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Biopics! Who’s life story should be told next?

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Ben Holmes
Nov 27, 2019 | 2:17 PM
Biopics! Who's life story should be told next?


There have recently been tons and tons of biopics in the last few years! A biopic if you didn’t know is a movie based on real events or usually on a real persons life. Just this year we saw Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood! These were all based on real peoples lives and experiences from Freddie Mercury to Fred Rodgers.

My all time favorite one would probably be I Walk the Line the movie based on Johnny Cash’s life. I find that Biopic movies are one of my favorite types because it kind of puts a new light on history and really lets you learn more about that specific event or person! Although sometimes depending on the movie they really stretch the truth so it will make more money.

I mentioned this a few days ago but there are now rumors of a few more biopics that are expected to come out in a few years including one on Michael Jackson and one on the Bee Gees. What do you think is the best Biopic movie?

Who’s life should they do a movie on next? Let me know on our Facebook page!

 

Also check out the top 10 best bio pic movies on Rotten Tomatoes! Is your favorite on the list?

List courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes- https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-music-biopic-movies/

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LOVE & MERCY (2015)
90%

#10
Adjusted Score: 97.808%
Critics Consensus: As unconventional and unwieldy as the life and legacy it honors, Love & Mercy should prove moving for Brian Wilson fans while still satisfying neophytes.
Synopsis: LOVE & MERCY presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys…. [More]
Starring: Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Brett Davern, Graham Rogers
Directed By: Bill Pohlad

 

LA BAMBA (1987)
96%

#9
Adjusted Score: 97.719%
Critics Consensus: Elevated by a perceptive performance by a perfectly cast Lou Diamond Phillips, La Bamba distills its subject’s creative energy — and reflects his music’s enduring appeal.
Synopsis: La Bamba is the story of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll rage Ritchie Valens (born Ricardo Valenzuela), played herein with gusto… [More]
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Danielle von Zerneck, Rosanna DeSoto
Directed By: Luis Valdez

 

BLAZE (2018)
95%

#8
Adjusted Score: 98.125%
Critics Consensus: As lyrical and bittersweet as the music its subject left behind, Blaze takes a decidedly unconventional — yet richly rewarding — approach to the musical biopic.
Synopsis: BLAZE is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that… [More]
Starring: Benjamin Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton
Directed By: Ethan Hawke

 

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (2013)
95%

#7
Adjusted Score: 98.354%
Critics Consensus: Affectionate without sacrificing honesty, Behind the Candelabra couples award-worthy performances from Michael Douglas and Matt Damon with some typically sharp direction from Steven Soderbergh.
Synopsis: Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of… [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

 

#6
Adjusted Score: 99.92%
Critics Consensus: With a fascinating real-life story and powerhouse performances from Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, What’s Love Got to Do With It? is a can’t miss biopic.
Synopsis: What’s Love Got to Do With It? is the filmed biography of R&B/pop singer Tina Turner (Angela Bassett), documenting her… [More]
Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jenifer Lewis
Directed By: Brian Gibson

 

THE PIANIST (2002)
95%

#5
Adjusted Score: 100.034%
Critics Consensus: Well-acted and dramatically moving, The Pianist is Polanski’s best work in years.
Synopsis: An adaptation based on the autobiography of the acclaimed Polish composer, Wladyslaw Szpilman, who detailed his survival during World War… [More]
Starring: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Thomas Kretschmann, Micha? ?ebrowski
Directed By: Roman Polanski

 

#4
Adjusted Score: 100.216%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: MGM’s Till the Clouds Roll By is the musicalized, and highly fictionalized, life story of beloved composer Jerome Kern, who… [More]
Starring: Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland
Directed By: Richard Whorf

 

AMADEUS (1984)
93%

#3
Adjusted Score: 100.67%
Critics Consensus: A lavish, entertaining, powerful film about the life and influence, both positive and negative, of one of Western culture’s great artists.
Synopsis: For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he’d… [More]
Starring: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow
Directed By: Milos Forman

 

‘ROUND MIDNIGHT (1986)
100%

#2
Adjusted Score: 101.185%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody… [More]
Starring: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier

 

THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (1978)
100%

#1
Adjusted Score: 102.512%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Gary Busey’s sterling performance as Buddy Holly graces this entertaining film biography of this pioneering rock and roll performer. The… [More]
Starring: Gary Busey, Charles Martin Smith, William Jordan, Maria Richwine
Directed By: Steve Rash

Check out the full list here- https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-music-biopic-movies/