| 100% | ABEAUTIFUL | 10 | "___ Mind," American biographical drama film from 2001 based on the life of Nobel Laureate in Economics, John Nash: 2 wds. |
| 69% | BEAUTIFULMIND | 13 | 2001 American biographical drama film starring Russell Crowe, based on the life of a Nobel Laureate in Economics, Josh Nash, "A ___": 2 wds. |
| 50% | IMITATIONGAME | 13 | "The ___" American historical drama film from 2014 based on the life of a British mathematician, Alan Turing: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EVERYTHING | 10 | "The Theory of ___," biographical romantic drama film from 2014 based on the life of Stephen Hawking |
| 37% | THEREVENANT | 11 | 2015 American semi-biographical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio based on the life of frontiersman Hugh Glass: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | 2015 biographical drama film starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin (birthday today), based on the co-founder of Apple Inc.: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IMITATIONGAME | 13 | "The ___," 2014 historical drama film based on the life of computer scientist Alan Turing: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___," 2010 biographical drama film starring Jesse Eisenberg and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie starrer biographical film based on the life of an American supermodel |
| 33% | FIGURES | 7 | "Hidden ___," 2016 biographical drama film based on the lives of African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA |
| 33% | GETON | 5 | "___ Up," 2014 biographical drama film co-produced by Mick Jagger that follows the life of soul singer James Brown: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___" 2010 biographical drama based on "The Accidental Billionaires," about the founding of Facebook: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MIND | 4 | "A Beautiful ___" biographical drama based on a novel by Sylvia Nasar which is about a Nobel laureate John Nash |
| 32% | MADISONCOUNTY | 13 | 1995 American romantic drama film "The Bridges of ___" directed by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the film: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LIMITS | 6 | "Without ___," 1998 biographical sports drama film based on the life of distance runner Steven Prefontaine |
| 31% | IAMBOLT | 7 | Name of the documentary sports drama based on the life of the nine-time Olympic gold winning athlete from 17a: 3 wds. |
| 31% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 American biographical survival film based on the travels of Christopher McCandless across North America, starring Emile Hirsch: 3 wds. |
| 31% | HERO | 4 | "The Last American ___," 1973 sports drama film based on the life of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson |
| 31% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across's 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SILKWOOD | 8 | American biographical drama film of 1983 starring Meryl Streep which is inspired by the life of a nuclear whistleblower, Karen |
| 30% | WHEEL | 5 | "Heart Like a ___," 1983 biographical drama film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney |
| 30% | FINDMEGUILTY | 12 | Comedy drama crime film starring Peter Dinklage which is based on a true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history: 3 wds. |
| 30% | MADEINAMERICA | 13 | "O.J.:___," documentary series, based on the life of O. J. Simpson, that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 30% | IRON | 4 | "The ___ Lady," British-French biographical drama film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher that stars Olivia Colman |
| 30% | GREENZONE | 9 | 2010 Matt Damon movie based on the nonfiction book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City": 2 wds. |