Based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma, this thrilling historical drama starred Benedict Cumberbatch as a crypto-analyst who decrypted German intelligence codes during the Second World War.
Based on the life of Nobel Laureate John Nash, starring Russel Crowe in the lead role, is considered a beautiful exploration of what life is like when living with a mental illness.
Based on the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, this romantic biographical drama was adapted from Jane Hawking’s memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.
A slightly fictionalised account of Randal Keynes’s Darwin biography Annie’s Box, the movie dealt with Charles Darwin’s personal life, particularly the conflict between his wife’s ideologies and his theory of evolution.
Based on the life of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, the movie showcases the story of how a mathematical genius from an impoverished background manages to break ground in the field of mathematics.
One of the most empathetic movies to deal with the subject of autism, the semi-biographical drama was based on the life of American professor Mary Temple Grandin.