Top 20 Must See Biopics
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- These biopics should be on everyone's "must-watch" list. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best biographical films ever made. Our countdown of the best biopics ever made includes “Oppenheimer”, "The Pianist", “Walk the Line”, "Goodfellas", “Malcolm X”, and more! If we missed any of your favorite biopics, let us know in the comments below!
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Schindler's List is truly one of the very best biographical films ever made & it serves it well.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Bonnie & Clyde, The Doors, The Right Stuff, Downfall.
Elvis and Selena
American Gangster.
@@stephanievillarreal148yes, very good actings
Daniel Day Lewis wasn't even acting as Abraham Lincoln, he literally BECAME Lincoln. The man disappeared to his role and you found yourself a believable portrayal of Lincoln that's the best you've seen on screen. DDL is a legend
The Schindler's list will always break my heart cause the same free hate that hunted the honest people back in WW II is coming back among the current wars from Israel and Ukraine. Not just Jewish, but all the people who get caught in the crossfire. Biopics might be a little hard to watch but if we don't learn anything from the story, we will not be ready to face it ourselves.
Well said.
it's soo sad to see that the same level of hatred and dehumanization that the Nazis expressed towards the Jewish people is now repeated by Israel/Zionists towards the Palestinian people.
Israel is no better than any other colonial power. Even 1930’s Germany
Btw Ukraine and Israel are two very different conflicts.
We repeat historical atrocities all the time, sadly. And the internet hasn’t made us any smarter
I've watched Goodfellas many times yet I always forgot that the movie is based on a true story. The characters were so realistically terrifying that it's hard to believe that those stuff actually happened in real life
Schindlers List is the jewel in the crown of Spielberg films. The story is phenomenal, the cinematography is unique, and the acting is fantastic
De Niro's performance in Raging Bull is the perfection of acting.
I've seen Schindler's List many times and every time I watched it, it's still gave the exact same tear in my eye. Easily one of the greatest Best Picture winners in Oscar history, Spielberg rules!
that's a movie i can't sit through again because i'm always depressed and sad by the end of it
I agree. Spielberg cemented his legacy with this movie. I watch this every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a punch in the gut every time I watch it but I feel that I must so that something like this will not be forgotten. Never forget!
I think even Rocketman was a nice biopic. It unapologetically showed the life of Elton John.
I remember watching The Elephant Man when I was 10 years old in 1981. I didn't really get the underlying themes at the time but I absolutely bawled when he laid down on his back at the end of the movie. I have watched that many times since I have cried even harder each time I watch it. When Joseph yells that he is a human being literally broke my heart beyond repair. This movie stills makes my heart hurt 40+ years since I watched it the first time.
This is a controversial choice but I loved Bohemian Rhapsody. Say what you want about it, the film is amazing and when I first saw the film in cinemas I was captivated from start to finish. It was a true celebration of the band's music. Other biopics that I really enjoyed also; Charlie Wilson's War, Sophie's Choice, Elvis, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Imitation Game, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and not films but the two miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
Mojo you put some incredible films on this list including: Goodfellas, Schindler's List, Raging Bull, Oppenheimer and The Pianist.
What about the Queen?
Me too this was the only movie thT i See twice in cinema becouce it was so magical ghosebump movie❤
I loved "Saving Mr. Banks"
I expected BR to be in the list, too.
I think we need a part 2 because BR was the best @@cainealexander-mccord2805
Oppenheimer deserves all the awards! Never has three hours passed so quickly.xx
My Left Foot 1989 was an excellent biopic with an amazing Daniel Day Lewis performance.
Walk The Line will always be one of my all time favourite movies. Both Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were terrific.
Such a great list . Would love to add the Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do with it” Angela Basset gave an Oscar worthy performance
I really enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, that should be on the list. Do a part 2 please.
I'm 26 and just watched Schindler's List I believe it's so important to keep history in our back thoughts so we never repeat it. I was blown away emotionally with this movie I am glad I watched it. It's a important movie to be watched and even to this day I feel so sorry for the losses that took place in that time. Brilliant movie Steven Spielberg did a masterpiece.
A good biopic doesn't have to be about good people
Some of the best ones are also about the most infamous figures
Amadeus has been my favourite film for a long time. It may not be historically accurate, but it's an absolute masterpiece.
I saw Schindler's List when I was 19 in theaters. I still believe everyone should watch it once. Both of my now grown kids saw it in high school with my permission.
I completely agree Angela. My dad showed me the film when I was about 12, it was on a video and it took ages to rewind lol. My dad said it was important i watch a film like that so we never forget the atrocities that occurred. I’m guna show my son it when he’s a bit older too. X
Lawrence of Arabia is the pinnacle of cinema in every single regard!
Goodfellas doesn't feel real. That film is too perfect. It's rewatchable anyday of the week.
Unpopular Opinion: The Pianist is lightyears better than Schindler's List.
Frankly, both Schindler's List and The Pianist are equally better.
To each on its own.
Oppenheimer, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Patton, Walk The Line, The Elephant Man, Goodfellas, Ray, Gandhi, Lincoln, Raging Bull, Malcolm X, Lawrence Of Arabian and Schindler’s List are my personal favorites.
Denzel Washington embodies the role of Malcom X, so powerful , should have been a Oscar winner.
Jessica Lange as Francis Farmer was mind blowing and powerful. The way it deals with mental illness during the 40’s and 50’s is brutal. She gave a tour de force performance.
- Cinderella Man
- Valkyrae (Partially a bio pic)
- Ben Hur (I would count it in as a bio-pic)
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
There are actually many more.
Big George Foreman was my favorite movie of 2023, even if you're not a boxing fan or a sports fan in general, it's still a great movie that everyone can enjoy, it's about more than his career as a fighter, it's a redemption story about learning who you really are. It's a 10 out of 10.
ALI and SELENA should have been on this list, Will Smith and JLO were flawless....
Gandhi is numero uno hands down. Ben Kingsley’s performance was a tour de force
There are a TON of biopics I love that r missing from this list: King Richard, Tick Tick Boom!, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Judy, Rocketman, Harriet, Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, At Eternity’s Gate, Green Book, Darkest Hour, I, Tonya, Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, Steve Jobs, The Revenant, Bridge of Spies, Joy, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, American Sniper, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club, The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Capote, The Last King of Scotland too many others to name, but you get my point.
Goodfellas truly is one of the greatest films of all time. Scorcese is a master at telling true stories especially Raging Bull and Wolf of Wall Street. He also did another excellent biopic that should be mentioned, The Aviator about the life of Howard Hughes and portrayed by Leo DiCaprio. Ben Kingsley truly disappeared into the role of Gandhi, one of the best biopic portrayals alongside Robert DeNiro and Daniel Day Lewis. Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything should also be included here. Others should also be Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth, Renee Zellweger's Judy, Ian McKellan's Gods and Monsters, Gary Busey's The Buddy Holly Story, Angelina Jolie's Changeling and Christian Bale's Vice.
Amadeus still stands out for me, among many, many other things, for featuring the best performance of an actor impersonating an old man, and the best old-person make up. I wonder if "Maestro" can reach that level of perfection.
You forgot Shine about pianist David Helfgart, starring Geoffrey Rush.
One quibble: Lawrence of Arabia takes place in WW1.
Ummmm….Capote? Bohemian Rhapsody? Braveheart? Passion of the Christ? The Aviator? The Darkest Hour?
Bohemian rhapsody is absolutely terrible
Passion of the Christ is as much a biopic as Spider-Man 2 is a biopic.
@@theovlach haha right
This list seems to be very "male" dominated and top heavy in showing their achievements. I think it's a travesty that MANY of Meryl Streep's bio pics were not listed (Iron Lady...incredible performance, Florence Foster Jenkins, Suffragette, Julie and Julia, Postcards from the Edge and A Cry In the Dark), seriously Meryl is the QUEEN of the biopics and she didn't even get a mention here. Angela Basset's portrayal of Tina Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It, should have also made the list. Julia Roberts' Erin Brockovich...brilliant. Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues", Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth, Renee Zellweger's Judy...absolutely heart wrenching. Shocked these weren't included.
Others? Rami Malek's Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rapsody. Definitely deserved to be on this list. His painstaking attention to detail (especially the scene from Live Aid, was truly phenomenal), there's a side by side comparison on youtube, just search: FULL Queen at LIVE AID Side By Side Comparison with Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody 2018).
Totally agree!
maybe they are not as good as the ones on the list. but then again, this is watchmojo and they're not exactly known for their expertise.
I’ve seen a lot of “best biopics” content circulating recently and hardly any mention ones with female leads and it is so frustrating because it’s not like there aren’t any out there. The Post and Erin Brokovich are two that come to mind for me that I’m a huge fan of 🙌
A biopic that was just released is the over due credit given to the architect of the historic March on Washington in 1963, Bayard Rustin in the film Rustin. There is a choral work about him that our chorus performed some years back. I am so gratified he is finally getting the recognition he so richly deserves. Domingo Colman gives a realistic portrayal of Bayard Rustin so much so, it’s as if one goes back in time, witnessing these evens unfold.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing this film. Domingo is a great actor.
I like these sort of top lists of movies you do. They inspire me to watch or even rewatch a lot of great films.
Ok does Watch Mojo have something against Leonardo DiCaprio? Because that man has done some terrific biopics and not even one was mentioned. The Aviator? Catch me if you can? The Basketball Diaries? J. Edgar? The Wolf of Wallstreet? You guys really slighted him here
Why wasn't The Immitation Game on this list? It's so great.
Selena: the biopic that launched J-Lo and told the story of the singer's life ..although we wish for a different ending
I'm sorry to not see ED WOOD here... horribly underrated picture. SID AND NANCY would be another. BLOW, yet another.
My personal fav will always be The Temptations. Leon delivered as David Ruffin forreal
I miss "Man on the moon" here, the Andi Kaufman biopic with Jim Carrey.
Social Network deserved to be here.
Schindler's List always made me cry. That's the 1 that touched me the most.
Great list! I've sen nearly all of these movies and enjoyed every one of them. And yes, "Schindler's List" definitely deserves the top spot.
I’d add Temple Grandin. It may not get as much recognition since it was not a theatrical release, but it was an excellent depiction of one of my heroes.
Although not a true biopic but still well produced and acted is Hoffa, starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito. And of course there's Rocketman about Elton John and Bohemian Rhapsody about Freddy Mercury of Queen.
Nolan's Oppenheimer portrayed by Murphy!
Shindlers list is a masterpiece for sure. But k missed two movies
The imitation game and Cinderella man
"Cinderalla Man" was on the list
Nowhere boy by Sam Taylor Johnson & starring Aaron Taylor Johnson as John Lennon is worth watching!
Catch Me If You Can is a favourite of mine. Maybe not a cinematic juggernaut but its a great film, well told story and Leo DiCaprio doing Leo DiCaprio things!
Saving mr banks is a fave of mine
RDJ deserves an Oscar for his performance in Oppenheimer
Honestly, both Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. really deserved Oscar nominations for their terrific performances in Oppenheimer. That nominations really needs to happen.
Jackie, Wild and Frida were all exceptional Bio Pics
Gandhi (1982) also deserves criticism for putting brown face on Ben Kingsley instead of casting an Indian actor for the title role.
Exactly
If you bothered to even check, Ben Kingsley is half Indian so they did cast an Indian actor in the role.
@@navidhudson7065 but they still brown faced him, which doesn’t put him off the hook
@@michaelmonthey5974 yet I don't see any Indian complaining about him. They loved the movie and it's an actor's job to act.
To say that the Gandhi movie was casting an actor, by putting brown face on Ben Kingsley, is totally ridiculous, for the latter is Indian🇮🇳 by descent, but British🇬🇧 by birth.
The best one is ‘Elvis’ starring Austin Butler. His performance is astonishing and it is a great presentation of his life. However you did not include it!
Great list! Just wish The Aviator got more love. Leo was AMAZING in that movie!
A pity Cromwell with Richard Harris and Alec Guinness did not make this list.
I cried more at The Elephant Man than I did for Schindler's List. I know the holocaust was horrific and millions of people suffered in the concentration camps and round the world but J. Merrick......phew! John Hurt's portrayal stuck in my young mind. Even all these years later I get a lump in my throat telling people of the movie.
A very good list! But Intouchables is a honoroble mention worth to say!
Twelve years a Slave was an excellent movie.
"Ray" & "Gandhi" were incredible
What a list! Xlnt choices; some of my favorites: Yankee doodle dandy with James Cagney, Young Mr. Lincoln, with Henry Fonda, Rhapsody in blue, Alan Alda, Young Tom Edison, with Mickey Rooney, Sargeant York, with Gary Cooper. Some of these old films are still watchable.
Totally agree with you guys on Malcolm X. Denzel should have Won the Oscar. And Spike should have been at least nominated. But you know...#OscarsSoWhite 😮
Control is definitely in my top 5, so beautifully shot, well acted and covers a huge emotional range. But my #1 by a wide margin is Into the Wild. It's a damn near perfect movie, really don't see how it missed this list. Also the Right Stuff!
I never seen anybody mention Argo in the comments and I know it has some inaccuracies but it’s one of my favorite movies so imma toss Argo into the hat for a part two 😆
The elephant man is my favourite movie of all time. Milk is incredible and the cast is superb, also my fav director
I love Coleminer's daughter, Chaplin and Amadeus. I would have included also Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett and The Aviator.
The way Schindler breaks down saying he could have saved more..
Monster (about Aileen Wuornos)
You forgot to add What’s Love Got to Do with It, Angela Bassett bodied her role as Tina Turner
The Background music is so soothing.
I would have thrown in The Social Network, it's just such an unlikely topic for a film.
"Reds" should be high on this list. Sheer brilliance.
Also, "The Imitation Game" and "The Social Network" should be here.
I was thrilled to see "The Last Emperor" included. Brilliant film.
"Walk the Line" as a film is over-rated. Also, while RDJ's performance in "Chaplin" is superb, the film itself is not worthy of inclusion here.
While the films themselves were not necessarily of this caliber, mention must be made of the great Chadwick Boseman, who was well on his way to becoming the King of biopics, having given outstanding performances in "42" as Jackie Robinson, in "Get On Up" as James Brown and in "Marshall" as the young Thurgood Marshall.
T.E. Lawrence fought during WWI, not WWII, as he died in 1935.
“Rocketman” for its whimsy and wonderful performance by Taron Egerton ❤
An underrated biopic, Rush by Ron Howard (2013).
Bravehart and great balls of fire should be on the list.
sarcasm?
Jerry Lee had nothing to do with the production of that movie. That movie did him unrightfully dirty.
I’m honestly shocked and very disappointed that Selena is not on this list
The Napoleón one is an ABSOLUTE banger
Same
Bad reviews
How accurate is it?
Lawrence of Arabia is set during World War I, not World War II as stated in the video.
Geoffrey Rush in Shine.
I thought Oppenheimer would be number 1 but you put that in number 20!!!
It was indeed a real masterpiece and top 3 movies of Nolan
Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders set up after WW1 : Leading a brutal gang, robbering, killing people.
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer set up after WW2 : Making Nuclear Bomb which killed around 200,000 people
So may be in WW3 movie he will destroy the whole universe 😂😂😂😂
Excellent
I love historical biopic features. Telling the truth accurately or inaccurately.
This list really needed The People vs. Larry Flynt.
need a second list
Born on the fourth of July
The Jolson Story
The Glenn Miller story
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Chariots Of Fire
The Hurricane
Glory
Awakenings
theres so many stellar movies that you could make several lists
I definitely recommend Napoleon
That trailer looked really good. The special effects were good as well. Also it tells something in history
Angela Basset in - Whats love got to do with it
Oppenheimer is my new favorite movie of all time
Bohemian rhapsody Was the best of best iconic
Be My Baby is not out yet but when it is i hope it’s gonna be on one of these lists for Ronnie (Spector)
I was hoping "Selena" was on this list.
I remember The Elephant Man scared me as a kid. It was a good movie, but for some reason, and sill to this day I don't totally understand as to why it scared me but I just remember it being this very dark horror film.
T.E. Lawrence, he served during the WWI because the Ottoman Empire collapsed 16yrs before WWII
'Ali' should have been on this list, and 'The Rose'.
I can't think of a better biopic than the social network in the 21st century
Raging Bull is a great movie but I can’t bring myself watching it again. Don’t get me wrong, both the director and the actors did a phenomenal job on it, but it’s so violent and somewhat disturbing.
I also thought JFK would be on this list.
Hey, what about Bohemian Rhapsody, Ford vs Ferrari?