best biopic movies

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I did a search for this and didn't find anything so if this is a re-post, my bad.

What's y'alls favorite biopic?

I gotta go with La Bamba. I've watched this movie as much as any other movie I've seen and still love it. I think I've seen it at least 40 times, great movie. Probably a little biased though cause they remind me of my family.

Others off top - Amadeus (mozart, though probably mostly fictional) Braveheart (though likely not historically accurate)
 

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The Life & Death Of Peter Sellers
The Doors
Maradona
The Jesse James flick
Bruce Lee Story
Helter Skelter
Larry Flint

Can't think of more...

And Braveheart was not accurate at all. Back then the Kilt hadn't been invented yet for example...
 
May 16, 2002
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In no particular order...

JFK

The Doors

Malcom X

Walking Tall (original 1970's version's. Parts 1 through 3)

Man on the Moon
 
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if anyone says Notorious, they need to slap themselves.

would Into The Wild count as a biopic?

La Bamba

Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind(even though people think that he made all that up)

Catch Me If You Can

Goodfellas(again, would this count as a biopic?)
 
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no particular order

jfk
malcolm x
goodfellas
casino
talk to me(a true story about ralph 'petey' green a community leader from dc that was a radio personality from the 60's & 70's)
 
Jul 21, 2002
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I forgot about Only in America about Don King. Pretty entertaining movie

and another that wasn't likely historically accurate

Young Guns

Dragon the Bruce Lee story wasn't accurate but it was cool.

And I wanna slap myself for forgetting Passion of the Christ

Rudy was legit
 
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Bold were first to come to mind and probably fav's:


Lawrence of Arabia
Serpico
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Cry Freedom
Born on the Fourth of July
Malcolm X
Basquiat
Michael Collins
Lumumba
Pollock
Factory Girl