# The best music biopics

The films about musicians' lives critics and audiences love most, from Amadeus to Bohemian Rhapsody (DOD Magazine, 35mm, decine21).

- 1 vote · 12 items
- Jun 3, 2026 · Noelia N.
- https://even.best/en/l/1909/the-best-music-biopics

## Top 12

1. **Amadeus (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Miloš Forman, Mozart and Salieri: eight Oscars, including best picture.
2. **Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, the highest-grossing music biopic.
3. **Walk the Line (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Johnny Cash and June Carter.
4. **Ray (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jamie Foxx won the Oscar as Ray Charles.
5. **Rocketman (2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Elton John's life told as a musical.
6. **Elvis (2022)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler, nominated for best picture.
7. **Control (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Anton Corbijn portrays Joy Division's Ian Curtis in black and white.
8. **La Vie en Rose (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marion Cotillard won the Oscar as Édith Piaf.
9. **Straight Outta Compton (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The birth of N.W.A.
10. **La Bamba (1987)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ritchie Valens' short life.
11. **Love & Mercy (2014)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at two moments of his life.
12. **Michael (2026)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The Michael Jackson film, one of the year's big box-office hits.

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