Best 30 Biography Movies Releases from 2009

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Details on The Blind Side / IMDB / YouTube

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Read about Public Enemies / IMDB / YouTube

The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official. Read about Milk / IMDB / YouTube

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Details on Invictus / IMDB / YouTube

Julie Powell, a young blogger, is determined to emulate Julia Child's cooking techniques. Though separated by time, the two women share a common passion for food that intertwines their lives. Explore Julie & Julia / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. Look into Frost/Nixon / IMDB / YouTube

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. Explore Agora / IMDB / YouTube

The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre. Check out The Informant! / IMDB / YouTube

A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation. See more about The Soloist / IMDB / YouTube

Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. Explore The Cove / IMDB / YouTube

In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Find out about Che: Part One / IMDB / YouTube

The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. Find out about Notorious / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United. More about The Damned United / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. Find out about Coco Before Chanel / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life. Look into Nowhere Boy / IMDB / YouTube

In 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America. Get info on Che: Part Two / IMDB / YouTube

A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. See more about Taking Woodstock / IMDB / YouTube

Nineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life. Details on Bright Star / IMDB / YouTube

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons. Look into Prayers for Bobby / IMDB / YouTube

A 3-D concert film of the 2008 Jonas Brothers Burning Up concert tour, as well as documentary footage on the lives of the three brothers. More about Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience / IMDB / YouTube

Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins. Read about Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story / IMDB / YouTube

Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams. More about Anvil: The Story of Anvil / IMDB / YouTube

Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife. See more about Creation / IMDB / YouTube

Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model. Explore Desert Flower / IMDB / YouTube

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. Learn about Amelia / IMDB / YouTube

A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson. Explore Tyson / IMDB / YouTube

The lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith, aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Explore Grey Gardens / IMDB / YouTube

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca. Info on Little Ashes / IMDB / YouTube

After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life. Info on My One and Only / IMDB / YouTube

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. More about The Countess / IMDB / YouTube