Best 19 Biography Movies Hits from 2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career. See more about The Pursuit of Happyness / IMDB / YouTube

In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Check out Capote / IMDB / YouTube

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles. Read about Marie Antoinette / IMDB / YouTube

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Check out The Queen / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas. Info on The New World / IMDB / YouTube

Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together. Learn about Gridiron Gang / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. Learn about Fearless / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976. More about Invincible / IMDB / YouTube

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. Info on The World's Fastest Indian / IMDB / YouTube

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship. Check out Glory Road / IMDB / YouTube

The destinies of twenty two people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated. Read about Bobby / IMDB / YouTube

The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work. Read about The Libertine / IMDB / YouTube

A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952). Details on Hollywoodland / IMDB / YouTube

In the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history. Explore Find Me Guilty / IMDB / YouTube

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk. Learn about Goya's Ghosts / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the Lonely Hearts Killers who lured their victims through the personals. Look into Lonely Hearts / IMDB / YouTube

While researching his novel In Cold Blood, Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Look into Infamous / IMDB / YouTube

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. Read about Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town teacher relocates to one of the country's toughest classrooms. Info on The Ron Clark Story / IMDB / YouTube