THEME EXPLORATION

Historical Biography

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mahler
Mahler
1974 · Ken Russell
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
1980 · David Lynch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bill Condon USA

Condon excavates the interior lives of artists and outsiders through emotionally rich, visually sumptuous cinema.

 Phyllida Lloyd UK

Celebrates powerful women through vibrant, accessible narratives blending spectacle with intimate character study.

 Steven Spielberg United States

Masterfully crafts intimate historical biographical narratives like Lincoln and Schindler's List that humanize pivotal historical figures.