Best biographical documentaries - Charts
Best biographical documentaries
1. The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver (2002)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Martin Šulík
Cast: Marek Juráček, Edita Levá
2. Senna (2010)
UK / France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello
3. Jan Werich: If Somebody Already Is (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Martin Slunečko, Miloslav Šmídmajer
Cast: Miroslav Táborský, Pavel Rímský
4. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Sweden / UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul
Cast: Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul
5. The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (2002)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Matej Mináč
Cast: Nicholas Winton, Karel Reisz
6. Lemmy (2010)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski
Cast: Lemmy, Alice Cooper
7. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan
9. The Crash Reel (2013)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Lucy Walker
Cast: Shaun White, Rory Bushfield
10. Jane (2017)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Brett Morgen
Cast: Jane Goodall, Hugo van Lawick
11. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Jason Ferguson
Cast: Alex Ferguson
12. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Jan Harlan
Cast: Stanley Kubrick, Tom Cruise
13. When You're Strange (2009)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Johnny Depp, John Densmore
14. Ennio: The Maestro (2021)
Italy / Belgium, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino
15. 38 (2014)
Slovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Lukáš Zednikovič, Dano Dangl
Cast: Pavol Demitra, Mária Demitrová
16. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Andrew Solt
Cast: John Lennon, David Bowie
17. Karel Zeman: Adventurer in Film (2015)
Czech Republic / Canada, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Tomáš Hodan
Cast: Karel Zeman, Ludmila Zemanová
18. Rivers and Tides (2001)
Germany / Finland, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Cast: Andy Goldsworthy, Anna Goldsworthy
19. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Lili Fini Zanuck
Cast: Eric Clapton, John Mayall
20. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Israel / France, Animation / Documentary
Directed by: Ari Folman
Cast: Ari Folman, אורי סיון
21. Be Here Now (2015)
USA / Australia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Lilibet Foster
Cast: Andy Whitfield
22. Hitler, a Career (1977)
West Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer
Cast: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring
23. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: George Harrison, John Lennon
24. Nightwish: End of Innocence (2003)
Finland, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Arto Halonen, Timo Halonen
Cast: Tarja Turunen, Tuomas Holopainen
25. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Sam Jones
Cast: Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta
26. Marley (2012)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff
27. Daddy (2004)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Jan Svěrák, Martin Dostál
Cast: Zdeněk Svěrák, Jan Svěrák
28. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
France / Italy, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
29. Jako bychom dnes zemřít měli (2016)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Roman Vávra
Cast: Josef Toufar, Ondřej Vetchý
30. Milos Forman: What Doesn't Kill You... (2009)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Cast: Miloš Forman, Petr Forman
31. My Best Fiend (1999)
Germany / UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski
32. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Marina Zenovich
Cast: Robin Williams, Laurie Williams
33. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Brian Knappenberger
Cast: David Sirota
34. Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Brett Morgen
Cast: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love
35. Ventura dit... Lino (1997)
France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Clélia Ventura, Babeth Si Ramdane
Cast: Lino Ventura, Claude Pinoteau
36. Fire of Love (2022)
Canada / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Sara Dosa
Cast: Miranda July, Katia Krafft
38. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
Ireland / UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Julien Temple
Cast: Bono, John Cusack
39. Crossfire Hurricane (2012)
UK / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Brett Morgen
Cast: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
40. What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Dick Cavett
41. Nepřítelem osudu (2008)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Short
Directed by: Ondřej Krejcar
Cast: Zdeněk Svěrák
42. Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Robert B. Weide
Cast: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
43. I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Adrian Buitenhuis
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Don Swayze
44. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Mike Fleiss, Mike Piscitelli
Cast: Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne
45. Gabin intime, aristocrate et paysan (2006)
France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Serge Korber
Cast: Francis Huster, Françoise Arnoul
46. Když kámen promluví (2010)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Viliam Poltikovič
Cast: Jaroslav Dušek, Iveta Dušková
47. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Matthew Akers
Cast: David Blaine, James Franco
48. Chasing Ice (2012)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Jeff Orlowski
Cast: Louie Psihoyos, Jeff Orlowski
49. Pavarotti (2019)
UK / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Luciano Pavarotti, Bono
52. Nicky's Family (2011)
Slovakia / Czech Republic, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Matej Mináč
Cast: Nicholas Winton, Jana Kepková
53. Amy (2015)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson
54. Tina (2021)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
Cast: Tina Turner, Angela Bassett
55. My 20th Century (2005)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Olga Sommerová
Cast: Soňa Červená, Lenka Reinerová
56. Beyond Utopia (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Madeleine Gavin
Cast: Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong Un
57. Einstein (2008)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Philip Shane
Cast: Albert Einstein, Michio Kaku
58. Belmondo, le magnifique (2016)
France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Bruno Sevaistre
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Bedos
59. Man on Wire (2008)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: James Marsh, Idir Serghine
Cast: Ahcen Titi, Akim Isker
60. The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022)
UK / France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Werner Herzog, Maurice Krafft
61. Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Stevan Riley
Cast: Marlon Brando, Stella Adler
62. The Magic Voice of a Rebel (2014)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Olga Sommerová
Cast: Marta Kubišová, Aneta Langerová
63. David Gilmour: Wider Horizons (2015)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Kieran Evans
Cast: David Gilmour
64. A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story (2020)
Argentina, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Francisco Macri
65. This Is Elvis (1981)
USA, Biography / Music
Directed by: Andrew Solt, Malcolm Leo
Cast: Elvis Presley, Steve Allen
66. EFKA: Nejrychlejší holka ve vesmíru (2024)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Markus Krug
Cast: Eva Adamczyková
67. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Tamra Davis
Cast: Rene Ricard, Jean-Michel Basquiat
68. I Am Paul Walker (2018)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Adrian Buitenhuis
Cast: Paul Walker, Caleb Walker
70. 20 Seconds of Joy (2007)
Germany, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Jens Hoffmann
Cast: Jeb Corliss
71. Hawking (2013)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Stephen Finnigan
Cast: Stephen Hawking, Buzz Aldrin
72. The Goebbels Experiment (2005)
Germany / UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Lutz Hachmeister
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Udo Samel
73. Stingl - Little Big Okima (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Steve Lichtag
Cast: Miloslav Stingl, Adam Chroust
77. Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)
Canada, Biography / Documentary
Directed by: Sam Dunn, Reg Harkema
Cast: Alice Cooper, Elton John
78. Zdravý nemocný Vlastimilený Brodský (1999)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Ondřej Havelka
Cast: Vlastimil Brodský, Ondřej Havelka
79. Dreams About Stray Cats (2021)
Czech Republic / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: David Sís
80. Ark of Lights and Shadows (2018)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Jan E. Svatoš
Cast: Martin E. Johnson, Osa Johnson
81. Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Thom Zimny
Cast: Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley
83. Life Itself (2014)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Steve James
Cast: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert
84. Through the Eyes of the Photographer (2015)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Matej Mináč
Cast: Zuzana Mináčová, Matej Mináč
85. The Sparks Brothers (2021)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael
86. The Wildest Dream (2010)
USA, Biography / Documentary
Directed by: Anthony Geffen
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Ralph Fiennes
87. The Great Buster (2018)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Buster Keaton, Peter Bogdanovich
88. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
France / Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Werner Herzog, Dieter Dengler
89. Al Capone: Scarface (1995)
USA, Documentary / Biography
91. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Brett Morgen, Nanette Burstein
Cast: Robert Evans, Eddie Albert
92. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)
USA / UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
93. Milli Vanilli (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Luke Korem
Cast: Diane Warren, Timbaland
94. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
USA / France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Richard Press
Cast: Bill Cunningham, Iris Apfel
95. Jan Koller: Příběh obyčejného kluka (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Petr Větrovský
Cast: Jan Koller, Zuzana Sophia Petzold
96. Dezo Hoffmann – Photographer of The Beatles (2022)
Slovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Patrik Lančarič
97. Jaromír Jágr (1997)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Tomáš Tintěra
Cast: Jaromír Jágr, Slavomír Lener
98. Williams (2017)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Morgan Matthews
Cast: Emily Bevan, Jenny Funnell
99. The Hitler Chronicles (2017)
Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Hermann Pölking
Cast: Adolf Hitler
