CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - BIOGRAPHY

"A biographical film, or biopic, is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives."

#1. WALK THE LINE - 2005

Director: James Mangold

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon

#2. MY LEFT FOOT - 1989

 Director: Jim Sheridan

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McNally

#3. CHAPLIN - 1992

 Director: Richard Attenborough

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Chaplin

#4. THE SOCIAL NETWORK - 2010

 Director: David Fincher

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake

#5. MONSTER - 2003

 Director: Patty Jenkins

Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci

#6. A BEAUTIFUL MIND - 2001

 Director: Ron Howard

Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris

#7. RAY - 2004

Director: Taylor Hackford

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington

#8. THE QUEEN - 2006

 Director: Stephen Frears

Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell

#9. AMADEUS - 1984

 Director: Milos Forman

Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Jones

#10. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? - 1993

Director: Brian Gibson

Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
 

Some intriguing films on the list though had I merged films from other genres like CINDERELLA MAN or THE KING'S SPEECH, it would probably be a better list. However Music is dominant in this category and in the end, WALK THE LINE just nabbed the top spot. It was thoroughly well made with great performances from Phoenix and Witherspoon (both doing their own singing in it) and provided many crucial moments in Johnny Cash's life that had to be seen for its audiences. The next list will be CRIME.