It’s a daunting task for the screenwriter, sometimes hard-pressed to fit decades of life into roughly 100-120 pages. That is probably why biopics often become monumental projects that bring the audience to a fast paced journey across a bunch of dissimilar environments.

But they are often the stories of those who shaped the world- for better or worse. And well written biopics seem to generally succeed in fulfilling the demands of reviewers and audiences alike. They are a challenge for the performer as well, compelled to carry most of the narrative weight through the whole shooting process. However, those efforts are often rewarded with wide recognition, and the Academy seems to have a certain weakness for biographical dramas.

A lot of moviegoers feel an inherent curiosity about watching the tale of a notorious figure in the big screen, and the list of famous –or infamous- individuals whose life has been adapted into a film keeps growing.

Here are some of the most acclaimed biopic film scripts of all time:

(1960) Spartacus

(1962) Lawrence of Arabia

(1967) Bonnie and Clyde

(1972) Lady Sings the Blues

(1980) Raging Bull

(1980) The Elephant Man

(1982) Gandhi

(1984) Amadeus

(1987) The Last Emperor

(1990) Goodfellas

(1992) Malcolm X

(1992) Chaplin

(1994) Ed Wood

(1995) Braveheart

(2001) A Beautiful Mind

(2002) Catch me if you Can

(2005) Walk the Line

(2010) The Social Network

(2014) The Theory of Everything

Born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez in Dayton, Ohio, he suffered an injury at birth that left one of his arms inches shorter than the other, and with limited range of motion. Growing up one of ten children in Dayton, Estevez wanted to be an actor, despite opposition from his father. In his early 20s he borrowed money from a Catholic priest and moved to New York City to pursue a career, after deliberately failing the entrance exam for the University of Dayton.

Over his career to date Sheen has narrated or appeared in 115 feature films, narrated or appeared in 41 documentaries and starred or guest starred in 33 television shows. That has not stopped him, however, from his political and social activism. In fact, Sheen is quoted as saying that “While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.”

His political activities have caused him to be arrested 66 times (as of 2010) for protesting and acts of civil disobedience, including trespassing at a Nevada nuclear site.

Sheen has shown himself capable of playing presidents, priests and privates, generals, gangsters and grandfathers. Here’s looking forward to many more scripts to come.

This is the master list of Sheen’s commercial movies.

1. (2014) The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2. (2014) Trash
3. (2014) The 33
4. (2014) Unity
5. (2012) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Script
6. (2012) The Amazing Spider-Man
7. (2012) Bhopal: Prayer for Rain
8. (2011) Stella Days
9. (2011) The Double
10. (2010) The Way
11. (2009) Echelon Conspiracy
12. (2009) Love Happens
13. (2009) Imagine That Script
14. (2009) The Kid: Camacho
15. (2008) A Single Woman
16. (2007) Talk To Me Script
17. (2007) Bordertown
18. (2007) Flatland: The Movie
19. (2006) The Departed Script
20. (2006) Bobby
21. (2004) Jerusalemski sindrom
22. (2003) Mercy of the Sea
23. (2003) The Commission
24. (2002) Catch Me if You Can
25. (2001) O Script
26. (1999) Ninth Street
27. (1999) Lost & Found Script
28. (1999) Storm
29. (1999) A Texas Funeral
30. (1998) Family Attraction
31. (1998) Stranger in the Kingdom
32. (1998) Gunfighter
33. (1998) Monument Ave.
34. (1998) Shadrach
35. (1998) A Letter from Death Row
36. (1998) Free Money
37. (1998) No Code of Conduct
38. (1998) The Thin Red Line Script
39. (1997) Truth or Consequences, N.M Script
40. (1997) An Act of Conscience
41. (1997) Hostile Waters
42. (1997) Spawn Script
43. (1996) The War at Home Script
44. (1996) Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Script
45. (1996) Project ALF
46. (1995) The American President Script
47. (1995) Sacred Cargo
48. (1995) Dillinger and Capone
49. (1995) Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
50. (1995) A Hundred and One Nights
51. (1995) The Break
52. (1995) Dead Presidents Script
53. (1995) Gospa
54. (1994) Guns of Honor
55. (1994) Hits!
56. (1994) Grey Knight
57. (1994) Boca
58. (1993) When the Bough Breaks
59. (1993) My Home, My Prison
60. (1993) Ghost Brigade (aka The Killing Box)
61. (1993) Fortunes of War
62. (1993) Hear No Evil
63. (1993) Hot Shots! Part Deux
64. (1993) Gettysburg Script
65. (1993) A Matter of Justice
66. (1992) Running Wild
67. (1992) Original Intent
68. (1991) Touch and Die
69. (1991) The Maid
70. (1991) JFK Script
71. (1990) Cadence
72. (1989) Marked for Murder
73. (1989) Cold Front
74. (1989) Beverly Hills Brats
75. (1989) Nightbreaker
76. (1989) Beyond the Stars
77. (1988) Da
78. (1988) Judgment in Berlin
79. (1987) The Believers
80. (1987) Siesta
81. (1987) Wall Street Script
82. (1986) A State of Emergency
83. (1986) Shattered Spirits
84. (1985) The Fourth Wise Man
85. (1984) Firestarter
86. (1983) Enigma
87. (1983) In the King of Prussia
88. (1983) Man, Woman and Child
89. (1983) The Dead Zone Script
90. (1982) Gandhi
91. (1982) That Championship Season
92. (1982) In the Custody of Strangers
93. (1981) Loophole
94. (1980) The Final Countdown Script
95. (1979) Apocalypse Now
96. (1979) Eagle’s Wing
97. (1976) The Cassandra Crossing
98. (1976) The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
99. (1975) The Last Survivors
100. (1975) Sweet Hostage
101. (1974) The Legend of Earl Durand
102. (1974) The California Kid
103. (1974) The Missiles of October
104. (1974) The Execution of Private Slovik
105. (1973) When the Line Goes Through
106. (1973) Badlands Script
107. (1973) The Conflict (Catholics)
108. (1972) No Drums, No Bugles
109. (1972) Pickup on 101
110. (1972) Rage
111. (1972) That Certain Summer
112. (1970) Catch-22 Script
113. (1968) The Subject Was Roses
114. (1967) The Incident

1. The Muppets (2011)
2. On the Road (2011)
3. The Fighter Script $ (2010)
4. Leap Year Script $ (2010)
5. Julie and Julia Script $ (2009)
6. Moonlight Serenade (2009)
7. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Script $ (2009)
8. Sunshine Cleaning Script (2009)
9. Doubt Script (2008)
10. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
11. Charlie Wilson’s War Script (2007)
12. Enchanted Script $ (2007)
13. Underdog(2007)
14. The Ex (2007)
15. Standing Still (2006)
16. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Script $ (2006)
17. Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny(2006)
18. Junebug Script (2005)
19. The Wedding Date Script (2005)
20. The Slaughter Rule (2003)
21. Catch Me If You Can Script (2002)
22. Pumpkin Script $ (2002)
23. Serving Sara Script $ (2002)
24. Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
25. Psycho Beach Party Script $ (2000)
26. The Peter Principle (2000)
27. Drop Dead Gorgeous Script (1999)

Steven Spielberg may be one of the most widely-recognized living filmmakers of our time. Though his directorial efforts have garnered him the most acclaim, his work as a producer has managed to make possible some of the most widely successful films in the past decade.

From aliens to dinosaurs, high-adventure to historical dramas, Spielberg continues to keep the spectacle of movies alive and fresh for audiences young and old.

Check out a collection of his feature length scripts below:

1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Script (2008)
2. Munich Script (2005)
3. War of the Worlds Script (2005)
4. The Terminal Script (2004)
5. Catch Me If You Can Script (2002)
6. Minority Report Script (2002)
7. A.I Artificial Intelligence Script (2001)
8. Saving Private Ryan Script (1998)
9. Amistad Script (1997) ($)  (alternate $)
10. The Lost World: Jurrasic Park Script (1993)
11. Schindler’s List Script (1993)
12. Jurassic Park Script (1993)
13. Hook Script (1991)
14. Always Script (1989)
15. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Script (1989)
16. Empire of the Sun Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1987)
17. The Color Purple Script (1985)
18. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Script (1984)
19. E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial Script (1982)
20. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Script (1981)
21. 1941 Script (1979)
22. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Script (1974)
23. Jaws Script (1975)
24. The Sugarland Express Script  (1974)
25. Firelight Script (1964)