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This piece was originally published on May 18.
We have updated it to includeA Complete Unknown.
(Movies aboutBruce SpringsteenandLinda Ronstadtare in the works.)
Daniel Radcliffe gamely mocks extreme actor transformations while pulling off a totally committed impression.
Still, it occasionally plays like aWalk Hardcover band.
12.A Complete Unknown(2024)
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11.Rocketman(2019)
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Unfortunately, those moments are too few and far between for the movie to fully congeal.
The characterization is generally only surface level, and the plot flies through typical biopic beats.
10.Aline(2021)
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Maybe dont trust me, though.
9.Judy(2019)
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8.Elvis(2022)
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The Baz Luhrmann epic is undoubtedly entertaining.
7.Maestro(2023)
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After an awards season ofMaestrodiscourse, dont we all know what this thing is?
An Oscar-hungry project that is largely a tribute to director-star Bradley Coopers ambition.
Just watch the scenes in which Cooper shouts Im reining it in!
like a horror-movie villain.
6.The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)
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Look, this Lee Daniels movie is a mess, but its a well-acted mess.
But the film still has an unfortunateAmerican Horror Storypallor, one thats compounded by Danielss dull and fragmented pacing.
5.Respect(2021)
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A movie that has Jennifer Hudson singing a slew of Aretha Franklin songs can only be so bad.
Plus youve got Mary J. Blige flipping tables and shouting as Dinah Washington what more could you ask for?
4.Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody(2022)
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Naomi Ackie does an impressive job lip-syncing Houston.
Of course,BoRhaps Anthony McCarten wrote this, too.
3.Bob Marley: One Love(2024)
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1.Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)
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