Best movies — biographie on Prime Video : our Top 20

1993 · Steven Spielberg

During the Second World War, industrialist Oskar Schindler risks everything to defy the Nazi regime, using his factories and connections to employ, protect, and ultimately save more than a thousand Jewish people from deportation and death.

With Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz and Malgorzata Gebel

1990 · Martin Scorsese

Based on the real-life rise of Henry Hill, a Brooklyn youth of Irish and Sicilian parentage who is taken under the wing of local mobsters and, mentored by Jimmy Conway, climbs the hierarchy of a Mafia crew.

With Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero and Tony Darrow

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

2004 · Oliver Hirschbiegel

the Third Reich is unraveling as Soviet armies pour in from the east and Allied forces advance from the west. Inside a besieged Berlin, Hitler insists on fighting to the bitter end, ordering his commanders into a hopeless defense. After his suicide, the surviving military leaders must confront the reality of defeat, find a way to stop the slaughter engulfing the city and bring their forces to surrender.

With Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch and Christian Berkel

2013 · Martin Scorsese

A New York stockbroker, caught in the crosshairs of a sprawling securities fraud probe, refuses to turn state's evidence, drawing him deeper into a tangled web of Wall Street corruption, corporate banking collusion, and organized crime influence. Adapted from the autobiography of Jordan Belfort.

With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner and Jon Bernthal

2001 · Ron Howard

A gifted but socially awkward mathematician rises rapidly after a groundbreaking theoretical breakthrough, poised for worldwide recognition. Recruited into covert cryptographic work, he is pulled into a web of secrecy and conspiracy that blurs the boundaries between truth and paranoia. As his brilliant mind unravels, he must endure a harrowing personal descent and a painful struggle to reclaim his identity and make sense of the life he once thought he controlled.

With Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, Josh Lucas and Adam Goldberg

1984 · Miloš Forman

Antonio Salieri, a strict and highly disciplined Italian composer, is overtaken by envy and bitterness toward the hedonistic, astonishingly gifted young Salzburg-born composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

With F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole and Jeffrey Jones

2002 · Steven Spielberg

Before his nineteenth birthday, Frank Abagnale Jr. assumes a string of high-profile identities—posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—to cash millions in fraudulent checks. A relentless FBI agent makes it his mission to catch him, but Frank stays several moves ahead, thriving on the thrill of the chase and his ability to slip away.

With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams and James Brolin

1980 · Martin Scorsese

A gifted fighter reaches the top of his sport through relentless aggression and a volatile temper, only to have that same rage unravel his relationships and destroy his life outside the ring.

With Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Mario Gallo and Bernie Allen

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

2024 · Walter Salles

Set against Brazil's 1971 military dictatorship, the wife of a once-prominent politician is plunged into crisis by a sudden act of brutal arbitrariness; stripped of certainties, she must reinvent herself and steer her family toward an uncertain but self-made future.

With Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Valentina Herszage, Luiza Kozovski, Bárbara Luz and Guilherme Silveira

2013 · Steve McQueen

On the eve of the American Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted, stripped of his liberty, and sold into slavery. Enduring harsh cruelty and occasional acts of compassion, he fights to survive while holding fast to his dignity. After twelve years of captivity, a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist sets in motion the possibility of his return to freedom.

With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson and Adepero Oduye

2015 · Tom McCarthy

Based on true events, Boston Globe reporters expose a widespread pattern of child sexual abuse and systematic concealment by leaders of the local Catholic archdiocese, igniting a scandal that reverberates throughout the global Church.

With Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and Brian d'Arcy James

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

2013 · Jean-Marc Vallée

Inspired by real events, the film follows Ron Woodroof — a hard-living, womanizing and openly homophobic man who, in 1986, is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given just thirty days to live.

With Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn, Michael O'Neill and Dallas Roberts

2010 · Tom Hooper

When his older brother abdicates, Albert—nicknamed Bertie—is suddenly crowned king despite a debilitating stammer that saps his confidence and fuels doubts about his suitability. He reluctantly seeks out Lionel Logue, an unconventional speech therapist whose candid methods and insistence on emotional as well as vocal work forge an unlikely bond between them. Through persistence, surprising techniques, and growing trust, Bertie learns to master public speaking and summon the strength to address the nation as Europe edges toward war.

With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon and Jennifer Ehle

1962 · David Lean

Amid the turmoil of World War I, English officer Thomas Edward "T.E." Lawrence embarks on a perilous campaign to rally disparate, often feuding Arab tribes into a united fighting force to challenge Ottoman rule.

With Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer and Anthony Quayle

1980 · David Lynch

In Victorian London, a compassionate surgeon frees a severely disfigured man who has been exploited as a sideshow attraction. As their unlikely relationship grows, the man's extraordinary intelligence, emotional depth and dignity gradually emerge beneath his frightening appearance, forcing those around him to confront their own prejudices. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (portrayed as John Merrick in the film).

With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones and Michael Elphick

2013 · Paul Greengrass

Based on true events, Captain Richard Phillips must confront a violent boarding by Somali pirates in 2009 when his US-flagged cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama, is taken. The unprecedented seizure—the first successful hijacking of an American merchant vessel in nearly two centuries—sets off a tense hostage crisis and a high-stakes rescue effort.

With Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali and Michael Chernus

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