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Which British music biopic actually did its legend justice? Rank them from triumph to travesty.
Britain churns out music biopics like the BBC churns out costume dramas. But which ones actually capture the magic, and which feel like a glorified tribute act?
Put the items in your preferred order.
1
Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek scooped an Oscar and the box office went bananas, but purists still moan about the timeline gymnastics. Crowd-pleaser or sanitised karaoke?
2
Rocketman
Taron Egerton sang every note himself in this gloriously camp fever dream. Bolder and weirder than its rivals, but did the fantasy sequences work for you?
3
Control
Anton Corbijn's stark black-and-white portrait of the doomed Manchester frontman is hauntingly beautiful. Possibly the most artful biopic Britain has produced.
4
Nowhere Boy
Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a teenage Lennon caught between his mum and aunt in 1950s Liverpool. A quiet, surprisingly tender origin story.
5
Sex Pistols: Pistol
Boyle's chaotic miniseries got slated by John Lydon himself, who tried to block it in court. Authentic punk energy or middle-aged nostalgia trip?
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