Biographical Documentary Movies

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by...

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on...

The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court...

From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.

A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to...

Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully...

Explore the formative years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the profound influence of original bandmate Hillel Slovak.

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film...

An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in...

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful...

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through...

The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an...

A documentary film that chronicles the extraordinary personal and entrepreneurial journey of Renzo Rosso, one of the most visionary figures in...

This is the story of a man who climbed the Hollywood ladder, one rung at a time, until he reached the top and became the most popular American actor...

What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life...

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr....