This biopic of musician and composer Joseph Bologne may take his fame to the next level.

The biopic of Emily Brontë focuses on the years leading up to the publication of Wuthering Heights and her death.

The brash biopic dramatizes an eventful year in Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s life, when she turned 40.

You don’t have to be an ardent fan of Steven Spielberg to enter his semiautobiographical bildungsroman, set in 1950s/’60s suburbia, though it wouldn’t hurt.

French actress Nathalie Boutefeu stars as Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, in a solo tour de force.

This restrained biopic is one of the most thoughtful to come out of Hollywood in recent years.

A strong character study of a 13-year-old Polish Jew who disguised herself for two years during World War II. Based on a true story.

The strengths of this animated biopic are its visuals and Keira Knightley’s performance.

Steven Knight’s screenplay imagines Princess Diana at her breaking point while spending the Christmas holidays with the entire royal family, circa 1991.