Best 29 Biography Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1995

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction. Check out The Basketball Diaries / IMDB / YouTube

LouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her. Find out about Dangerous Minds / IMDB / YouTube

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite. Get info on Rob Roy / IMDB / YouTube

A biopic exploring Beethoven's tumultuous life, focusing on his romantic pursuits. The film investigates the identity of the mysterious woman to whom the composer penned a passionate love letter, delving into his complex relationships. Info on Immortal Beloved / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods. Explore Citizen X / IMDB / YouTube

An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family. Info on Crumb / IMDB / YouTube

Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle. Get info on Total Eclipse / IMDB / YouTube

The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane. Look into Wild Bill / IMDB / YouTube

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli. Learn about Farinelli / IMDB / YouTube

The platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington and writer Lytton Strachey in the early twentieth century. Info on Carrington / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. Look into Bandit Queen / IMDB / YouTube

Widower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children. Read about Jefferson in Paris / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of Heavyweight Champion of the World, and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular. Get info on Tyson / IMDB / YouTube

Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Details on Truman / IMDB / YouTube

Western starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge. Get info on Frank & Jesse / IMDB / YouTube

Tells the story of the Frank family and paints a portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world's most famous victim of the Holocaust. Get info on Anne Frank Remembered / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of a decorated officer's legal challenge to her involuntary discharge when she admitted she was homosexual. See more about Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument. More about Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey / IMDB / YouTube

A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to glamorous diva of the Velvet Underground, to cult item, junkie and hag. Many faces for the same woman, whom, you realize, just couldn't bring herself to care enough to live. Look into Nico Icon / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Elizabeth Taylor's rise to stardom, beginning in Los Angeles 1942. Growing up, Elizabeth has several love-affairs - and several divorces, since her husbands can't accept being married to a Hollywood icon. Find out about Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story / IMDB / YouTube

A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family. Details on If Someone Had Known / IMDB / YouTube

A film about the work of the artist most famous for her monuments such as the Vietnam Memorial Wall and the Civil Rights Fountain Memorial. Find out about Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision / IMDB / YouTube

A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was The Kingfish. Look into Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long / IMDB / YouTube

A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris. Read about A Soul Haunted by Painting / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the lives of mother-daughter singers the Judds. Look into Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge / IMDB / YouTube

This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family from New York to California, where in 1955 shy Annette becomes one of the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. The movie covers her child stardom, her teen-idol years, her singing career with big hits like Tall Paul, her r. Check out A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti frutti hat. She came to the US as the Brazilian Bombshell and was a Broadway and Hollywood star in the 1940s. More about Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Info on The Diary of Anne Frank / IMDB / YouTube

An older woman hides her younger lover in the attic of her house for years without her husband suspecting. Based on a true story. Find out about The Man in the Attic / IMDB / YouTube