The Bottom Line Movies about real people that are as interesting and exciting as fiction. Categories like this are a lot of fun. They may not help anyone make a purchasing decision, but I think they reveal a great deal about the reviewer. Top Ten lists are so personal, even in a somewhat limited topic like this one.
Most biographical films are dramatizations .
You may learn the basic facts, but they are generally fictionalized or whitewashed to make them more palatable. One film I recall, for instance, Queen Christina , starring Greta Garbo, totally whitewashed the life of the subject. In the movie, Christina left the throne of Sweden for the love of a man. In reality, Christina, a noted lesbian, left her throne for a woman, and a lifestyle free of ceremony. Ceremonial garments for a queen of that time did not include trousers, you know.