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Top 50 Biography movies by average vote

note: for these charts, only votes from regular voters are considered.

Rank   Title
1Schindler's List (1993) 8.8/10 (208857 votes)
2Goodfellas (1990) 8.7/10 (172435 votes)
3Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8.6/10 (63157 votes)
4Pianist, The (2002) 8.4/10 (93089 votes)
5Raging Bull (1980) 8.4/10 (67773 votes)
6Untergang, Der (2004) 8.4/10 (56457 votes)
7Elephant Man, The (1980) 8.4/10 (42349 votes)
8Hotel Rwanda (2004) 8.3/10 (65680 votes)
9Braveheart (1995) 8.3/10 (189216 votes)
10Message, The (1976) 8.3/10 (4160 votes)
11Into the Wild (2007) 8.2/10 (50178 votes)
12Napoléon (1927) 8.1/10 (2436 votes)
13Gandhi (1982) 8.1/10 (37177 votes)
14'Breaker' Morant (1980) 8.1/10 (4935 votes)
15Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) 8.1/10 (15181 votes)
16Becket (1964) 8.1/10 (3595 votes)
17Man for All Seasons, A (1966) 8.1/10 (9852 votes)
18Patton (1970) 8.1/10 (30355 votes)
19Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972) 8.1/10 (12860 votes)
20Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) 8.0/10 (3036 votes)
21Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 8.0/10 (30135 votes)
22Ed Wood (1994) 8.0/10 (55597 votes)
23Glory (1989) 8.0/10 (44615 votes)
24Zerkalo (1975) 8.0/10 (4646 votes)
25Spartacus (1960) 8.0/10 (38230 votes)
26Ivan Groznyy II: Boyarsky zagovor (1958) 8.0/10 (1883 votes)
27Casino (1995) 8.0/10 (78416 votes)
28Mar adentro (2004/I) 8.0/10 (17915 votes)
29Persepolis (2007) 8.0/10 (14144 votes)
30Sergeant York (1941) 8.0/10 (4810 votes)
31Papillon (1973) 8.0/10 (21547 votes)
32Maurice Richard (2005) 8.0/10 (1675 votes)
33Cinderella Man (2005) 8.0/10 (48802 votes)
34Straight Story, The (1999) 8.0/10 (30157 votes)
35Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (1956) 7.9/10 (1597 votes)
36World's Fastest Indian, The (2005) 7.9/10 (13954 votes)
37Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) 7.9/10 (2201 votes)
38JFK (1991) 7.9/10 (48948 votes)
39Insider, The (1999) 7.9/10 (55181 votes)
40Finding Neverland (2004) 7.9/10 (68725 votes)
41Queen Christina (1933) 7.9/10 (2121 votes)
42Walk the Line (2005) 7.9/10 (66992 votes)
43In the Name of the Father (1993) 7.9/10 (20697 votes)
44Zodiac (2007/I) 7.9/10 (68146 votes)
45Beautiful Mind, A (2001) 7.9/10 (95218 votes)
46Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) 7.9/10 (4671 votes)
47Control (2007) 7.9/10 (11747 votes)
48Last Emperor, The (1987) 7.8/10 (18821 votes)
49Machuca (2004) 7.8/10 (3413 votes)
50Diarios de motocicleta (2004) 7.8/10 (29079 votes)


Bottom 10 Biography movies

Rank   Title
10Song of Norway (1970) 3.1/10 (191 votes)
9Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004) 3.1/10 (142 votes)
8Conqueror, The (1956) 3.0/10 (1147 votes)
7Narcotic (1933) 2.9/10 (82 votes)
6Vercingétorix (2001) 2.7/10 (2856 votes)
5Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976) 2.5/10 (96 votes)
4De Sade (1969) 2.4/10 (243 votes)
3Viva Knievel! (1977) 2.1/10 (451 votes)
2Happy Hooker, The (1975) 2.0/10 (354 votes)
1Zapata - El sueño del héroe (2004) 1.5/10 (566 votes)

The top movies report uses a weighted rank calculated as follows:

 weighted rank (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C

 where:
  R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
  v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
  m = minimum votes required to be listed in the top 50
      (currently 200)
  C = the mean vote across the whole report
      (currently 6.9)