Greatest 16 Biography Movies Editor's Choice from 1986

The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed. Find out about Sid and Nancy / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days. Read about Lady Jane / IMDB / YouTube

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld. Find out about Caravaggio / IMDB / YouTube

A fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the true reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation. Get info on Secret Honor / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee sets out to make a movie about Union General Sherman's March to the Sea towards the end of the American Civil War, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life. Check out Sherman's March / IMDB / YouTube

After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life. Get info on Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling / IMDB / YouTube

After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists. Details on Rosa Luxemburg / IMDB / YouTube

Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life. More about Barefoot Gen 2 / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of the famous sculler Ned Hanlon who led a colorful life as a bootlegger at the turn of the 20th century. Learn about The Boy in Blue / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself. Check out A.K. / IMDB / YouTube

July 1945. The war in Europe is over and General George S Patton is now military governor of Bavaria. True to form he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with his superiors and is prone to making comments that they don't approve of. Look into The Last Days of Patton / IMDB / YouTube

He risked it all to make the grade. More about The George McKenna Story / IMDB / YouTube

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot. Explore Act of Vengeance / IMDB / YouTube

Noted author and scholar finds love, then must endure its loss... See more about Shadowlands / IMDB / YouTube

The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse James. Get info on The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James / IMDB / YouTube

This biographical film, based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin (Donald Sutherland), follows the painter as he returns to Paris after a long stay in Tahiti and must confront his wife, his children, and his former lover. More about Oviri / IMDB / YouTube