The best biopics of 2021

55 biopics from 2021, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. King Richard Score 75.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 76 · Drama, History
  2. Belfast Score 74.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 75 · Drama, History
  3. Judas and the Black Messiah Score 74.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 84 · Drama, History
  4. Flee Score 63.3 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 91 · Documentary, Animation
  5. House of Gucci Score 59.7 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 59
  6. tick, tick... BOOM! Score 59.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 74
  7. Ennio Score 58.6 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 75
  8. The Mauritanian Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 53
  9. Malik Score 58.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 90%
  10. Spencer Score 57.9 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 76