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Movies Based on Actual Biographies - Page 3

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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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
81
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
82
57%6.5
A Mighty Heart: The Daniel Pearl Story
A Mighty Heart: The Daniel Pearl Story
83
A Mighty Heart (2007)
A Mighty Heart (2007)
84
79%6.6
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
85
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
86
50%6.7
Moneyball
Moneyball
87
Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
88
94%7.6
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries
89
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
90
83%7.8
My Left Foot
My Left Foot
91
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
92
98%7.9
Our Sunshine
Our Sunshine
93
Ned Kelly (2003)
Ned Kelly (2003)
94
55%6.5
Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon
Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon
95
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Nowhere Boy (2009)
96
80%7.1
October Sky
October Sky
97
October Sky (1999)
October Sky (1999)
98
91%7.8
The Pianist
The Pianist
99
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
100
95%8.5
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
101
Pollock (2000)
Pollock (2000)
102
80%7.0
Private Parts
Private Parts
103
Private Parts (1997)
Private Parts (1997)
104
80%6.9
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation
105
Prozac Nation (2001)
Prozac Nation (2001)
106
28%6.2
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
107
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
108
94%8.2
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
109
The Runaways (2010)
The Runaways (2010)
110
69%6.5
Running With Scissors
Running With Scissors
111
Running With Scissors (2006)
Running With Scissors (2006)
112
31%6.1
Serpico
Serpico
113
Serpico (1973)
Serpico (1973)
114
91%7.7
Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
115
Soul Surfer (2011)
Soul Surfer (2011)
116
45%7.0
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers
117
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
118
83%8.0
This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life
119
This Boy's Life (1993)
This Boy's Life (1993)
120
76%7.3
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