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Movies Based on Actual Biographies

Hollywood not only looks to real-life people for inspiration, but often bases storylines on actual biographies. This list includes both the book and the film - which have you read and/or seen?
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12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
1
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
2
95%8.1
90 Minutes in Heaven (Don Piper)
90 Minutes in Heaven (Don Piper)
3
90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
4
26%4.9
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
5
127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours (2010)
6
93%7.5
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
7
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
8
52%7.3
Finding Fish
Finding Fish
9
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
10
78%7.3
Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
11
The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
12
86%7.5
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries
13
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
14
46%7.3
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
15
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
16
74%8.2
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
17
Before Night Falls (2000)
Before Night Falls (2000)
18
73%7.2
Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medllín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All
Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medllín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All
19
Blow (2001)
Blow (2001)
20
55%7.6
Blue Like Jazz
Blue Like Jazz
21
Blue Like Jazz (2012)
Blue Like Jazz (2012)
22
39%5.9
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
23
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
24
85%7.2
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
25
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
26
96%8.1
Chaplin: His Life and Art
Chaplin: His Life and Art
27
My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin
My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin
28
Chaplin (1992)
Chaplin (1992)
29
60%7.5
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
30
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
31
24%5.9
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
32
24%7.0
Honest Courtesan
Honest Courtesan
33
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
34
69%7.1
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
35
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
36
80%7.4
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
37
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
38
94%8.0
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire
39
The Duchess (2008)
The Duchess (2008)
40
62%6.9
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