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Top 1980's Biography Movies

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1Movie reviews for Raging Bull (1980)Raging Bull (1980)Movie critics combined give Raging Bull a score of 3.4999 out of 4
3.4999
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RDrama, Biography, Sports $8.26 Middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta, becomes suspicious of the relationship between his wife ...more about Raging Bull  starring Robert De Niro and Cathy Moriarty
2Movie reviews for Reds (1981)Reds (1981)Movie critics combined give Reds a score of 3.2084 out of 4
3.2084
21
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PGDrama, Biography, Romance $8.97 Writing has been the only escape of Louise Bryant until she goes to a lecture one night in 1912 and ...more about Reds  starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton
3Movie reviews for Gandhi (1982)Gandhi (1982)Movie critics combined give Gandhi a score of 3.1777 out of 4
3.1777
47
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PGDrama, History, Biography $14.26 A non-violent revolutionary that inspired India to win independence from Great Britain. ...more about Gandhi  starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen
4Movie reviews for Chariots of Fire (1981)Chariots of Fire (1981)Movie critics combined give Chariots of Fire a score of 3.0638 out of 4
3.0638
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PGDrama, History, Biography, Sports $18.18 A Scotsman and Jew each sprinting in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain. One runs for God the ...more about Chariots of Fire  starring Nicholas Farrell and Nigel Havers
5Movie reviews for My Left Foot (1989)My Left Foot (1989)Movie critics combined give My Left Foot a score of 3.0255 out of 4
3.0255
35
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NADrama, Biography $10.98 Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, ...more about My Left Foot  starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker
6Movie reviews for Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)Movie critics combined give Last Temptation of Christ a score of 3.0018 out of 4
3.0018
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RDrama, History, Biography $26.99 A what if story of Jesus of Nazareth, if he would have taken the devils final temptation, was not ...more about Last Temptation of Christ  starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel
7Movie reviews for Times of Harvey Milk, The (1984)Times of Harvey Milk, The (1984)Movie critics combined give Times of Harvey Milk a score of 2.9887 out of 4
2.9887
27
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NABiography, Documentary $20.95 Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone ...more about Times of Harvey Milk  starring Anne Kronenberg and Tory Hartmann
8Movie reviews for Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Movie critics combined give Born on the Fourth of July a score of 2.9854 out of 4
2.9854
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NADrama, War, Biography $3.92 The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human ...more about Born on the Fourth of July  starring Tom Cruise and Raymond J. Barry
9Movie reviews for Elephant Man, The (1980)Elephant Man, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Elephant Man a score of 2.9494 out of 4
2.9494
47
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NADrama, Biography $3.90 Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring ...more about Elephant Man  starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt
10Movie reviews for Out of Africa (1985)Out of Africa (1985)Movie critics combined give Out of Africa a score of 2.9246 out of 4
2.9246
33
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NADrama, Biography, Romance $5.26 Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated ...more about Out of Africa  starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
11Movie reviews for Imagine: John Lennon (1988)Imagine: John Lennon (1988)Movie critics combined give Imagine: John Lennon a score of 2.8511 out of 4
2.8511
19
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NABiography, Documentary, Music $12.71 This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by ...more about Imagine: John Lennon
12Movie reviews for Sid and Nancy (1986)Sid and Nancy (1986)Movie critics combined give Sid and Nancy a score of 2.8287 out of 4
2.8287
28
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NADrama, Biography, Music $8.89 Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his ...more about Sid and Nancy  starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb
13Movie reviews for Silkwood (1983)Silkwood (1983)Movie critics combined give Silkwood a score of 2.8258 out of 4
2.8258
19
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Biography $6.99 Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who ...more about Silkwood  starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell
14Movie reviews for Mommie Dearest (1981)Mommie Dearest (1981)Movie critics combined give Mommie Dearest a score of 2.8139 out of 4
2.8139
51
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NADrama, Biography $6.38 An account of the life and times of one of our greatest actresses as seen through the eyes of an ...more about Mommie Dearest  starring Faye Dunaway and Diana Scarwid
15Movie reviews for Blaze (1989)Blaze (1989)Movie critics combined give Blaze a score of 2.8028 out of 4
2.8028
18
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NADrama, Biography $7.35 This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. ...more about Blaze  starring Lolita Davidovich and Jerry Hardin
16Movie reviews for Frances (1982)Frances (1982)Movie critics combined give Frances a score of 2.7553 out of 4
2.7553
27
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NADrama, Biography $6.97 ...more about Frances  starring Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley
17Movie reviews for Bird (1988)Bird (1988)Movie critics combined give Bird a score of 2.7538 out of 4
2.7538
29
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NADrama, Biography, Music $6.59 Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable ...more about Bird  starring Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora
18Movie reviews for Communion (1989)Communion (1989)Movie critics combined give Communion a score of 2.6859 out of 4
2.6859
33
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NADrama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Biography $8.20 Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They ...more about Communion  starring Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse
19Movie reviews for Dance with a Stranger (1985)Dance with a Stranger (1985)Movie critics combined give Dance with a Stranger a score of 2.6102 out of 4
2.6102
21
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NADrama, Thriller, Biography, Crime $6.55 Ruth Ellis lives with her 10-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David ...more about Dance with a Stranger  starring Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett
20Movie reviews for Prick Up Your Ears (1987)Prick Up Your Ears (1987)Movie critics combined give Prick Up Your Ears a score of 2.5797 out of 4
2.5797
21
reviews
NADrama, Biography, Comedy $6.80 This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. ...more about Prick Up Your Ears  starring Gary Oldman and Vanessa Redgrave
21Movie reviews for Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)Movie critics combined give Tucker: The Man and His Dream a score of 2.5153 out of 4
2.5153
15
reviews
NADrama, Biography $6.36 Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new ...more about Tucker: The Man and His Dream  starring Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen
22Movie reviews for Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)Movie critics combined give Jo Jo Dancer a score of 2.4500 out of 4
2.4500
14
reviews
NADrama, Biography $9.66 In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular ...more about Jo Jo Dancer  starring Richard Pryor and Debbie Allen
23Movie reviews for Mask (1985)Mask (1985)Movie critics combined give Mask a score of 2.4163 out of 4
2.4163
17
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NADrama, Biography $5.95 Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent and emotionally ...more about Mask  starring Cher (I) and Sam Elliott
24Movie reviews for Star 80 (1983)Star 80 (1983)Movie critics combined give Star 80 a score of 2.3982 out of 4
2.3982
11
reviews
NADrama, Biography $5.56 Based on the story of Dorothy Stratten, 1980 Playmate of the Year, Star 80 explores a brief and ...more about Star 80  starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts
25Movie reviews for Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)Movie critics combined give Where the Buffalo Roam a score of 2.3510 out of 4
2.3510
20
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NABiography, Comedy $5.95 The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta, referred ...more about Where the Buffalo Roam  starring Peter Boyle and Bruno Kirby
26Movie reviews for Sweet Dreams (1985)Sweet Dreams (1985)Movie critics combined give Sweet Dreams a score of 2.2925 out of 4
2.2925
12
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NADrama, Biography, Music $1.96 ...more about Sweet Dreams  starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris
27Movie reviews for Vincent (1987)Vincent (1987)Movie critics combined give Vincent a score of 2.2418 out of 4
2.2418
13
reviews
NADrama, Biography, Animation $13.19 Van Gogh in a letter to his brother `Dear Theo," the letters always began, and there were more than ...more about Vincent  starring John Hurt and Marika Rivera
28Movie reviews for Dreamchild (1985)Dreamchild (1985)Movie critics combined give Dreamchild a score of 2.2177 out of 4
2.2177
13
reviews
NAFantasy, BiographyN/AExploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the ...more about Dreamchild  starring Coral Browne and Ian Holm
29Movie reviews for La Bamba (1987)La Bamba (1987)Movie critics combined give La Bamba a score of 2.1630 out of 4
2.1630
17
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NADrama, Biography, Teen, Music $9.32 This is the true story Ritchie Valens a young rock & roll singer who tragically died in an aircrash ...more about La Bamba  starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Esai Morales
30Movie reviews for Great Balls of Fire! (1989)Great Balls of Fire! (1989)Movie critics combined give Great Balls of Fire! a score of 2.0363 out of 4
2.0363
20
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NADrama, Biography, Music $6.42 The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of ...more about Great Balls of Fire!  starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder
31Movie reviews for Caravaggio (1986)Caravaggio (1986)Movie critics combined give Caravaggio a score of 2.0233 out of 4
2.0233
12
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NADrama, BiographyN/A ...more about Caravaggio  starring Noam Almaz and Dawn Archibald
32Movie reviews for Heart Like a Wheel (1983)Heart Like a Wheel (1983)Movie critics combined give Heart Like a Wheel a score of 1.9697 out of 4
1.9697
9
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NADrama, Biography, Sports $6.06 Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them ...more about Heart Like a Wheel  starring Jesse Aragon and Bonnie Bedelia
33Movie reviews for Cross Creek (1983)Cross Creek (1983)Movie critics combined give Cross Creek a score of 1.9569 out of 4
1.9569
7
reviews
NADrama, Biography $6.97 ...more about Cross Creek  starring Mary Steenburgen and Rip Torn
34Movie reviews for Grey Fox, The (1982)Grey Fox, The (1982)Movie critics combined give Grey Fox a score of 1.9526 out of 4
1.9526
9
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NAWestern, BiographyN/AOld West highwayman Bill Miner, known to Pinkertons as "The Gentleman Bandit," is released in 1901 ...more about Grey Fox  starring Richard Farnsworth and Jackie Burroughs
35Movie reviews for Cry Freedom (1987)Cry Freedom (1987)Movie critics combined give Cry Freedom a score of 1.9431 out of 4
1.9431
13
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NADrama, Biography $6.09 Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has ...more about Cry Freedom  starring Josette Simon and Wabei Siyolwe
36Movie reviews for Nijinsky (1980)Nijinsky (1980)Movie critics combined give Nijinsky a score of 1.8866 out of 4
1.8866
13
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NADrama, BiographyN/ASet in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical ...more about Nijinsky  starring Alan Bates and George De La Pena
37Movie reviews for Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba, A (1988)Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba, A (1988)Movie critics combined give Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba a score of 1.8263 out of 4
1.8263
1
reviews
NABiography, Documentary, Music $16.99 ...more about Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba
38Movie reviews for Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (1988)Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (1988)Movie critics combined give Vincent Price: The Sinister Image a score of 1.8263 out of 4
1.8263
2
reviews
NABiography, Documentary $13.58 ...more about Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
39Movie reviews for Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)Movie critics combined give Thelonious Monk: Straight a score of 1.7989 out of 4
1.7989
2
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NABiography, Documentary, Music $6.59 ...more about Thelonious Monk: Straight
40Movie reviews for Boy in Blue, The (1986)Boy in Blue, The (1986)Movie critics combined give Boy in Blue a score of 1.7606 out of 4
1.7606
6
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NADrama, Biography, Sports $4.55 Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan ...more about Boy in Blue  starring Nicolas Cage and Cynthia Dale
41Movie reviews for Romero (1989)Romero (1989)Movie critics combined give Romero a score of 1.7061 out of 4
1.7061
9
reviews
NADrama, BiographyN/AIn El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the ...more about Romero  starring Raul Julia and Richard Jordan
42Movie reviews for My American Cousin (1985)My American Cousin (1985)Movie critics combined give My American Cousin a score of 1.6665 out of 4
1.6665
8
reviews
NADrama, BiographyN/ATwelve years old Sandy lives with her parents and two younger sisters on an idyllic ranch in Canada. ...more about My American Cousin  starring Margaret Langrick and John Wildman
43Movie reviews for Abuse (1983)Abuse (1983)Movie critics combined give Abuse a score of 1.6528 out of 4
1.6528
4
reviews
NADrama, BiographyN/AThomas is 14 and effeminate with family problems. In the hospital, after being beaten by his ...more about Abuse
44Movie reviews for Patty Hearst (1988)Patty Hearst (1988)Movie critics combined give Patty Hearst a score of 1.6208 out of 4
1.6208
11
reviews
NADrama, BiographyN/AThe true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time ...more about Patty Hearst  starring Natasha Richardson and William Forsythe
45Movie reviews for Wired (1989)Wired (1989)Movie critics combined give Wired a score of 1.5660 out of 4
1.5660
12
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NADrama, Fantasy, Biography, ComedyN/AWe open up on the evening of March 5, 1982, with the dead body of John Belushi being reeled into a ...more about Wired  starring Michael Chiklis and Ray Sharkey
46Movie reviews for This Is Elvis (1981)This Is Elvis (1981)Movie critics combined give This Is Elvis a score of 1.5660 out of 4
1.5660
9
reviews
NADrama, Biography, MusicN/A ...more about This Is Elvis  starring David Scott and Paul Boensch III
47Movie reviews for Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1985)Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1985)Movie critics combined give Adventures of Mark Twain a score of 1.4808 out of 4
1.4808
3
reviews
GAdventure, Biography, Family, Animation $5.99 Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows ...more about Adventures of Mark Twain  starring Carol Edelman and James Whitmore
48Movie reviews for Fantastic World of M.C. Escher, The (1980)Fantastic World of M.C. Escher, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Fantastic World of M.C. Escher a score of 1.4245 out of 4
1.4245
1
reviews
NABiography, Documentary $13.25 ...more about Fantastic World of M.C. Escher  starring M.C. Escher
49Movie reviews for If You Could See What I Hear (1982)If You Could See What I Hear (1982)Movie critics combined give If You Could See What I Hear a score of 1.4062 out of 4
1.4062
1
reviews
NADrama, BiographyN/A ...more about If You Could See What I Hear  starring Marc Singer
50Movie reviews for Shaka Zulu (1987)Shaka Zulu (1987)Movie critics combined give Shaka Zulu a score of 1.3743 out of 4
1.3743
2
reviews
NAAction, BiographyN/AThe true story of the life and rise to power of Shaka, the greatest Zulu leader in history. ...more about Shaka Zulu  starring Edward Fox and Robert Powell
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