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Rank the most iconic British music biopics — which one actually did the legend justice?
From Freddie's stadium swagger to Elton's sequined breakdowns, Britain loves turning its rock gods into Oscar bait. But which biopic actually nailed it, and which one was karaoke with a budget?
Put the items in your preferred order.
A
Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek scooped the Oscar and Live Aid got the recreation it deserved, but purists still moan about the timeline being mangled beyond recognition.
B
Rocketman
Taron Egerton sang it himself and Dexter Fletcher leaned into the glitter and the misery in equal measure. Possibly the only honest one in the bunch.
C
Control
Anton Corbijn's black-and-white portrait of the Macclesfield miserablist is bleak, beautiful and refuses to romanticise a single second.
D
Sid and Nancy
Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious snarling through the Chelsea Hotel — Alex Cox's film is grimy, tragic and properly punk in spirit if not in fact.
E
Nowhere Boy
Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a teenage Lennon caught between his aunt and his absent mum, years before the Beatles became Beatles.
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