Best 24 Biography Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1988

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam. Learn about Good Morning, Vietnam / IMDB / YouTube

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi. Look into The Last Emperor / IMDB / YouTube

Bloodsport follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur. Check out Bloodsport / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Look into Gorillas in the Mist / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus. Details on Stand and Deliver / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. Details on Tucker: The Man and His Dream / IMDB / YouTube

The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie Parker. Details on Bird / IMDB / YouTube

A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder. Read about A Cry in the Dark / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of the rock music star. Look into Imagine: John Lennon / IMDB / YouTube

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother. See more about A Time to Live and a Time to Die / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1970s, Patricia Hearst is abducted by American revolutionaries, but eventually joins their cause instead. Read about Patty Hearst / IMDB / YouTube

On Guy Fawkes Day 1892 Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes. Get info on Salome's Last Dance / IMDB / YouTube

I'll look at you, but not at the camera. It could be a trap, whispers Jane Birkin shyly into Agnès Varda's ear at the start of JANE B. PAR AGNES V. The director of CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 and VAGABOND once again paints a portrait of a woman, this time in a marvelously Expressionistic way. It's like an imaginary bio-pic, says Varda. Jane, of course, is the famed singer (. Read about Jane B. for Agnes V. / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war. Read about Hôtel Terminus / IMDB / YouTube

The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler. Look into The Dirk Diggler Story / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Priscilla Presley's life with rock and roll star Elvis Presley. Explore Elvis and Me / IMDB / YouTube

Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages. Get info on Onassis: The Richest Man in the World / IMDB / YouTube

First part of the history of El Lute, a delinquent who became notorious in Spain for his jail escapes in the 60's, converting himself in a popular legend. Get info on El Lute: Run for Your Life / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of David Rothenberg, whose disturbed father set him on fire. Get info on David / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of Calvin Graham who at the age of twelve, but looking quite a lot older, succeeded in joining the navy during World War II. In spite of his young age, he received a Purple Heart for his bravery in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. When he reported back to his unit after leave, his world collapsed. Due to a misunderstanding he is reported as a deserter, . Learn about Too Young the Hero / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2 Hanna Szenes, a Hungarian Jew living in British Palestine, volunteers to go behind enemy lines to rescue Jews from deportation to death camps. Learn about Hanna's War / IMDB / YouTube

This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity. Look into Vincent / IMDB / YouTube

Freshly escaped from prison, Isaac is picked up by his brothers, and the entire brood embarks on a crime spree that claims the lives of six people. Find out about Murder One / IMDB / YouTube

The disruptions caused in the life of 13 year old Kenny born with underdeveloped legs, removed to replace other missing bones at 6 months old when a French film company comes to do a film about his life and family. Get info on The Kid Brother / IMDB / YouTube