Greatest 25 Biography Movies Award-Winning Released in 2001

The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States. Find out about Blow / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Find out about Ali / IMDB / YouTube

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much. Get info on Bully / IMDB / YouTube

A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father. Look into Riding in Cars with Boys / IMDB / YouTube

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock. Explore Pollock / IMDB / YouTube

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas. Explore Before Night Falls / IMDB / YouTube

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called Final Solution to the Jewish Question can be best implemented. Info on Conspiracy / IMDB / YouTube

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. See more about 61* / IMDB / YouTube

The epic tale of King Asoka's life is recounted. Check out Asoka / IMDB / YouTube

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise. Find out about Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures / IMDB / YouTube

The man behind the legend and 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant. Look into James Dean / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides. Details on Ed Gein / IMDB / YouTube

An entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man. Get info on Druids / IMDB / YouTube

Legendary martial artist Bruce Lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by Lee aficionado John Little. Using interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and action sequences from Lee's last (unfinished) film, Game of Death, Little paints a textured, complex portrait of the world's most famous action hero. More about Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey / IMDB / YouTube

A light-hearted look at the life and career of porn star Ron Jeremy, from his devoted fanbase to his unlikely status as a sex symbol and his goal to achieve mainstream success. Details on Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl who was locked in a room for over 12 years. Learn about Mockingbird Don't Sing / IMDB / YouTube

The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr. tries to kill president Ronald Reagan. His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital, while the Soviet Union is ready to invade a Poland on the brink of a revolution. Based on actual events during the final stages of the cold war. Check out The Day Reagan Was Shot / IMDB / YouTube

Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature length narrative from over 30 years of private home movie footage. Explore As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction. Get info on Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about the moviestar's last months including her tumultuous love affairs, drug and alcohol dependency, depression and eventual firing from her final film, 20th Century Fox's Something's Got To Give. Features several first time interviews with the people surrounding Monroe at the end of her life, behind the scenes footage and stills, and the assembled foot. Look into Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days / IMDB / YouTube

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform. Read about A Huey P. Newton Story / IMDB / YouTube

Walt Disney was a great person and he created Disneyland and other things for people all over the world and they are so proud of his great work and Mickey Mouse and Mary Poppins. Explore Walt: The Man Behind the Myth / IMDB / YouTube

A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America. Info on Haven / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group. Find out about Fidel / IMDB / YouTube

Music videos and archived footage of ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. We follow his life from the early days in Ireland and England, through his formation of - and later dismissal from - The Pogues, to his new band The Popes. Learn about If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story / IMDB / YouTube