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Biography

This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.

Love, Lust and Lies (2009)

Director: Gillian Armstrong

'Love, Lust & Lies' is the fifth documentary in a series Gillian Armstrong has been making about the lives, hopes and dreams of three honest, lively A... Read more

Mademoiselle C (2013)

5.7/10
Director: Fabien Constant
Starring: Carine Roitfeld

Carine Roitfeld ran French Vogue for 10 years, building a reputation as one of fashion's most influential movers. Her inner circle of friends includes... Read more

Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace (2004)

8.3/10

"Biography" profiles the small man who took a great nation on his shoulders and changed the world. Trace his rise to power and fearless campaign of tr... Read more

Maiden (2018)

7.7/10

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round... Read more

Man Of Aran (1934)

7.5/10
Director: Robert Flaherty

Flaherty's staggering award winning documentary "Man Of Aran" records the lives of the Aran islanders who reside just off Ireland's west coast in the... Read more

Mandela: The Living Legend (1996)

6.9/10
Starring: Nelson Mandela

With unprecedented access to Nelson Mandela, world leaders and those closest to him, this is the story of Mandela from the perspective of those who kn... Read more

Manny (2014)

7.2/10
Director: Leon Gast, Ryan Moore
Starring: Manny Pacquiao

Narrated by Liam Neeson and directed by Ryan Moore and Academy Award winner Leon Gast ('When We Were Kings'), 'Manny' is an inspirational tale of a ma... Read more

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards (2017)

6.3/10
Director: Michael Roberts

An in-depth portrait of master shoe designer Manolo Blahnik and a behind-the-scenes look into the world of the fashion icon. Read more

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

8.2/10
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Starring: Noam Chomsky

Funny, provocative and suprisingly accessible, 'Manufacturing Consent' explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, the world renowned lingu... Read more

Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor (1998)

6.9/10

For 25 years Mao Tse Tung ruled one quarter of the world's population. Presiding over one of the most radical experiments in social reform ever seen... Read more