01 A brilliant but self-destructive screenwriter races to complete the script for Citizen Kane.
6 Best Old Hollywood Biopic Movies
By Vlad Zakh · June 8, 2026
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The glamour, ambition, and hidden struggles of Hollywood’s golden age has powered some of cinema’s most acclaimed biographical dramas.
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02 A blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter continues working in secret during the anti-communist witch hunts of the 1950s.
03 A young film assistant forms an unlikely bond with Marilyn Monroe during a turbulent London production.
04 A brilliant but increasingly troubled aviation pioneer and filmmaker battles his own worsening obsessions.
05 The tumultuous life and career of cinema's first great comic genius unfolds from poverty to global stardom.
06 A silent film star navigates the chaotic transition to talking pictures alongside a fresh-faced ingenue.
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