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Best Inspirational Biography Movies

10 Best Inspirational Biography Movies

Looking for good inspirational biography movies? You can’t go wrong with any of these films.

1. The Shawshank Redemption

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.”

—Andy Dufresne

2. The Pianist 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“If you prick us, do we not bleed? It you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”

—Henryk Szpilman

3. Braveheart 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take… OUR FREEDOM!”

—William Wallace

4. Lawrence of Arabia 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“Truly, for some men, nothing is written unless THEY write it.”

—Sherif Ali

5. Amadeus 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“Forgive me, Majesty. I’m a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not.”

—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6. Raging Bull 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“If you win, you win. If you lose, you still win.”

—Joey LaMotta

7. A Beautiful Mind 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.”

—John Nash

8. Rush 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“A wise man can learn more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

—Niki Lauda

9. Hotel Rwanda 

Hotel Rwanda

“There’s always room.”

—Paul Rusesabagina

10. Gandhi 

Best Inspirational Biography Movies

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

—Mahatma Gandhi

Honorable Mentions

  1. The Elephant Man 
  2. The Imitation Game 
  3. Catch Me If You Can 
  4. The Pursuit of Happyness 
  5. Walk The Line 

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