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From Lincoln and Selma to The Queen and Jackie, check out our list of the most essential biopics to come out of the 21st Century! By Bryce Marrero | Published September 25, 2026 TAGGED AS: Biopics, Film, movies Ever since the invention of film, around the time Georges Méliès’ Jeanne d’Arc dramatized Joan of Arc’s life, the biopic has been one of the go-to genres for movies.
This Fourth of July, America celebrates its 250th anniversary! That’s two and a half centuries of the American Dream, democracy, and bacon-wrapped hot dogs — and difficult memories like war, bigotry, and pineapple on pizza. There’s no better time to reflect on our past than now, and films allow us to examine our most important historical figures and events through the lens of what we’ve learned in the past couple of centuries.
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