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What is the best music biopic movie of all time?

By YPB Team

From Bohemian Rhapsody's epic Live Aid recreation to Rocketman's fantastical musical fantasy, biopics have brought legendary musicians back to life on the big screen. Vote for the best music biopic movie of all time.

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody — ranked #11
    Bohemian Rhapsody
    The 2018 blockbuster chronicling Freddie Mercury and Queen's rise from a London club band to their iconic Live Aid performance.
  2. Rocketman — ranked #22
    Rocketman
    The 2019 fantastical musical biography of Elton John's extraordinary life, featuring Taron Egerton performing every song live.
  3. Straight Outta Compton — ranked #33
    Straight Outta Compton
    F. Gary Gray's 2015 raw and kinetic chronicle of N.W.A's revolutionary impact on hip-hop culture and American music.
  4. Ray — ranked #44
    Ray
    Taylor Hackford's 2004 film featuring Jamie Foxx's Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles from Georgia poverty to jazz legend.
  5. Amadeus — ranked #55
    Amadeus
    Milos Forman's 1984 Oscar-winning masterpiece exploring Salieri's jealous obsession with Mozart's seemingly divine genius.
  6. Walk the Line — ranked #66
    Walk the Line
    James Mangold's 2005 love story between Johnny Cash and June Carter, with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon performing their own vocals.
  7. Love & Mercy — ranked #77
    Love & Mercy
    Bill Pohlad's 2014 fragmented portrait of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson, capturing his creative peak and mental health struggles.
  8. Coal Miner's Daughter — ranked #88
    Coal Miner's Daughter
    The 1980 film featuring Sissy Spacek singing every note as Loretta Lynn, from poverty in Kentucky to country music royalty.
  9. A Complete Unknown — ranked #99
    A Complete Unknown
    The 2024 film starring Timothée Chalamet inhabiting young Bob Dylan's rise from Minnesota folk singer to cultural revolutionary.
  10. 8 Mile — ranked #1010
    8 Mile
    Curtis Hanson's 2002 semi-autobiographical Detroit drama following Eminem's alter ego Jimmy Smith through underground rap battles.
  11. La Vie en Rose — ranked #1111
    La Vie en Rose
    Olivier Dahan's 2007 film earning Marion Cotillard an Oscar for her transfixing portrayal of French icon Édith Piaf.
  12. Get on Up — ranked #1212
    Get on Up
    Tate Taylor's 2014 kinetic portrait of James Brown featuring an electric Chadwick Boseman as the Godfather of Soul.
  13. The Doors — ranked #1313
    The Doors
    Oliver Stone's 1991 vivid and controversial portrait of Jim Morrison's meteoric rise and self-destructive rock mythology.
  14. Nowhere Boy — ranked #1414
    Nowhere Boy
    Sam Taylor-Johnson's 2009 intimate look at young John Lennon's formative years and complex relationship with his aunt and mother.
  15. Michael — ranked #1515
    Michael
    The 2025 epic biopic chronicling Michael Jackson's rise from Gary, Indiana to becoming the most iconic entertainer in history.

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