Best 21 Biography Movies Hits from 2002

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. Look into Frida / IMDB / YouTube

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world. Read about 24 Hour Party People / IMDB / YouTube

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease. More about Iris / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India. Find out about The Legend of Bhagat Singh / IMDB / YouTube

The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter. Info on Auto Focus / IMDB / YouTube

During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world. See more about Amen. / IMDB / YouTube

Biopic about notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, taking place in both the past and the present. Read about Dahmer / IMDB / YouTube

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy. Learn about Ted Bundy / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography). See more about The Kid Stays in the Picture / IMDB / YouTube

Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe. Explore The Gathering Storm / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997. Read about Biggie & Tupac / IMDB / YouTube

John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s. Read about The Other Side of Heaven / IMDB / YouTube

Two youths sent for a Maoist re-education in the mountains fall in love with the village tailor's granddaughter. Check out Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress / IMDB / YouTube

A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become a salesman. Find out about Door to Door / IMDB / YouTube

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam. Explore Path to War / IMDB / YouTube

The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana the Mad. A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind. Look into Mad Love / IMDB / YouTube

Two sisters become world-famous basketball players. Explore Double Teamed / IMDB / YouTube

Biopic of notorious Mitchell Brothers who opened up a successful San Francisco strip club and thriving porn business that led to a downward spiral of power and greed. Details on Rated X / IMDB / YouTube

Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro. Learn about Madame Satã / IMDB / YouTube

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him. Explore Painted Fire / IMDB / YouTube

The last days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas. Details on Callas Forever / IMDB / YouTube