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  • Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)

    1. Straight Outta Compton

    20152h 27mR72Metascore
    7.8 (229K)
    The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Corey HawkinsJason Mitchell
  • Sam Riley in Control (2007)

    2. Control

    20072h 2mR78Metascore
    7.6 (70K)
    A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
    DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsSam RileySamantha MortonCraig Parkinson
  • 8 Mile (2002)

    3. 8 Mile

    20021h 50mR77Metascore
    7.2 (341K)
    Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim Basinger
  • Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)

    4. Sid and Nancy

    19861h 52mR76Metascore
    7.0 (36K)
    The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.
    DirectorAlex CoxStarsGary OldmanChloe WebbDavid Hayman
  • David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)

    5. Christiane F.

    19812h 18mR
    7.5 (33K)
    A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsNatja BrunckhorstEberhard AurigaPeggy Bussieck
  • Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

    6. Bohemian Rhapsody

    20182h 14mPG-1349Metascore
    7.9 (626K)
    With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsRami MalekLucy BoyntonGwilym Lee
  • Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways (2010)

    7. The Runaways

    20101h 46mR65Metascore
    6.5 (52K)
    A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
    DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsKristen StewartDakota FanningMichael Shannon
  • Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz in Pain and Glory (2019)

    8. Pain and Glory

    20191h 53mR87Metascore
    7.5 (66K)
    A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasAsier EtxeandiaLeonardo Sbaraglia
  • Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

    9. What's Love Got to Do with It

    19931h 58mR76Metascore
    7.4 (26K)
    The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
    DirectorBrian GibsonStarsAngela BassettLaurence FishburneRaéVen Kelly
  • Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)

    10. Ray

    20042h 32mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (162K)
    The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry Washington
  • The Dance of Reality (2013)

    11. The Dance of Reality

    20132h 13mUnrated76Metascore
    7.4 (9.8K)
    In a little Chilean town, the son of an uprooted couple formed by a rigorous communist father and a loving but weak mother tries to pave his own path in a society that does not understand their Jewish-Ukrainian origins.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsBrontis JodorowskyPamela FloresJeremias Herskovits
  • Austin Butler in Elvis (2022)

    12. Elvis

    20222h 39mPG-1364Metascore
    7.3 (252K)
    The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsTom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJonge
  • David Bowie in Moonage Daydream (2022)

    13. Moonage Daydream

    20222h 15mPG-1383Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
    DirectorBrett MorgenStarsDavid BowieTrevor BolderKen Fordham
  • Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz in Blow (2001)

    14. Blow

    20012h 4mR52Metascore
    7.5 (283K)
    The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
    DirectorTed DemmeStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzFranka Potente
  • Johnny Flynn in Stardust (2020)

    15. Stardust

    20201h 49mUnrated35Metascore
    4.4 (2.4K)
    Chronicles the young David Bowie's first visit to the US in 1971 - a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
    DirectorGabriel RangeStarsJohnny FlynnMarc MaronJena Malone
  • Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

    16. The Doors

    19912h 20mR62Metascore
    7.2 (105K)
    Jim Morrison's life, from his LA film student days to his death in Paris. Val Kilmer delivers an uncanny portrayal, with vocals indistinguishable from Morrison's originals. It depicts Morrison's journey as the iconic 60s rock frontman.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsVal KilmerMeg RyanKyle MacLachlan
  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)

    17. Air

    20231h 51mR73Metascore
    7.4 (186K)
    The history of the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
    DirectorBen AffleckStarsMatt DamonJason BatemanBen Affleck
  • Brad Davis in Midnight Express (1978)

    18. Midnight Express

    19782h 1mR59Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo Hopkins
  • Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)

    19. The Fabelmans

    20222h 31mPG-1385Metascore
    7.5 (129K)
    Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMichelle WilliamsGabriel LaBellePaul Dano
  • Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan in Belfast (2021)

    20. Belfast

    20211h 38mPG-1375Metascore
    7.2 (98K)
    A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona Balfe
  • Malcolm X (1992)

    21. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
  • Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)

    22. The Favourite

    20181h 59mR91Metascore
    7.5 (249K)
    In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
    DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsOlivia ColmanEmma StoneRachel Weisz
  • Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger (2014)

    23. Kill the Messenger

    20141h 52mR60Metascore
    6.9 (50K)
    Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
    DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena Sims
  • Adan Jodorowsky in Endless Poetry (2016)

    24. Endless Poetry

    20162h 8mUnrated78Metascore
    7.5 (6.9K)
    Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAdan JodorowskyBrontis JodorowskyLeandro Taub
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    25. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid Brisbin

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