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A Collection of the Best Biography Movies You Must Watch

by Shoriful islam 29 January, 2023

Movies have long been a way to escape from reality, but sometimes the most interesting stories are ones that are based on real life. Biography movies are a great way to learn about someone's life, see the struggles and triumphs they have gone through, and come away with a greater understanding of their legacy. Here is a list of the best biography movies that will have you learning, laughing and crying in equal measure.

For those who love streaming, Netflix is a great place to start. Netflix offers some of the best biography movies on the platform, such as Cadillac Records and I Am Not Your Negro. The former follows the story of Chess Records, while the latter follows the struggles of civil rights activist James Baldwin. Both are incredibly powerful and inspiring, and will leave you with a newfound respect for their subjects.

In India, Bollywood is renowned for its biopics that tell the stories of some of the country’s most famous figures. Two of the best biography movies from Bollywood are Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Neerja. The former follows the story of athlete Milkha Singh, while the latter follows the story of Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant who sacrificed her life to save passengers from hijackers. Both are emotionally charged and powerful films that will leave you inspired and in awe of their heroes.

For those looking for the best of the best, here is a list of the top biography movies of all time. The Imitation Game tells the story of Alan Turing, the man who cracked the Enigma code and helped end World War II. The King's Speech tells the story of King George VI and his battle with a speech impediment. Lincoln follows the story of President Abraham Lincoln and his fight to end slavery. The Social Network follows the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of Facebook. All of these films are incredibly powerful and will leave you with a greater appreciation for the people they portray.

These are just a few of the many incredible biography movies available. Whether you’re looking for a great Netflix watch or a heart-wrenching Bollywood film, there is sure to be something that speaks to you. So, take some time to explore the best biography movies and find the one that speaks to you.

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7.4
Elvis

Elvis (2022)

23 June, 2022
2h 39min
Biography
Drama
Music
DIRECTED BY
Baz Luhrmann
Country
United States Australia
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Baz Luhrmann Sam Bromell Craig Pearce
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7.4
0
2
Dog Gone

Dog Gone (2023)

13 January, 2023
1h 35min
Biography
Drama
Family
DIRECTED BY
Stephen Herek
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Nick Santora Pauls Toutonghi
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3
Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave (1970)

01 January, 1970
Comedy
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Chris Foggin
Country
United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
WRITER
Piers Ashworth
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4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer (2023)

21 July, 2023
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Christopher Nolan
Country
United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Christopher Nolan Kai Bird Martin Sherwin
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5
I Wanna Dance with Somebody

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

23 December, 2022
Biography
Drama
Music
DIRECTED BY
Kasi Lemmons
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Anthony McCarten
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8.2
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

25 December, 2013
3h
BiographyComedyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Martin Scorsese
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English French
WRITER
Terence Winter Jordan Belfort
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8.2
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7
7
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

04 November, 2022
1h 48min
Biography
Comedy
Music
DIRECTED BY
Eric Appel
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
'Weird Al' Yankovic Eric Appel
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0
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5.5
Blonde

Blonde (2022)

28 September, 2022
2h 47min
Biography
Drama
Romance
DIRECTED BY
Andrew Dominik
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Italian
WRITER
Andrew Dominik Joyce Carol Oates
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5.5
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6.8
The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse (2022)

26 October, 2022
2h 1minute
BiographyCrimeDramaThriller
DIRECTED BY
Tobias Lindholm
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Charles Graeber
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6.8
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9
Schindler's List

Schindler's List (1994)

04 February, 1994
3h 15min
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Steven Spielberg
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Hebrew German Polish Latin
WRITER
Thomas Keneally Steven Zaillian
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7.2
Till

Till (2022)

28 October, 2022
2h 10min
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Chinonye Chukwu
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Michael Reilly Keith Beauchamp Chinonye Chukwu
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7.2
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8.7
Goodfellas

Goodfellas (1990)

21 September, 1990
2h 25min
BiographyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Martin Scorsese
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Italian
WRITER
Nicholas Pileggi Martin Scorsese
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8.7
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7.8
Tombstone

Tombstone (1993)

25 December, 1993
2h 10min
Biography
Drama
History
Western
DIRECTED BY
George P. Cosmatos Kevin Jarre
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Latin Spanish
WRITER
Kevin Jarre
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7.8
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6.9
Corsage

Corsage (2022)

07 July, 2022
1h 53min
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Marie Kreutzer
Country
Austria Luxembourg Germany France
LANGUAGE
German French English Hungarian Italian
WRITER
Marie Kreutzer
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6.9
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6.8
Bombshell

Bombshell (2019)

20 December, 2019
1h 49min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Jay Roach
Country
Canada United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Charles Randolph
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6.8
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7.8
Argentina, 1985

Argentina, 1985 (2022)

21 October, 2022
2h 20min
BiographyCrimeDramaHistory
DIRECTED BY
Santiago Mitre
Country
Argentina United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WRITER
Mariano Llinás Martín Mauregui Santiago Mitre
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7.8
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7.8
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (2017)

06 January, 2017
2h 7min
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Theodore Melfi
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Allison Schroeder Theodore Melfi Margot Lee Shetterly
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7.8
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7.4
The Swimmers

The Swimmers (2022)

23 November, 2022
2h 14min
Biography
Drama
Sport
DIRECTED BY
Sally El Hosaini
Country
United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
English Arabic
WRITER
Sally El Hosaini Jack Thorne
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7.4
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7.3
Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy (2018)

25 October, 2018
2h
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Felix van Groeningen
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Luke Davies Felix van Groeningen David Sheff
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7.3
0
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7.9
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

01 November, 2018
2h 14min
Biography
Drama
Music
DIRECTED BY
Bryan Singer
Country
United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
English British Sign Language
WRITER
Anthony McCarten Peter Morgan
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7.9
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8.1
Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

03 November, 2016
2h 19min
Biography
Drama
History
War
DIRECTED BY
Mel Gibson
Country
Australia United States United Kingdom China
LANGUAGE
English Japanese
WRITER
Robert Schenkkan Andrew Knight
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8.1
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7.5
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman (2017)

20 December, 2017
1h 45min
Biography
Drama
Musical
DIRECTED BY
Michael Gracey
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Jenny Bicks Bill Condon
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7.5
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7.8
Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives (2022)

05 August, 2022
2h 27min
Action
Adventure
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Ron Howard
Country
United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
English Thai Mandarin
WRITER
William Nicholson Don MacPherson
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7.8
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7.5
The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

25 December, 2004
2h 50min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Martin Scorsese
Country
United States Germany
LANGUAGE
English Persian
WRITER
John Logan
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7.5
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6.6
House of Gucci

House of Gucci (2021)

24 November, 2021
2h 38min
BiographyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Ridley Scott
Country
United States Canada
LANGUAGE
English Italian Arabic French Japanese
WRITER
Becky Johnston Roberto Bentivegna Sara Gay Forden
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6.6
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8.1
Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

15 November, 2019
2h 32min
Action
Biography
Drama
Sport
DIRECTED BY
James Mangold
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Italian French Japanese
WRITER
Jez Butterworth Jason Keller
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8.1
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7.8
The Big Short

The Big Short (2015)

23 December, 2015
2h 10min
Biography
Comedy
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Adam McKay
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Charles Randolph Adam McKay Michael Lewis
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7.8
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6.9
Legend

Legend (2015)

20 November, 2015
2h 12min
BiographyCrimeDramaThriller
DIRECTED BY
Brian Helgeland
Country
United Kingdom France United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Brian Helgeland John Pearson
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6.9
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7.8
The Irishman

The Irishman (2019)

27 November, 2019
3h 29min
BiographyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Martin Scorsese
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Italian Latin Spanish German
WRITER
Steven Zaillian Charles Brandt
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7.8
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8.4
Amadeus

Amadeus (1984)

19 September, 1984
2h 40min
Biography
Drama
Music
DIRECTED BY
Milos Forman
Country
United States France Italy
LANGUAGE
English Italian Latin German French
WRITER
Peter Shaffer Zdenek Mahler
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8.4
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8.1
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

25 December, 2002
2h 21min
BiographyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Steven Spielberg
Country
United States Canada
LANGUAGE
English French
WRITER
Jeff Nathanson Frank Abagnale Jr. Stan Redding
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8.1
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8.1
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music (1965)

01 April, 1965
2h 52min
Biography
Drama
Family
Musical
DIRECTED BY
Robert Wise
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English German
WRITER
Georg Hurdalek Howard Lindsay Russel Crouse
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8.1
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8.4
Braveheart

Braveheart (1995)

24 May, 1995
2h 58min
Biography
Drama
History
War
DIRECTED BY
Mel Gibson
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English French Latin Gaelic Italian
WRITER
Randall Wallace
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8.4
0
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7.1
Alive

Alive (1993)

15 January, 1993
2h
Biography
Drama
Thriller
DIRECTED BY
Frank Marshall
Country
United States Canada
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Piers Paul Read John Patrick Shanley
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7.1
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7.8
Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans (2000)

29 September, 2000
1h 53min
Biography
Drama
Sport
DIRECTED BY
Boaz Yakin
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Gregory Allen Howard
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7.8
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8.5
The Pianist

The Pianist (2002)

25 September, 2002
2h 30min
Biography
Drama
Music
War
DIRECTED BY
Roman Polanski
Country
France Poland Germany United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
English German Russian
WRITER
Ronald Harwood Wladyslaw Szpilman
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8.5
0
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8.4
Hamilton

Hamilton (2020)

03 July, 2020
2h 40min
Biography
Drama
History
Musical
DIRECTED BY
Thomas Kail
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Ron Chernow
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8.4
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8.5
Intouchables

Intouchables (2011)

02 November, 2011
1h 52min
Biography
Comedy
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Olivier Nakache Éric Toledano
Country
France
LANGUAGE
French English
WRITER
Olivier Nakache Philippe Pozzo di Borgo Éric Toledano
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8.5
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7.8
The Social Network

The Social Network (2010)

01 October, 2010
2h 30min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
David Fincher
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English French
WRITER
Aaron Sorkin Ben Mezrich
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7.8
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5.6
Alexander

Alexander (2004)

24 November, 2004
2h 55min
Action
Biography
Drama
History
DIRECTED BY
Oliver Stone
Country
United States United Kingdom Germany Netherlands France Italy
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Oliver Stone Christopher Kyle Laeta Kalogridis
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5.6
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43
7.3
Belfast

Belfast (2022)

21 January, 2022
1h 38min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Kenneth Branagh
Country
United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Kenneth Branagh
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7.3
0
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8
The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game (2014)

14 November, 2014
1h 54min
Biography
Drama
Thriller
War
DIRECTED BY
Morten Tyldum
Country
United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
English German
WRITER
Graham Moore Andrew Hodges
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7.6
The Blind Side

The Blind Side (2009)

20 November, 2009
2h 9min
Biography
Drama
Sport
DIRECTED BY
John Lee Hancock
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
John Lee Hancock Michael Lewis
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7.6
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5.6
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (2021)

07 May, 2021
1h 44min
Action
Biography
Crime
Thriller
DIRECTED BY
Phillip Noyce
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Joe Sharkey Chris Gerolmo
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5.6
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7.5
I, Tonya

I, Tonya (2018)

19 January, 2018
1h 59min
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Sport
DIRECTED BY
Craig Gillespie
Country
United States United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Steven Rogers
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7.5
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8
Lion

Lion (2017)

06 January, 2017
1h 58min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Garth Davis
Country
Australia United Kingdom United States India
LANGUAGE
English Hindi Bengali
WRITER
Saroo Brierley Luke Davies
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8.1
Spotlight

Spotlight (2015)

20 November, 2015
2h 9min
BiographyCrimeDrama
DIRECTED BY
Tom McCarthy
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Josh Singer Tom McCarthy
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8.1
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7.4
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich (2000)

17 March, 2000
2h 11min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Steven Soderbergh
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Susannah Grant
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7.4
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51
7.3
The King

The King (2019)

01 November, 2019
2h 20min
Biography
Drama
History
Romance
DIRECTED BY
David Michôd
Country
United Kingdom Hungary United States Australia
LANGUAGE
English French Latin
WRITER
David Michôd Joel Edgerton
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7.3
0
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8.1
Into the Wild

Into the Wild (2007)

19 October, 2007
2h 28min
Adventure
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Sean Penn
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English Danish
WRITER
Sean Penn Jon Krakauer
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8.1
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6.9
Emily

Emily (2022)

14 October, 2022
2h 10min
Biography
Drama
Romance
DIRECTED BY
Frances O'Connor
Country
United Kingdom United States
LANGUAGE
English French
WRITER
Frances O'Connor
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6.9
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54
6.5
Father Stu

Father Stu (2022)

15 April, 2022
2h 4min
Biography
Drama
DIRECTED BY
Rosalind Ross
Country
United States South Korea
LANGUAGE
English
WRITER
Rosalind Ross
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6.5
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8.2
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind (2002)