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Top 10 biographical movies, by the Guardian and Observer’s critics

“Cinema has always liked telling a good life story, and all kinds of biography – from the humblest to the starriest – have been given a filmic going-over,” said the Guardian.

These are the ten best biopics according to the critics of the Guardian and Observer.

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1. [amazon text=Andrei Rublev&template=custom_title&asin=6305257450&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky] (1966)
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The Social Network David Fincher

2.

The Social Network

(2010)

Director: David Fincher
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake

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Malcolm X Spike Lee

3.

Malcolm X

(1992)

Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo

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Downfall Oliver Hirschbiegel

4.

Downfall

(2004)

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes

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I’m Not There Todd Haynes

5.

I’m Not There

(2007)

Director: Todd Haynes
Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel

6.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

(2007)

Director: Julian Schnabel
Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze

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The Elephant Man David Lynch

7.

The Elephant Man

(1980)

Director: David Lynch
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft

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Ivan the Terrible Sergei M. Eisenstein

8.

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

(1945) /

Ivan the Terrible, Part II

(1958)

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov

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$159.95

American Splendor Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

9.

American Splendor

(2003)

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar

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Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould François Girard

10.

Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould

(1993)

Director: François Girard
Stars: Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan

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The Guardian (founded in 1821) is a British national daily newspaper, and the Observer (founded in 1791) is its Sunday sibling. They are amongst the most influential papers in the world. The Guardian and its journalists have won numerous journalism awards, especially in the last decades.

Source: The Guardian
Last checked on: 16 January 2016
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