| 100% | GOODFELLAS | 10 | Martin Scorsese's crime film based on the life of Henry Hill who was associated with the Lucchese crime family |
| 35% | FIGURES | 7 | "Hidden ___," 2016 biographical drama film based on the lives of African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA |
| 35% | RHAPSODY | 8 | "Bohemian ___," 2018 film starring Rami Malek which is based on the life of Freddie Mercury |
| 34% | IPMAN | 5 | 2008 martial arts film based on the life of Bruce Lee's master |
| 34% | DONNIEBRASCO | 12 | Mike Newell's crime film loosely based on FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone who infiltrated the Mafia Bonanno crime family: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NORMARAE | 8 | 1979 film based on the life of Crystal Lee Sutton |
| 32% | SENNA | 5 | The 2010 sports film based on the life of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton |
| 32% | OUT | 3 | "Full ___," 2015 dance film based on the life of dancer Ariana Berlin |
| 32% | HAWKING | 7 | 2004 TV film based on the life of English theoretical physicist Stephen |
| 32% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 32% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," 2000 film starring Julia Roberts which is based on the story of the legal clerk who fought against PG&E |
| 32% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie starrer biographical film based on the life of an American supermodel |
| 31% | BASISOFSEX | 10 | "On the ___," 2018 film starring Felicity Jones which is based on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 3 wds. |
| 31% | IMITATIONGAME | 13 | "The ___," 2014 historical drama film based on the life of computer scientist Alan Turing: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HERO | 4 | "The Last American ___," 1973 sports drama film based on the life of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson |
| 31% | LIMITS | 6 | "Without ___," 1998 biographical sports drama film based on the life of distance runner Steven Prefontaine |
| 31% | IRON | 4 | "The ___ Lady," British-French biographical drama film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher that stars Olivia Colman |
| 31% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WHEEL | 5 | "Heart Like a ___," 1983 biographical drama film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney |
| 30% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___," 2010 drama film based on the true story of Facebook's origins, with Justin Timberlake playing Sean Parker: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TEEN | 4 | "___ Wolf," supernatural drama TV series based on the 1985 film of the same name, about a youngster who is bitten by a werewolf |
| 30% | RAY | 3 | 2004 musical starring Jamie Foxx that is based on the life of soul musician Charles |
| 30% | FUNNY | 5 | "___ Girl," 1968 musical starring Barbra Streisand that is based on the life of Fanny Brice |
| 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% | WOLF | 4 | "The ___ of Wall Street," Martin Scorsese's epic film which features the real Jordan Belfort as a speaker introducing his on-screen counterpart |
| 30% | ANT | 3 | Insect that the film "A Bug's Life" is based on |
| 30% | GLORY | 5 | "Bound for ___," 1976 musical starring David Carradine that is based on the life of Woody Guthrie |
| 30% | RANGE | 5 | "At Close ___," crime drama film featuring Sean Penn as Bradford Whitewood Jr. which is based on a real life crime family |
| 29% | MAD | 3 | "___ Men," TV series based on the lives of advertising executives, which is ranked 4th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 29% | LEFT | 4 | "My ___ Foot," biographical drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis which is based on the life of Christy Brown |