# The best biopics of all time

Boxers, kings, scientists and saints: the biographical films rated highest by Italian critics' and audiences' rankings (Fanpage, FilmTV, Nientepopcorn).

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- Jun 24, 2021 · F. Martini
- https://even.best/en/l/2076/the-best-biopics-of-all-time

## Top 14

1. **The King's Speech (2010)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — George VI and his speech therapist.
2. **Amadeus (1984)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mozart as seen by Salieri.
3. **Raging Bull (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — De Niro as Jake LaMotta, in black and white.
4. **Schindler's List (1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews.
5. **Lawrence of Arabia (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peter O'Toole in the desert, David Lean.
6. **The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Maid's trial, by Dreyer.
7. **Gandhi (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ben Kingsley and non-violence; eight Oscars.
8. **The Last Emperor (1987)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Puyi according to Bertolucci.
9. **Milk (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sean Penn as Harvey Milk.
10. **The Social Network (2010)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The birth of Facebook, David Fincher.
11. **A Beautiful Mind (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Russell Crowe as mathematician John Nash.
12. **Malcolm X (1992)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Denzel Washington directed by Spike Lee.
13. **Goodfellas (1990)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Henry Hill and the Mob, Scorsese.
14. **The Elephant Man (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Joseph Merrick according to David Lynch.
15. **Il Divo (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Toni Servillo as Giulio Andreotti.

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