The best biopics of 2001

12 biopics from 2001, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. A Beautiful Mind Score 86.8 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 72 · Drama, Romance
  2. Blow Score 59.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 56% · Metascore 52
  3. Ali Score 57.7 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 65
  4. Iris Score 57.6 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 76
  5. Nowhere in Africa Score 56.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 72
  6. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Score 56.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 86%
  7. Asoka Score 52.0 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  8. Riding in Cars with Boys Score 41.1 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 48% · Metascore 43
  9. Bully Score 37.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 54% · Metascore 45
  10. The Other Side of Heaven Score 27.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 29% · Metascore 38