| 100% | BARFLY | 6 | 1987 comedy-drama film starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway based on the life of poet Charles Bukowski |
| 39% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IRONWEED | 8 | American Drama film of 1987 starring Meryl Streep which is based on William Kennedy's novel of the same name |
| 35% | 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. |
| 34% | 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. |
| 34% | SPY | 3 | "The ___," Netflix series based on the life of a Mossad agent directed by Gideon Raff and starring Sacha Baron Cohen |
| 33% | IRON | 4 | "The ___ Lady," British-French biographical drama film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher that stars Olivia Colman |
| 33% | 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. |
| 33% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie starrer biographical film based on the life of an American supermodel |
| 33% | TALE | 4 | "Hachi: A Dog's ___," 2009 drama film starring Richard Gere based on the true story of a faithful dog |
| 32% | 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. |
| 32% | AMADEUS | 7 | Peter Shaffer play based on the lives of Mozart and Salieri |
| 32% | OLLIE | 5 | "Stan & ___," 2018 comedy movie based on the lives of Laurel and Hardy |
| 32% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FOUNTAINHEAD | 12 | "The ___," 1949 drama film starring Gary Cooper which was based on a novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| 32% | AGORA | 5 | 2009 historical biopic based on the life of ancient Egyptian mathematician and astronomer Hypatia |
| 31% | RAY | 3 | 2004 musical starring Jamie Foxx that is based on the life of soul musician Charles |
| 31% | IMITATIONGAME | 13 | "The ___," 2014 historical drama film based on the life of computer scientist Alan Turing: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SENSEAND | 8 | "___ Sensibility," 1995 period drama film based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name starring Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SCORCHERS | 9 | 1991 comedy-drama film starring Faye Dunaway and Denholm Elliott |
| 31% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 film based on the life of Crystal Lee Sutton |
| 31% | THESEAOFGRASS | 13 | 1947 Western drama film directed by Elia Kazan based on a 1936 novel of the same name, starring Katharine Hepburn: 4 wds. |
| 31% | DAVE | 4 | FXX comedy based on the life of the rapper Lil Dicky |
| 30% | BOYSCLUB | 8 | "Billionaire ___," crime drama film starring Ansel Elgort and Emma Roberts based on a real life Ponzi scheme: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LIMITS | 6 | "Without ___," 1998 biographical sports drama film based on the life of distance runner Steven Prefontaine |
| 30% | FIGURES | 7 | "Hidden ___," 2016 biographical drama film based on the lives of African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA |
| 30% | HERO | 4 | "The Last American ___," 1973 sports drama film based on the life of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson |
| 30% | HAWKING | 7 | 2004 TV film based on the life of English theoretical physicist Stephen |