The best biopic of every year
The highest-scoring biopic from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of biopics.
- 2026: Michael Score 74.7 · 11 biopics
- 2025: Hamnet Score 78.4 · 28 biopics
- 2024: I'm Still Here Score 75.3 · 43 biopics
- 2023: Oppenheimer Score 97.2 · 44 biopics
- 2022: The Fabelmans Score 74.8 · 42 biopics
- 2021: King Richard Score 75.0 · 55 biopics
- 2020: Hamilton Score 73.5 · 36 biopics
- 2019: Ford v Ferrari Score 82.7 · 58 biopics
- 2018: The Favourite Score 86.2 · 78 biopics
- 2017: Darkest Hour Score 77.3 · 65 biopics
- 2016: Hacksaw Ridge Score 78.7 · 61 biopics
- 2015: Spotlight Score 83.3 · 66 biopics
- 2014: The Imitation Game Score 82.8 · 49 biopics
- 2013: 12 Years a Slave Score 88.2 · 46 biopics
- 2012: Lincoln Score 89.5 · 26 biopics
- 2011: Moneyball Score 76.8 · 22 biopics
- 2010: The King's Speech Score 96.2 · 32 biopics
- 2009: Invictus Score 71.0 · 32 biopics
- 2008: Milk Score 76.7 · 37 biopics
- 2007: American Gangster Score 73.7 · 27 biopics
- 2006: The Queen Score 83.4 · 28 biopics
- 2005: Walk the Line Score 78.8 · 25 biopics
- 2004: The Aviator Score 90.2 · 21 biopics
- 2003: Monster Score 64.8 · 17 biopics
- 2002: The Pianist Score 88.9 · 14 biopics
- 2001: A Beautiful Mind Score 86.8 · 12 biopics
- 2000: Erin Brockovich Score 76.6 · 13 biopics
- 1999: The Insider Score 76.6 · 14 biopics
- 1998: Elizabeth Score 72.9 · 10 biopics
- 1997: Donnie Brasco Score 70.4 · 11 biopics
- 1996: Shine Score 75.0 · 8 biopics
- 1995: Rob Roy Score 53.3 · 8 biopics
- 1994: The Postman Score 72.0 · 15 biopics
- 1993: Schindler's List Score 98.6 · 14 biopics
- 1992: Malcolm X Score 71.1 · 12 biopics
- 1991: Bugsy Score 74.9 · 5 biopics
- 1990: GoodFellas Score 78.1 · 9 biopics
- 1989: Born on the Fourth of July Score 80.9 · 8 biopics
- 1988: Stand and Deliver Score 60.3 · 7 biopics
- 1987: The Last Emperor Score 88.3 · 8 biopics
- 1986: Sid and Nancy Score 50.9 · 4 biopics
- 1985: Out of Africa Score 85.2 · 5 biopics
- 1984: Amadeus Score 95.5 · 4 biopics
- 1983: The Right Stuff Score 84.4 · 5 biopics
- 1982: Gandhi Score 92.5 · 4 biopics
- 1981: Reds Score 85.7 · 4 biopics
- 1980: Raging Bull Score 83.0 · 8 biopics
- 1979: Escape from Alcatraz Score 66.8 · 2 biopics
- 1978: Midnight Express Score 74.2 · 3 biopics
- 1977: MacArthur Score 34.9 · 1 biopic
- 1976: Bound for Glory Score 53.3 · 4 biopics
- 1975: Dog Day Afternoon Score 81.0 · 5 biopics
- 1974: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Score 57.9 · 2 biopics
- 1973: Serpico Score 71.2 · 6 biopics
- 1972: Aguirre, the Wrath of God Score 58.4 · 3 biopics
- 1971: The Devils Score 57.3 · 5 biopics
- 1970: Patton Score 94.6 · 5 biopics
- 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Score 93.3 · 3 biopics
- 1968: The Lion in Winter Score 79.7 · 2 biopics
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde Score 87.3 · 2 biopics
- 1966: A Man for All Seasons Score 90.2 · 3 biopics
- 1965: The Sound of Music Score 91.4 · 3 biopics
- 1964: Becket Score 64.1 · 2 biopics
- 1963: Cleopatra Score 65.3 · 1 biopic
- 1962: Lawrence of Arabia Score 96.7 · 5 biopics
- 1961: El Cid Score 55.8 · 2 biopics
- 1960: Spartacus Score 88.8 · 2 biopics
- 1959: Compulsion Score 51.1 · 2 biopics
- 1958: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Score 60.3 · 2 biopics
- 1957: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Score 49.1 · 3 biopics
- 1956: The King and I Score 83.5 · 5 biopics
- 1955: To Hell and Back Score 47.1 · 6 biopics
- 1954: Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Score 51.6 · 2 biopics
- 1952: Moulin Rouge Score 47.9 · 2 biopics
- 1951: The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel Score 36.0 · 1 biopic
- 1946: Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot Score 54.4 · 1 biopic
- 1944: Ivan the Terrible, Part I Score 56.7 · 2 biopics
- 1943: The Song of Bernadette Score 75.9 · 1 biopic
- 1942: Yankee Doodle Dandy Score 67.0 · 2 biopics
- 1941: Sergeant York Score 79.1 · 1 biopic
- 1939: Young Mr. Lincoln Score 51.5 · 2 biopics
- 1938: Boys Town Score 53.0 · 2 biopics
- 1937: The Life of Emile Zola Score 55.3 · 1 biopic
- 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty Score 78.7 · 1 biopic
- 1934: Cleopatra Score 41.2 · 1 biopic
- 1933: Queen Christina Score 57.1 · 2 biopics
- 1928: The Passion of Joan of Arc Score 59.4 · 1 biopic
- 1927: Napoleon Score 62.8 · 1 biopic