# The best biopics of the 1980s

The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, Out of Africa, Gandhi, The Last Emperor, Bird and Camille Claudel: the 1980s biographical films rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

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- Feb 20, 2023 · testeur89
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## Top 15

1. **The Elephant Man (1980)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — David Lynch.
2. **Raging Bull (1980)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Martin Scorsese.
3. **Out of Africa (1985)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Sydney Pollack.
4. **Gandhi (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Richard Attenborough.
5. **Bird (1988)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Clint Eastwood.
6. **The Last Emperor (1987)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bernardo Bertolucci.
7. **For Those I Loved (1983)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Robert Enrico.
8. **Frances (1982)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Graeme Clifford.
9. **Gorillas in the Mist (1988)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Michael Apted.
10. **Mask (1985)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peter Bogdanovich.
11. **Great Balls of Fire! (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jim McBride.
12. **Camille Claudel (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bruno Nuytten.
13. **Thérèse (1986)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Alain Cavalier.
14. **The Natural (1984)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Barry Levinson.
15. **Henry V (1989)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Kenneth Branagh.

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