When you discuss biopics and some of the great performances in recent years, many people immediately go to some of the huge Academy Award winners, such as Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004’s Ray , Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody , Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in 1992, Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in 2012’s Lincoln , Austin Butler as Elvis in 2022, and Joaquin Phoenix taking on Johnny Cash in 2003’s Walk the Line . These are towering portrayals, benchmarks that define the genre.

But the genre is also filled with attempts that haven’t landed as strongly. Think Ashton Kutcher in Jobs , or Machine Gun Kelly in The Dirt. The bar is high because audiences know the real people so well, and any misstep instantly stands out.

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