Best Music Biopics

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Gwilym Lee, from left, Rami Malek and Joe Mazzello in a scene from “Bohemian Rhapsody.” (Alex Bailey/Twentieth Century Fox via AP)

Music biopics have a rich Hollywood history, including an uptick in the past 25 years.

So, where does this weekend’s “Rocketman” rank among the best music biopics?

Check out my ranking — and watch the trailers — in the video countdown below.

Note: This list does not include miniseries like “The Jacksons: An American Dream” (1992).

 

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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