Best biopics or true to life movies?

[simsgirl19]

I'm after a good biopic movie/drama on some famous people. I've seen 'Sylvia' and am currently getting 'me and my shadows- Judy Garland'. What's the best biopics you've seen?

I also liked 'fantabulousa' on Kenneth Williams life..that was sad

 

[Denni]

My favourite biopic is 'American Splendor' on the life of the late Harvey Pekar. (He was still alive when it was made as he appears in the film!)

 

[0-0 (A13X!!) 0-0]

Ray and also possibly the best acting performance I've ever seen in my life by Jamie Foxx. I actually forgot at times I wasn't really watching Ray Charles, he was that good.

 

[Kid_Comic]

Walk The Line about Johnny Cash, Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star.

 

[brother_razia]

Cinderella Man: about James Braddock, a boxer, good for history as it is set at the time of the American depression, and also A Beautiful Mind about John Nash a mathematician, amazing films.

Both starring Russell Crowe

 

[- - - Julia♥]

'The Rat Pack', a 1998 TV moive, with Ray Liota as Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna as Dean Martin, and a quite brilliant performance from Don Cheadle as Sammy David Jr. It's a good little film. Worth watching for Cheadle alone, in my opinion.

 

[JetBlack]

Also with Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda is an excellent if hard to watch true movie

 

[Camcorder.]

Ditto A Beautiful Mind. Also, I remember enjoying Chaplin with Robert Downey Jr. Few years since I've seen it though.

 

[Ohyou know.]

beat me to it lol
best bio pic ever, reese and joaquin play their roles perfectly

 

[>>>Kyle<<<]

My personal favourites...

Milk (Harvey Milk)
Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
Backbeat (Stuart Sutcliffe)
Factory Girl (Edie Sedgwick)
Private Parts (Howard Stern)
What's Love Got to Do With It? (Tina Turner)
Sid & Nancy (Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen)
Raging Bull (Jake La Motta)
Gia (Gia Carangi)

 

[k.liley]

GoodFellas is based on a true story and thats legend...........wait for it.............dary!!!

 

[hondafmxfan]

"La Vie en rose" was really good,if a little depressing

And I've always loved "The Karen Carpenter story" and "The Coal Miner's daughter"

 

[Bertha]

love this.

 

[Marna O]

I really wanna see Factory girl and Gia

 

[mikeymagic]

Gia

 

[kittyhawk99200]

I too want to see 'factory girl' and 'the karen carpenter story', but the second is available on DVD

 

[lilbear72]

kurt russell was brilliant in Elvis the movie

 

[Daisey]

watching Changeling at the moment. very sad.

 

[hey101]

Watched Bronson last night - pretty good, all the better for having Tom Hardy naked throughout

 

[Chazzmin H]

Ghandi