The best biopics of 2008

37 biopics from 2008, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Milk Score 76.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83 · History, Drama
  2. Frost/Nixon Score 68.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 80
  3. Changeling Score 66.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 61% · Metascore 63
  4. Waltz with Bashir Score 66.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 91 · Animation, Documentary, Drama
  5. Man on Wire Score 63.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 89
  6. The Baader Meinhof Complex Score 61.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 76
  7. Ip Man Score 61.7 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 59
  8. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Score 60.8 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 82
  9. The Duchess Score 58.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 62
  10. Anvil: The Story of Anvil Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 82