Greatest 18 Biography Movies Highly Recommended Released in 2020

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast. Look into Hamilton / IMDB / YouTube

1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941). Details on Mank / IMDB / YouTube

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. Check out Just Mercy / IMDB / YouTube

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future. More about Hillbilly Elegy / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa. More about Escape from Pretoria / IMDB / YouTube

The beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history. Get info on Bad Education / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1960s, two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur. Explore The Banker / IMDB / YouTube

Tanhaji Malusare, a military chieftain in the army of the Maratha king Shivaji, leads the charge to capture the strategically important Kondhana fort guarded by the army of the fierce Rajput chieftain Udaybhan Rathod. More about Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War Info on Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl / IMDB / YouTube

In this documentary David Attenborough, the celebrated naturalist, reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating changes he has seen. The film provides a snapshot of global nature loss in a single lifetime. Info on David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet / IMDB / YouTube

The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Check out A Hidden Life / IMDB / YouTube

The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit. Learn about Chhapaak / IMDB / YouTube

A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice. Details on Miss Americana / IMDB / YouTube

An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the Italian coast and declares it a nation, drawing the world's attention. Values are tested when the Italian Government declares him an enemy, but to change the world risks must be taken. Learn about Rose Island / IMDB / YouTube

After a 10 year stint, former bootlegger and notorious criminal Al Capone starts to show signs of dementia, forcing him to face the demons of his violent past. Look into Capone / IMDB / YouTube

The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world. Get info on Radioactive / IMDB / YouTube

The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called boss of the two worlds, the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s. See more about The Traitor / IMDB / YouTube

The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that proves that there is always hope. Learn about I Still Believe / IMDB / YouTube