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Movies Based on Actual Biographies - Page 2

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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Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
41
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Eat Pray Love (2010)
42
36%5.9
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
43
Frida (2002)
Frida (2002)
44
75%7.4
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted
45
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
46
53%7.3
Glory Road
Glory Road
47
Glory Road (2006)
Glory Road (2006)
48
55%7.2
Goat
Goat
49
Goat (2016)
Goat (2016)
50
79%5.7
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
51
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
52
96%8.7
Henry and June
Henry and June
53
Henry & June (1990)
Henry & June (1990)
54
64%6.3
Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky
55
Hideous Kinky (1998)
Hideous Kinky (1998)
56
66%6.0
A Genius in the Family
A Genius in the Family
57
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
58
88%7.3
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
59
Hitchcock (2012)
Hitchcock (2012)
60
60%6.8
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
61
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
62
36%6.4
Lazarus and the Hurricane
Lazarus and the Hurricane
63
The Sixteenth Round
The Sixteenth Round
64
The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane (1999)
65
83%7.6
Alan Turing: The Enigma
Alan Turing: The Enigma
66
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
67
89%8.0
Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent
Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent
68
Infamous (2006)
Infamous (2006)
69
74%7.0
Elegy for Iris
Elegy for Iris
70
Iris (2001)
Iris (2001)
71
79%7.0
Julie and Julia
Julie and Julia
72
My Life in France
My Life in France
73
Julie & Julia (2009)
Julie & Julia (2009)
74
77%7.0
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
75
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
76
94%8.3
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity
77
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
78
63%7.2
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
79
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
80
62%7.1
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