"Non-Drama Biographies" Movies

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Nearly all biographical movies are dramas. There are a few exceptions, with many that are turned into comedies, and even some that are thrillers, horror movies, or adventures.

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TitleProduction
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Box Office
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Box Office
Dec 25, 2024Better Man
Nov 22, 2024Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. As…
Nov 1, 2024Lost On A Mountain In Maine $385,442$385,442$385,442
Sep 13, 2024Winner
Sep 15, 2023Dumb Money $30,000,000$220,947$13,919,484$17,956,910
Aug 25, 2023Gran Turismo: Based on a Tr… $17,410,552$44,428,554$117,862,107
May 12, 2023Blackberry $740,000$2,418,546$2,798,747
Apr 14, 2023The Pope’s Exorcist $18,000,000$9,006,368$20,009,380$72,913,467
Mar 17, 2023Pinball The Man Who Saved t…
Nov 4, 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Sep 23, 2022Bandit $387,246
Dec 25, 2019Yip Man 4 $1,459,523$3,956,031$192,617,891
Sep 28, 2018The Old Man and the Gun $15,800,000$142,131$11,277,120$16,955,673
Jun 1, 2018American Animals $134,793$2,853,526$4,535,409
Nov 22, 2017The Man Who Invented Christmas $1,357,129$5,676,110$8,558,693
Aug 12, 2016Anthropoid $1,233,516$2,963,630$5,264,706
Jan 22, 2016Yip Man 3 $36,000,000$784,839$2,679,437$157,300,954
Dec 11, 2015In the Heart of the Sea $100,000,000$11,053,366$25,020,758$89,693,309
Sep 11, 2015Lang Tu Teng $212,616$117,591,252
Oct 18, 2013The Fifth Estate $26,000,000$1,673,351$3,254,172$6,154,172
Aug 26, 2009Taking Woodstock $29,000,000$3,457,760$7,460,204$10,066,366
Aug 7, 2009Julie & Julia $40,000,000$20,027,956$94,125,426$131,516,178
Oct 3, 2008How to Lose Friends & Alien… $28,000,000$1,430,294$2,775,593$12,031,443
Aug 22, 2008The Longshots $23,000,000$4,080,687$11,511,323$11,778,396
Dec 21, 2007Charlie Wilson’s War $75,000,000$9,656,250$66,661,095$119,512,771
Apr 6, 2007The Hoax $25,000,000$1,449,320$7,164,995$7,164,995
Oct 27, 2006Catch a Fire $14,000,000$2,026,997$4,299,773$5,782,198
Oct 20, 2006Running With Scissors $12,000,000$226,108$6,860,000$8,706,701
Dec 9, 2005Mrs. Henderson Presents $20,000,000$55,344$11,036,366$27,836,366
Oct 14, 2005Domino $50,000,000$4,670,120$10,169,202$23,574,057
Mar 5, 2004Hidalgo $78,000,000$18,829,435$67,286,731$108,086,731
Jan 28, 2000Isn't She Great $36,000,000$1,368,705$2,954,405$2,954,405
Dec 25, 1998Patch Adams $50,000,000$25,262,280$135,014,968$202,173,000
Jun 6, 1997Buddy $3,504,671$10,067,104$10,067,104
Oct 28, 1994Squanto: A Warrior's Tale $1,119,016$3,319,344$3,319,344
Oct 28, 1994The Road to Wellville $2,580,108$6,487,257$6,487,257
Sep 30, 1994Ed Wood $18,000,000$5,828,466$5,828,734
Dec 25, 1993Tombstone $25,000,000$8,720,255$56,505,065$56,505,065
Aug 21, 1992Christopher Columbus: The D… $3,101,563$8,251,071$8,251,071
Apr 12, 1991Impromptu $4,076,211$4,076,211
Feb 23, 1990Mountains of the Moon $4,011,793$4,011,793
Dec 1, 1988Talk Radio $4,000,000$3,468,572$3,468,572
Dec 23, 1987Good Morning Vietnam $13,000,000$123,922,370$123,922,582
Apr 25, 1980Where the Buffalo Roam $1,750,593$6,659,377$6,659,377
Feb 9, 1979Agatha $7,500,000$7,500,000
Oct 24, 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sunda… $6,000,000$102,308,900$102,311,313
Dec 16, 1962Lawrence of Arabia $15,000,000$37,495,385$69,995,047
Aug 7, 1962The Wonderful World of the … $8,920,615$8,920,615
Feb 21, 1956The Conqueror $9,000,000$9,016,347
May 17, 1950Annie Get Your Gun $3,768,785$8,000,000$8,000,000


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1800s4 - 1930s3 - 1960s5 - 1970s5 - 1980s4 - 1990s3 - 2000s4 - 2010s3 - Action Thriller4 - Addiction3 - Animal Lead3 - Autobiographical7 - Biography46 - Comedy Drama14 - Dysfunctional Family3 - Epilogue6 - Heroic Adventure3 - Infidelity3 - Inspired by a True Story4 - Investigative Journalist3 - Non-Chronological3 - Political6 - Political Thriller3 - Relationships Gone Wrong5 - Romance5 - Terrorism3 - Underdog3 - Voiceover/Narration3 - World War II3 - Writing and Writers5

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Action5 - Adventure9 - Black Comedy2 - Comedy21 - Horror1 - Musical2 - Thriller/Suspense7 - Western3

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Contemporary Fiction5 - Dramatization34 - Historical Fiction11

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Based on Factual Book/Article12 - Based on Fiction Book/Short Story7 - Based on Play1 - Based on Real Life Events23 - Based on Short Film1 - Original Screenplay6

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Animation/Live Action1 - Live Action48 - Multiple Production Methods1

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G1 - Not Rated3 - PG7 - PG-1313 - R20