In revealing home video footage and interviews with Schultz’s fellow wrestlers and friends, the film depicts life at the Foxcatcher estate, where champion wrestlers lived and trained together under du Pont’s financial support, a generosity fueled by a desperate desire for love and belonging. Here are the best biographical documentaries currently streaming on Netflix: George Harrison: Living in the Material World. It was also the big winner of the 2002 Academy Awards, earning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (for Jennifer Connelly). If nothing else, Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s Karl Marx City offers a necessary riposte to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s film—and not just because one talking-heads expert in the film takes devastatingly direct aim at that film’s bogus sentimentalities. Filmmaker Alison Klayman gained an astonishing level of access to the celebrated Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei in the years following the opening of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium in 2008. —Tim Grierson, Year: 2015 Director: David Sington —Matt Brennan, Year: 2018 Director: Sandi Tan ‘Lion’ is a biopic that revolves around the life of an Indian boy who was adopted and raised by an Australian couple. Even his traumas are fairly mundane: estrangement from his ex-wives and kids, curdled hippie idealism, a hand accident that ended his artistic dreams. Based on a true story, this is the movie that finally turned Julia Roberts in Oscar-winning Julia Roberts. Heinzerling combines Noriko’s drawings with contemporary footage to create a story that isn’t only a tale of creative minds, but an honest love story. The name Tab Hunter may be lost on the majority of today’s generation, but the 1950s matinee idol was among the most well-known American film icons of his era, and an all-American teen heartthrob at a time when being openly gay just wasn’t an option. —Annlee Ellingson, Year: 2015 Director: Alison Klayman It’s just a shame that Rodriguez never lived to see it—he burned himself to death onstage in the middle of a show. As Coltrane’s notes unfold atop King’s words, music and speech flow into and out of each other in a still urgent, impassioned release. Here’s the list of really good biopic movies on Netflix that are available to stream right now.. ‘The Founder’ is the true story of Ray Croc who was a salesman and saw a great business opportunity when he first visited two brothers’ unique food eatery. Interviews, commentary and archival footage reveal the story behind how the celeb and sex symbol kept his true identity a secret for so long—and the resulting backlash after he was outed during an unexpected police raid. —Tim Grierson, Year: 2013 Director: Morgan Neville We can all appreciate how dastardly handsome and talented Colin Firth is. The biopic also highlights his relationships with two men along the way and how the death of one really moves him. Aaron Sorkin’s incisive script earned the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. It still is a watchable movie with some great acting performances. Ultimately, the audience must decide whether he’s an important mind or a bum. Last year was huge on biopics with movies like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘On the Basis of Sex’ and ‘First Man’. A former North Korean propagandist and subsequent defector, artist Sun Mu is known for his satirical political pop art that openly criticize the repressive Kim Jong-un.

Is she a sweet, innocent woman? Biopics have now become a hot genre because there’s something about real-life stories of certain individuals that lure filmmakers. Sure they also portray an artist who was clearly struggling with fame, responsibility, politics, anger, and self-worth—but, especially in performance, the sheer scope of Simone’s technical skill and artistic sensibilities often escape the imposed rise-and-fall narrative. But till the time these movies come out, you should definitely check out some great biopics that you might have missed out on. And, of course, the food looks nothing short of exquisite. While Allen inserts his presence on occasion, mostly through voiceover and brief film segments, he lets his fellow Buddhafield members do much of the talking and criticizing of their former guru. Indeed, the price for Ai’s agitation led to the demolition of his Shanghai studio and his own three-month detention in 2011. The film relies almost entirely on Yarris’s charisma and gift for storytelling—developed during the years he spent educating himself in prison—with just the occasional visual or sonic flourish. But a deep look at the movie might just reveal something more. A thorough, intimate and often beautiful documentary about Carl Boenish and the BASE jumping movement that practically sprang single-mindedly from the endless font of his surreal enthusiasm, Sunshine Superman still can’t grasp the full splendor at the hearts of both the person and the extreme sport that serve as the film’s most plangent concern. It does not focus too much on showing the violence and gore prevailing at that time and instead shows the underlying terror and chaos during the time which makes this one a great watch. Still, in bringing wider attention to Johnson’s life and work, the film is a worthwhile reminder that trans women of color were and remain queer revolutionaries—and that they were and remain disproportionately likely to be murdered, often in cases that are never solved. Allen served as the Buddhafield’s de facto in-house videographer, capturing the group’s activities over the course of two decades. Clocking in at an hour and a half, it's a succinct and very powerful feature that's more relevant than ever. Film from some of Hunter’s earliest projects showcase the good looks that shot the actor to national fame, and in turn how drastically that bright spotlight amplified the pressure and fear.
Once you watch the movie, it'll be impossible to read the title without hearing/saying: "Dolemite is my name, and f***in' up motherf***ers is my game!" Morris can’t seem to decide: The absurd story is told through interviews with co-conspirators, reporters and other relevant voices, but none is as captivating as the interviews with McKinney, who comes across as articulate, funny and ultimately believable…though one can’t ignore the feeling of being had. This engrossing romantic drama depicting the life of Stephen Hawking and his relationship with his wife Jane earned Eddie Redmayne an Oscar and was a breakthrough performance for Felicity Jones. The Founder (2016) ‘The Founder’ is the true story of Ray Croc who was a salesman and saw a great business opportunity when he first visited two brothers’ unique food eatery. (When a record-store owner is asked if Rodriguez was as big as the Rolling Stones, he matter-of-factly replies “Oh, much bigger than that.”). ‘Lincoln’ gives you the most historically accurate insight into America’s president’s struggles to emancipate slavery during the American Civil War, Confronted by the nation and the members of his cabinet.

The story of former fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, told in his own words, is one that, while pretty unbelievable, best illustrates the mastery manipulation of the man helping tell it. But after Maier’s death, her narrative has been radically rewritten, her striking street photography celebrated in exhibitions from Los Angeles to London.

Firth won an Oscar for playing King George VI, who suffers with a stammer and requires a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to cope. Based on a true story, 'Fruitvale Station' depicts the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant. But don’t let the reviews fool you, this film is great and has some amazing cinematography with acting. The movie recites the inspiring story of a man who does not allow racial discrimination to get in his way of achieving a successful sporting career.