1. The Borgia (Los Borgia)
A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's “The Prince,” his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
2. Gol De Plata (Gol De Plata)
(Gol De Plata)
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
3. The First of the Few
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
It has an average vote of 6.658 on TMDB.
4. Coal Miner's Daughter
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
It has an average vote of 7.252 on TMDB.
5. Louisiana
The music-loving son of a Louisiana sharecropper uses his songs to graduate from college.
6. Darkest Hour
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
It has an average vote of 7.353 on TMDB.
7. Maurie
When an African-American basketball star suffers sudden paralysis, his white friend and teammate assists in his rehabilitation.
8. Suffragette
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.
It has an average vote of 7.25 on TMDB.
9. Pelé: Birth of a Legend
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
It has an average vote of 7.376 on TMDB.
10. Kill the Messenger
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
It has an average vote of 6.628 on TMDB.
11. The Young Karl Marx (Le Jeune Karl Marx)
26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.
It has an average vote of 6.837 on TMDB.
12. Pawn Sacrifice
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
It has an average vote of 6.759 on TMDB.
13. Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint Laurent)
A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
It has an average vote of 6.648 on TMDB.
14. Churchill
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
15. Benediction
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Tommy's Honour
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honor - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
17. On My Skin (Sulla mia pelle)
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
18. The Last Emperor
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
It has an average vote of 7.627 on TMDB.
19. GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
It has an average vote of 8.464 on TMDB.
20. Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
It has an average vote of 8.012 on TMDB.