281)
3
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| 148 |  |
3,48(160)
3
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| 149 |  |
3,47(155)
3
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| 150 |  |
3,46(670)
3
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| 151 |  |
3,46(654)
3
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| 152 |  |
3,46(570)
3
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| 153 |  |
3,46(440)
3
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| 154 |  |
3,46(385)
6
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| 155 |  |
3,46(310)
3
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| 156 |  |
3,46(235)
3
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| 157 |  |
3,46(189)
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| 158 |  |
3,46(151)
3
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| 159 |  |
3,46(104)
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| 160 |  |
3,45(1.259)
3
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| 161 |  |
3,45(702)
2
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| 162 |  |
3,45(460)
3
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| 163 |  |
3,45(278)
3
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| 164 |  |
3,45(186)
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| 165 |  |
3,45(139)
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| 166 |  |
3,44(1.726)
2
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| 167 |  |
3,44(628)
3
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| 168 |  |
3,44(360)
3
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| 169 |  |
3,44(201)
3
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| 170 |  |
3,43(1.209)
3
|
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| 171 |  |
3,43(198)
3
|
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| 172 |  |
Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer (2015)Alternative title: The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Biography, Drama
105 minutes
|
3,43(158)
3
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| 173 |  |
3,42(988)
3
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| 174 |  |
3,42(434)
3
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| 175 |  |
3,42(324)
3
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| 176 |  |
3,42(187)
3
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| 177 |  |
3,42(155)
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| 178 |  |
3,42(118)
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| 179 |  |
3,41(1.656)
3
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| 180 |  |
3,41(1.277)
3
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| 181 |  |
3,41(1.211)
3
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| 182 |  |
3,41(1.205)
3
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| 183 |  |
3,41(899)
3
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| 184 |  |
3,41(570)
3
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| 185 |  |
3,41(442)
3
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| 186 |  |
3,41(439)
2
|
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| 187 |  |
3,41(279)
3
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| 188 |  |
3,41(138)
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| 189 |  |
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)Alternative title: Judas & the Black Messiah
Biography, Crime
126 minutes
|
3,40(288)
3
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| 190 |  |
3,40(287)
3
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| 191 |  |
3,40(195)
3
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| 192 |  |
3,40(176)
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| 193 |  |
3,40(170)
3
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| 194 |  |
3,40(139)
3
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| 195 |  |
3,40(103)
3
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| 196 |  |
3,39(1.013)
2
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| 197 |  |
3,39(854)
3
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| 198 |  |
3,39(453)
3
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| 199 |  |
3,39(244)
3
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| 200 |  |
3,39(241)
3
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| 201 |  |
3,39(136)
3
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| 202 |  |
3,38(1.030)
1
|
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| 203 |  |
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)Alternative title: Gorillas in the Mist
Drama, Biography
129 minutes
|
3,38(569)
3
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| 204 |  |
3,38(243)
3
|
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| 205 |  |
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Alternative title: Woody Allen: A Documentary (Theatrical Cut)
Documentary, Biography
113 minutes
|
3,38(107)
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| 206 |  |
3,37(340)
3
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| 207 |  |
3,37(208)
1
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| 208 |  |
3,36(996)
3
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| 209 |  |
3,36(833)
2
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| 210 |  |
3,36(627)
3
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| 211 |  |
3,36(544)
3
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| 212 |  |
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)Alternative title: A Courageous Heart
Biography, War
95 minutes
|
3,36(261)
3
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| 213 |  |
3,36(232)
3
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| 214 |  |
3,36(222)
3
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| 215 |  |
3,36(222)
3
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| 216 |  |
3,36(191)
3
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| 217 |  |
3,36(135)
1
|
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| 218 |  |
3,36(105)
3
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| 219 |  |
Find Me Guilty (2006)Alternative title: Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story
Biography, Comedy
125 minutes
|
3,35(555)
3
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| 220 |  |
3,35(402)
3
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| 221 |  |
3,34(656)
3
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| 222 |  |
3,34(419)
3
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| 223 |  |
3,34(272)
3
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| 224 |  |
3,34(217)
3
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| 225 |  |
3,33(1.810)
3
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| 226 |  |
3,33(848)
3
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| 227 |  |
3,33(230)
3
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| 228 |  |
3,32(426)
3
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| 229 |  |
3,32(282)
3
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| 230 |  |
3,32(215)
3
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| 231 |  |
3,32(179)
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| 232 |  |
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)Alternative title: The Desert Fox
War, Biography
88 minutes
|
3,32(102)
3
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| 233 |  |
3,31(2.028)
3
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| 234 |  |
3,31(1.256)
3
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| 235 |  |
3,31(917)
3
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| 236 |  |
3,31(399)
3
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| 237 |  |
3,31(237)
3
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| 238 |  |
3,31(204)
3
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| 239 |  |
3,31(115)
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| 240 |  |
3,31(109)
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| 241 |  |
3,30(1.106)
2
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| 242 |  |
3,30(553)
3
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| 243 |  |
3,30(548)
3
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| 244 |  |
3,30(465)
3
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| 245 |  |
3,30(454)
3
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| 246 |  |
3,30(283)
3
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| 247 |  |
3,30(236)
3
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| 248 |  |
3,30(156)
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| 249 |  |
3,29(2.631)
2
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| 250 |  |
3,29(1.162)
3
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