Val Kimler played a maverick rock star in 1991.
The Doors
Sigourney Weaver played conservationist Diane Fossey in this 1987 film.
Gorillas in the Mist
1994 - Johny Depp played this horror movie maker.
Ed Wood
Joaquin Phoenix plays Johny Cash in this 2005 biopic.
Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman played this writer and won an Oscar in 2005.
Capote
Warren Beatty plays John Reed in this 1981 movie about Russian revolution.
Reds
1998 biographical film about the running star Steve Prefontaine.
Without Limits
2005 - Russel Crowe boxes as James Braddock.
Cinderella Man
2003 - Gwyneth Paltrow plays this suicidal poet.
Sylvia
1994 - Jennifer Jason Leigh starred as the writer Dorothy Parker.
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
A 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
2006 - Forrest Whitaker plays the dictator Idi Amin.
The Last King of Scotland
Peter O'Toole in this 1962 desert classic.
Lawrence of Arabia
Robert De Niro plays the boxer Jake La Motta in this 1980 classic.
Raging Bull
Tom Cruise starred as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in 1989.
Born on the Fourth of July
2001 - Di Caprio plays the conman Frank Abagnale.
Catch Me if You Can
2001 - Russell Crowe played scientist John Nash.
A Beautiful Mind
Martin Scorsese directed this 1997 film about Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Kundun
1984 film starring F.Murray Abraham who plays the rival of a musical genius.
Amadeus
2002 - Adrian Brody won an Oscar for his portrayal of Polish pianist Władysław Szpilman.
The Pianist
1980 biographical film which tells the story of country music performer Loretta Lynn starring Sissy Spacek.
Coal Miner's Daughter
2001 - Will Smith played this 'i am the greatest' sportsman.
Ali
1970 George C. Scott portrayed this American general.
Patton
1993 - Angela Bassett played Tina Turner.
What's Love Got to Do with It?
2002 - Salma Hayek plays this Mexican artist.
Frida
2003 film about the life of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos played by Charlize Theron.
Monster
1941 movie in which Gary Cooper played the most decoracted US soldier in WWI.
Sergeant York
1962 movie about Helen Keller starring Patty Duke.
The Miracle Worker
Barbra Streisand in this 1968 movie about Fanny Brice.
Funny Girl
Di Caprio plays Howard Hughes in this 2004 Scorsese movie.
The Aviator
1992 - Denzel Washington - Alex Haley's biography.
Malcolm X
2001 - Johnny Depp played the cocaine importer George Jung.
Blow
Robert Downey Jr. played this comic genius in 1992.
Chaplin
1996 biopic about an Irish patriot and revolutionary played by Liam Neeson.
Michael Collins
1990 film that portrays the life of gangster Henry Hill.
Goodfellas
1968 biography of the Armenian Sayat Nova (King of Song), by the Soviet director Sergei Parajanov.
The Color of Pomegranate
Colin Farrell plays this great conqueror in 2004.
Alexander
1972 biographical film which tells the story of jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Lady Sings the Blues
Kirk Douglas plays Van Gogh in this 1956 classic.
Lust for Life
Jim Carrey played Andy Kaufman in this 1999 film.
Man on the Moon
Johnny Depp plays playwright J.M.Barrie in this 2004 movie.
Finding Neverland
1967 film about runaways starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
Bonnie and Clyde
1995 - Anthony Hopkins played this disgraced public figure.
Nixon
Inspirational 1999 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal playing Homer Hickam.
October Sky
2000 - Ed Harris starred as this iconic artist.
Pollock
A 1956 drama film based on the boxing legend Rocky Graziano starring Paul Newman.
Somebody Up There Likes Me
2004 - Jamie Foxx plays this blind singer.
Ray
Howard Stern plays himself in this 1997 biopic.
Private Parts
1994 - Gary Oldman plays Beethoven.
Immortal Beloved
John Lone played the ruler Pu-Yi in this 1987 epic.
The Last Emperor
1998 film loosely based on a queen of England, played by Cate Blanchett.
Elizabeth
1977, Brad Davis plays Bill Hayes who got struck in a Turkish prison.
Midnight Express
1996 - Oscar-winning film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical based on the life of Eva Perón.
Evita
1989 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis which tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who can only move one foot.
My Left Foot
Marlon Brando starred in this 1954 movie depicting a famous revolutionary.
Viva Zapata!
2004 - Gael García Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna ride as Che Guevera and Alberto Granado.
The Motorcycle Diaries
1960 biographical film that tells the story of the struggle by President FDR against polio.
Sunset at Campobello
1996 - Geoffrey Rush won an oscar for portraying pianist David Helfgott.
Shine
Ben Kingsley in 1982's multiple oscar winner.
Gandhi
Acclaimed 1993 film based on the life of prodigy chess player Joshua Waitzkin.
Searching for Bobby Fischer