Best movies — biographie on Disney+ : our Top 20

1992 ·

Seen through the eyes of his friend Bobby Ciaro, the film follows union leader James R. Hoffa as he rises to prominence and confronts a series of fierce clashes with the RTA and President Roosevelt. It traces the personal and political toll of his struggles, revealing the costs of power and loyalty.

With Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh, John C. Reilly, Natalija Nogulich and Kevin Crowley

1995 · Mel Gibson

After his childhood sweetheart and new wife Murron is brutally killed, Scottish warrior William Wallace retaliates by ambushing and killing a detachment of the local English lord’s soldiers — an act that sparks a village uprising which soon grows into a nationwide rebellion against English rule.

With Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, Brendan Gleeson and James Robinson

2002 · Costa-Gavras

Kurt Gerstein, a scientist working at the Waffen-SS Institute for Hygiene, is horrified to learn that a toxic gas he helped develop is being used to annihilate Jewish people. Tormented by conscience, he allies with Riccardo Fontana, a young Jesuit priest, and together they embark on a desperate campaign to alert the outside world. Despite their warnings and pleas, their efforts are ignored—even by officials within the Vatican.

With Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Marcel Iureș, Ion Caramitru and Friedrich von Thun

2019 · James Mangold

In 1966, American car designer Carroll Shelby teams up with British-born driver Ken Miles to fight corporate politics, the limits of engineering, and their own inner conflicts as they build a groundbreaking race car for Ford and challenge Enzo Ferrari’s dominance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

With Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe and Tracy Letts

2007 · Ridley Scott

More than thirty years after his rise as a Jewish mobster during Prohibition, a man returns to Manhattan’s Lower East Side and must face the lingering ghosts and regrets of the life he left behind.

With Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine and Armand Assante

2023 · Michael Mann

In the summer of 1957, former racing champion Enzo Ferrari faces a personal and professional collapse as the company he and his wife Laura forged from nothing a decade before teeters on the verge of bankruptcy. Their stormy marriage is tested further by the pain of mourning one son and the uneasy acceptance of another.

With Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O'Connell, Gabriel Leone and Giuseppe Festinese

2005 · Ron Howard

Former boxer Jim Braddock, forced into retirement during the 1930s, stages an unlikely comeback in the ring to battle his way out of hardship and lift his family from poverty.

With Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill and David Huband

1965 · Robert Wise

In late-1930s Austria, a spirited young woman training at a convent accepts a job as governess to the seven children of a widowed naval captain. Her bold energy and passion for music rekindle laughter and unity in the household, changing their lives as Europe edges toward war.

With Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr and Heather Menzies

1969 · George Roy Hill

In the 1890s, as the open range gives way to towns and sheriffs, two Wyoming fugitives find themselves chased by a relentless posse. With the frontier closing in, they make a desperate run for freedom, heading to South America in the hope that distance and unfamiliar territory will put them beyond the reach of the law.

With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey and George Furth

1994 · Tim Burton

A largely true chronicle of an infamous filmmaker derided as the worst in the business, who—alongside a motley band of eccentric collaborators—pumped out a steady stream of low-budget B-movies yet never managed to achieve fame or success.

With Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray and Lisa Marie

2000 · Boaz Yakin

After guiding his team through fifteen consecutive winning seasons, Coach Bill Yoast is demoted when administrators install Herman Boone — a hard-edged, outspoken leader whose methods and personality starkly contrast with the well-liked Yoast. Pressed into partnership, the two men set aside their conflicts and, through discipline and growing mutual respect, turn a fractured, hostile roster into a unified, championship-caliber team.

With Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood and Ethan Suplee

2005 · James Mangold

Following Johnny Cash's rise from a childhood spent laboring on an Arkansas cotton farm to his breakthrough at Sun Records in Memphis, the film traces his personal and professional journey as he makes music alongside contemporaries like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

With Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller and Larry Bagby

2008 · James Marsh

On August 7, 1974, French wire-walker Philippe Petit stepped onto a cable illegally strung between New York’s World Trade Center twin towers — then the tallest buildings on Earth. For nearly an hour he balanced, danced and improvised 1,350 feet above Manhattan’s sidewalks before being taken into custody. This mesmerizing, buoyant documentary reconstructs the daring plot, the tension of the act itself, and the breathtaking audacity of Petit's most celebrated feat.

With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner and Barry Greenhouse

2015 · Adam McKay

During a worldwide financial collapse, a small group of men exploits the chaos to turn the crisis into vast personal fortunes.

With Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater and John Magaro

2006 · Kevin Macdonald

Fresh from completing his medical training, young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan seeks adventure and travels to Uganda as President Obote’s rule collapses. When General Idi Amin seizes power, Garrigan is summoned to serve as the dictator’s personal physician, thrust into the perilous inner circle of a rapidly changing regime.

With Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo and Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga

1999 · Kimberly Peirce

In the wide Nebraska prairie, a young trans man sets out to define who he is against the pressures of small‑town life, building new relationships and testing the bonds that hold him to home. As he searches for intimacy and acceptance, he must navigate family expectations, quiet prejudices, and the risks of opening his heart.

With Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Alison Folland and Jeannetta Arnette

1970 · Franklin J. Schaffner

A cinematic portrait of General George S. Patton, this film traces the rise of a brilliant and contentious U.S. armor commander during World War II. It follows his campaigns from the deserts of North Africa to the advance into Germany and the eventual collapse of the Third Reich, while also examining the darker side of his character—his explosive temper, frequent clashes with superiors, and tendency toward insubordination—and how those flaws affected his career and legacy.

With George C. Scott, Stephen Young, Frank Latimore, Karl Michael Vogler, Karl Malden, Michael Strong and Carey Loftin

2001 · Mitch Davis

John H. Groberg, a young man from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific in the 1950s to serve as a Mormon missionary in the remote island kingdom of Tonga. Leaving behind a loving family and the woman he adores, Jean, he relies on letters from home to steady him through moments of loneliness and doubt. Faced with language barriers, harsh living conditions and deep-seated suspicion, John must patiently earn the trust and affection of the Tongan people he seeks to serve. Over three eventful years, he discovers unexpected friendships, hard-won wisdom and life-changing experiences that reshape him forever.

With Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Joe Folau, Miriama Smith, Gerald R. Molen, Nathaniel Lees and Alvin Fitisemanu

2013 ·

P.L. Travers, the author behind Mary Poppins, confronts the ghosts of her youth as she cautiously contends with Walt Disney’s determined efforts to turn her stories into a feature film.

With Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Ruth Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Bradley Whitford

2004 · Gavin O'Connor

College coach Herb Brooks takes charge of the U.S. men's hockey team ahead of the 1980 Olympics, bringing a daring, abrasive approach to leadership. After recruiting a roster of talented but hot-headed collegiate stars who suffer a stinging early defeat, Brooks reshapes their attitude and focus, forging them into a disciplined unit determined to topple the dominant Soviet powerhouse.

With Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill and Patrick O'Brien Demsey