Underrated Biography Movies
Biography films our TML Score rates highly that never found a big audience: critically strong, commercially overlooked. Ranked by our TML Score, a transparent blend of IMDb and Metascore, and filtered to titles with modest box office.
30 Underrated Biography Films
- 1
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Carl Theodor Dreyer·1928·BiographyTML 92★ 8.1$22K box officeStarring
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
- 2
Close-Up
Abbas Kiarostami·1990·BiographyTML 90★ 8.2$3K box officeStarring
Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah
- 3
Shahid
Hansal Mehta·2012·BiographyTML 86★ 8.2$12K box officeStarring
Rajkummar Rao, Prabhleen Sandhu, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Baljinder Kaur
- 4
Paan Singh Tomar
Tigmanshu Dhulia·2012·ActionTML 86★ 8.2$40K box officeStarring
Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya
- 5
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra·2013·BiographyTML 86★ 8.2$1.6M box officeStarring
Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Pawan Malhotra, Art Malik
- 6
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Carl Theodor Dreyer·1928·BiographyTML 85★ 8.1$22K box officeStarring
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
- 7
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Tarkovsky·1966·BiographyTML 85★ 8.1$102K box officeStarring
Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolay Sergeev
- 8
Zerkalo
Andrei Tarkovsky·1975·BiographyTML 85★ 8.1$177K box officeStarring
Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg Yankovskiy
- 9
Mirror
Andrei Tarkovsky·1975·BiographyTML 84★ 7.9$22K box officeStarring
Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg Yankovskiy
- 10
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Paul Schrader·1985·BiographyTML 84★ 7.9$438K box officeStarring
Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda
- 11
Embrace of the Serpent
Ciro Guerra·2015·AdventureTML 84★ 7.8$1.3M box officeStarring
Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar, Brionne Davis
- 12
Super 30
Vikas Bahl·2019·BiographyTML 83★ 7.9$2.3M box officeStarring
Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Veerendra Saxena
- 13
Hunger
Steve McQueen·2008·BiographyTML 82★ 7.5$154K box officeStarring
Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon
- 14
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Sanjay Leela Bhansali·2022·BiographyTML 82★ 7.8$592K box officeStarring
Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari
- 15
Pride
Matthew Warchus·2014·BiographyTML 82★ 7.8$1.4M box officeStarring
Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine
- 16
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Neeraj Pandey·2016·BiographyTML 82★ 7.8$1.8M box officeStarring
Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Disha Patani
- 17
Mar adentro
Alejandro Amenábar·2014·BiographyTML 82★ 8$2.1M box officeStarring
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
- 18
The Sea Inside
Alejandro Amenábar·2004·BiographyTML 82★ 8.0$2.1M box officeStarring
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
- 19
Heavenly Creatures
Peter Jackson·1994·BiographyTML 82★ 7.3$3.0M box officeStarring
Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
- 20
Machuca
Andrés Wood·2004·BiographyTML 81★ 7.7$27K box officeStarring
Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim
- 21
The Damned United
Tom Hooper·2009·BiographyTML 81★ 7.5$450K box officeStarring
Colm Meaney, Henry Goodman, David Roper, Jimmy Reddington
- 22
Control
Anton Corbijn·2007·BiographyTML 81★ 7.7$872K box officeStarring
Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara
- 23
Before Night Falls
Julian Schnabel·2000·BiographyTML 81★ 7.1$4.2M box officeStarring
Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Giovani Florido
- 24
Il Divo
Paolo Sorrentino·2008·BiographyTML 80★ 7.2$240K box officeStarring
Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci
- 25
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Marc Rothemund·2005·BiographyTML 80★ 7.6$680K box officeStarring
Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
- 26
Neerja
Ram Madhvani·2016·BiographyTML 80★ 7.6$1.6M box officeStarring
Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tikku, Abrar Zahoor
- 27
A Hidden Life
Terrence Malick·2019·BiographyTML 80★ 7.4$1.7M box officeStarring
August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser
- 28
The End of the Tour
James Ponsoldt·2015·BiographyTML 80★ 7.2$3.0M box officeStarring
Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer
- 29
Becket
Peter Glenville·1964·BiographyTML 78★ 7.8$149K box officeStarring
Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
- 30
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Uli Edel·2008·ActionTML 78★ 7.3$476K box officeStarring
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz