The best biopics of 2011

22 biopics from 2011, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Score 48.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 71
  2. The Devil's Double Score 48.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 54% · Metascore 52
  3. J. Edgar Score 47.8 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 59
  4. Bobby Fischer Against the World Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 76
  5. Kill the Irishman Score 45.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 50
  6. Hysteria Score 44.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 53
  7. Snowtown Score 42.8 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 66
  8. The Lady Score 40.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 37% · Metascore 43
  9. Machine Gun Preacher Score 36.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 28% · Metascore 43
  10. Puncture Score 36.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 54