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50 + of the Best Character-Building Biopics View more information and full summaries of each film at: learnincolor.com/character-building-biopics.html

1. ( Erin Gruwell ) 2. ( Alan Turing ) 3. The Ron Clark Story ( Ron Clark ) 4. The Man Who Knew Infinity ( Srinivasa Ramanujan ) 5. Unbroken ( Louie Zamperini ) 6. Front of their Class ( Adam Cohen ) 7. The Zookeeper's Wife ( Jan and Antonina Zabinski ) 8. The Sound of Music ( Maria von Trapp ) 9. Joy ( Joy Mangano ) 10. Stand and Deliver ( Jaime Escalante ) 11. Walt Before Mickey ( Walt Disney ) 12. Lincoln ( Abraham Lincoln ) 13. Valkyrie ( Claus von Stauffenberg ) 14. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story ( Dr. Ben Carson ) 15. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ( Gladys Aylward ) 16. The Railway Man ( Eric Lomax ) 17. Catch Me If You Can ( Frank Abagnale Jr ) 18. Hotel ( ) 19. Run Boy Run ( Srulik ) 20. A Beautiful Mind ( John Forbes ) 21. ( Melvin B. Tolson ) 22. Hidden in Silence ( Stefania Podgorska ) 23. Captain Phillips ( Richard Phillips ) 24. The Pursuit of Happyness ( ) 25. Flash of Genius ( Robert Kearns ) 26. Sully ( Sully Sullenberger ) 27. Queen of Katwe ( Phiona ) 28. ( Katherine Johnson ) 29. Amazing Grace ( William Wilberforce ) 30. Denial ( Deborah E. Lipstadt ) 31. The Courageous Heart of ( Irena Sendler ) 32. The Blind Side ( Michael Oher ) 33. 42 ( Jackie Robinson ) 34. The Greatest Game Ever Played ( Francis Ouimet ) 35. Cinderella Man ( James. J Braddock ) 36. Rudy ( Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger ) 37. Race ( Jesse Owens ) 38. ( Eric Liddell ) 39. Soul Surfer ( Bethany Hamilton ) 40. Sergeant York ( Alvin York ) 41. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days ( Sophie Scholl ) 42. The Hiding Place: ( ) 43. Schindler's List ( ) 44. Darkest Hour ( Winston Churchill ) 45. American Sniper ( Chris Kyle )* 46. The King’s Speech ( King George VI )* 47. Defiance ( The Bielski Brothers )* 48. Lone Survivor ( Marcus Luttrell )* 49. The Pianist ( Wladyslaw Szpilman )* 50. In Darkness ( Leopold Socha )* 51. Hacksaw Ridge ( Desmond Doss )* 52. Band of Brothers ( Easy Company )*

*Movies that are rated R for realistic war violence and/or language