Best 17 Biography Movies Picks from 2000

In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-white one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test. Check out Remember the Titans / IMDB / YouTube

A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution. More about Erin Brockovich / IMDB / YouTube

Directionless teenager Susanna is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life. More about Girl, Interrupted / IMDB / YouTube

Carl Brashear is an ambitious sharecropper who joins the U.S. Navy to become the world's first black master diver. But as he works through diving training, the racist Master Chief sets out to make Carl's journey as difficult as possible. Look into Men of Honor / IMDB / YouTube

A young transgender man named Brandon navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska. Get info on Boys Don't Cry / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Check out The Hurricane / IMDB / YouTube

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor. Look into Quills / IMDB / YouTube

Chopper tells the intense story of Mark Chopper Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, From the Inside, upon which the film is based, was a best-seller. See more about Chopper / IMDB / YouTube

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions. Check out Angela's Ashes / IMDB / YouTube

A prophet who has the ability to interpret dreams is sold into slavery in Egypt, where people learn of his gifts. Look into Joseph: King of Dreams / IMDB / YouTube

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado. Check out Topsy-Turvy / IMDB / YouTube

A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives. Check out Beyond the Mat / IMDB / YouTube

Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favor. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty come into conflict. Check out Vatel / IMDB / YouTube

This film is based on the story of the capture of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. Get info on Takedown / IMDB / YouTube

Peppino Impastato, an activist in 1970s Sicily, used radio to defy the mafia's reign. His bold defiance led to his murder by the mob, exposing society's silence on organized crime. Learn about One Hundred Steps / IMDB / YouTube

A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols. Check out The Filth and the Fury / IMDB / YouTube

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier. Find out about Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. / IMDB / YouTube