TV MINI SERIES/Web Series_BIOGRAPHY TOP 50 outof 748
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1. Goya (1969– )
190 min | Biography, Drama
Stars: Wolfgang Büttner, Bernd Birkhahn, Thomas Braut, Jutta Kammann
Votes: 17
2. A Standard Love Song: Arik Einstein (2017)
50 min | Documentary, Biography
A musical biography of one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of Israeli culture. "A Standard Love Song" is a musical biography of Arik Einstein, the artist whose ... See full summary »
Stars: Miki Gabrielov, Shalom Hanoch, Moni Moshonov, Rivka Michaeli
Votes: 10
3. #SpongeyLeaks (2016– )
Not Rated | Biography, Crime, Reality-TV
Trevor's aunt, Barbara Eyster, has been living with Multiple Sclerosis. She had been provided a live-in caregiver who was paid to help care for her in her day-to-day life. On November 16, ... See full summary »
Stars: Trevor Eyster, Barbara Eyster, Lance Corporal Jake 'The Piranha' U.S. Puppy Corps
Votes: 41
4. Die Affaire Dreyfus (1968– )
280 min | Biography, Drama
Stars: Hartmut Reck, Romuald Pekny, Alexander Kerst, Howard Vernon
Votes: 29
5. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 137,934
6. Great War Diaries (2014– )
Biography, War
Dramdocumentary based on letters and journals, many of which have never been published before, this tells the story of 1914-18 solely through the eyes of those who lived through it. ... See full summary »
Stars: Eva-Marie Becker, Varij Ekelund
Votes: 153
7. The New Edition Story (2017)
TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Chronicles the ups and downs of legendary music group New Edition from their humble beginnings in Boston to individual solo success and everything in between.
Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain
Votes: 3,268
8. Faust Vrancic: San o Strojevima (2012– )
30 min | Biography
The 4 part series presents the life of Faust Vrancic (Sibenik, 1551. - Venice, 1617.), Famous inventor, diplomat, engineer, priest and bishop, linguist, a Croatian man of many talents. With... See full summary »
Stars: Milivoj Zenic, Dalibor Lebarovic, Drazen Pecnik, Radoslav Karleusa
Votes: 27
9. Elis: Viver é Melhor que Sonhar (2019)
Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Andréia Horta, Gustavo Machado, Caco Ciocler, Lúcio Mauro Filho
Votes: 57
10. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 2,652
11. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,940
12. Arnie (2014– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
"Arnie" follows the legacy of pro golfer Arnold Palmer.
Stars: Tom Selleck, Arnold Palmer, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins
Votes: 19
13. Life as a Rumor (2013)
133 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
An inside look at the life of Assi Dayan, son of infamous general Moshe Dayan.
Stars: Assi Dayan, Moshe Dayan
Votes: 19
14. Crónicas de una generación trágica (1993– )
60 min | Action, Biography, Drama
From the point of view of a tailor, the story of a generation of national heroes is told. Their lives, risks and hardships to achieve the independence of the New Kingdom of Granada (today ... See full summary »
Stars: Juan Ángel, Gerardo Calero, Edgardo Román, Luis Fernando Montoya
Votes: 33
15. The Impressionists (2001– )
200 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Victor Garber, Josef Sommer, Amy Irving
Votes: 107
16. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,381
17. The Ashley Graham Project (2017)
Biography
An inside look at the fast-paced lifestyle of American Supermodel, Body Activist, Author and Designer, Ashley Graham.
Stars: Ashley Graham, Katherine Schwarzenegger
Votes: 9
18. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,680
19. Béliveau (2017)
Biography, Drama, Sport
Symbole de réussite, le gentleman du hockey, vedette, homme d'affaires, mari et père de famille était admiré et respecté de tous. Constamment sous pression, cette légende du hockey dotée ... See full summary »
Stars: Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Madeleine Péloquin, Patricia Nolin, Matthew Harrison
Votes: 73
20. Historia Clinica (2012–2013)
Biography
Stars: Victoria Carreras, Felipe Pigna, Daniel López Rosetti, Carlos Cano
Votes: 19
21. The Men Who Built America (2012)
TV-14 | 37 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance.
Stars: Campbell Scott, H.W. Brands, Mark Cuban, Donny Deutsch
Votes: 4,583
22. Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
160 min | Documentary, Biography
A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Charles Lamont, William R. Cox, Loyal T. Lucas
Votes: 559
23. Tadas Blinda (1972– )
151 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
This movie is a story of the legendary Lithuanian peasant- Tadas Blinda (1846-1877), a Lithuanian folk hero of the 19th century often compared to Robin Hood. He is shown as a leader of ... See full summary »
Stars: Vytautas Tomkus, Vaiva Mainelyte, Algis Matulionis, Stasis Radzyavichus
Votes: 528
24. TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary, Biography
After his arrest at age 16, Kalief Browder fought the system and prevailed, despite unthinkable circumstances. He became an American hero.
Stars: Jay-Z, Kalief Browder, Venida Browder, Paul Prestia
Votes: 2,906
25. The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip (2015– )
161 min | Biography, Drama
When Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand , Austrian future king , the World War I began. What will Gavrilo Princip do? He has to choose , hard jail untill death , or hanging. There are so much things happening in Bosnia.
Stars: Nikola Rakocevic, Vuk Kostic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Vaja Dujovic
Votes: 836
26. Das Ist So Togo (2006– )
Short, Biography, Comedy
The MTV Shorts series 'Das Ist So Togo' tells the story about Toni Zudenstein: a mad, young German football fan from the German industrial district Brückhausen (in the German city of ... See full summary »
Star: Kenneth Steffers
Votes: 13
27. In Search of Marco Polo (2013– )
50 min | Adventure, Biography, History
By filming on the actual locations traversed by Marco Polo, the series brings to life the authenticity of the local peoples from the standpoints of ethnology, historiography, culture and ... See full summary »
Stars: Franjo Kuhar, Miro Brankovic, Mario Andus
Votes: 36
28. The Great Maratha (1994– )
E10+ | Action, Biography, Drama
The Great Maratha is an Indian historical drama that follows the life of Mahadji Scindia (played by Shabaz Khan). The series aired on Doordarshan in early 1994. It was produced by Numero ... See full summary »
Stars: Irrfan Khan, Mrinal Kulkarni, Mukesh Khanna, Mangal Dhillon
Votes: 79
29. Devil's Dust (2012)
Biography, Drama
Follow the corporate scandal surrounding multi-national asbestos company, James Hardie, the life or death fight against their strategy of ignoring the dangers of asbestos for decades, and the desperate fight to expose their crimes.
Stars: Anthony Hayes, Don Hany, Ewen Leslie, Alexandra Schepisi
Votes: 149
30. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own household.
Stars: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare
Votes: 145,480
31. Il capo dei capi (2007– )
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of Salvatore Riina ('Totò u Curtu'), a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily.
Stars: Claudio Gioè, Daniele Liotti, Salvatore Lazzaro, Simona Cavallari
Votes: 3,808
32. John Adams (2008)
TV-14 | 71 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 36,656
33. Marie-Antoinette (1975– )
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Henri Déus, Anne Lefol, Régine Blaess, Bernard Allouf
Votes: 25
34. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 336
35. The Last Outlaw (1980)
380 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly.
Stars: John Jarratt, Steve Bisley, Elaine Kussack, John Ley
Votes: 138
36. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 24,948
37. A Stitch in Time (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.
Stars: Amber Butchart, Ninya Mikhaila, Harriet Waterhouse, Hannah Marples
Votes: 258
38. David Jason: My Life on Screen (2017)
Documentary, Biography
The veteran British actor looks back over his career, from how it all began to the people that inspired his later roles.
Stars: David Jason, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Sally Lindsay
Votes: 19
39. Gigantes do Brasil (2016– )
Biography
How four powerful men included Brazil in the world economic map in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Stars: Robson Nunes, Fernando Nitsch, Ricardo Monastero, Alexandre Barros
Votes: 28
40. Zhivoy Pushkin (1999)
205 min | Biography
Parfenov's documentary, shot for Alexander Pushkin's 200th anniversary, shows a full-scale picture of the places related to the poet's life, historical materials, and excerpts from other ... See full summary »
Stars: Leonid Parfyonov, Lev Durov, Vladimir Dovzhik, Ekaterina Guseva
Votes: 55
41. Podstrochnik (2009– )
Documentary, Biography
Lilianna Lungina, a revered Russian translator, is analyzing the major events of the 20th century through the prism of her own life. Born in USSR, she has lived in Germany, Palestine and France, and witnessed wars, purges and famine.
Star: Liliana Lungina
Votes: 52
42. Corleone: A History of La Cosa Nostra (2019)
Documentary, Biography
Salvatore 'Totò' Riina: son of a farmer from Corleone, who at the age of 52 became the absolute ruler of the Sicilian mafia. Giovanni Falcone: the judge who initiates the first trial of the... See full summary »
Stars: Nathalie Bauer, Giovanni Brusca, Francesco Anzelmo, Francesco Accordino
Votes: 215
43. Kázání rybám (1998– )
139 min | Biography
Stars: Marek Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Henry-Louis de La Grange, Petr Cepek
44. Soukromé století (2006– )
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Jan Sikl expertly edits together actual home-movie footage from the 1920s to the 1960s in order to chronicle the history of Czechoslovakia in the 20th century. In eight episodes of 52 ... See full summary »
Votes: 23
45. Looking for Rembrandt (2019)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and art of the quintessential 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt.
Stars: Toby Jones, Thomas S. Kaplan, Leonore van Sloten, Taco Dibbits
Votes: 34
46. In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998)
240 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary series retracing the journey of Alexander the Great across sixteen countries.
Star: Michael Wood
Votes: 474
47. Abolição (1988)
150 min | Biography
Stars: Ângela Correa, Luiz Antonio Pilar, Léa Garcia, José Araújo
Votes: 13
48. Duplessis (1978)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959), Prime Minister of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to his death in September 1959.
Stars: Jean Lapointe, Patricia Nolin, Claude Grisé, Donald Pilon
Votes: 99
49. The Temptations (1998)
TV-PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
Stars: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton
Votes: 5,275
50. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,887
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