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Top Rated "Biography" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.8Schindler's List (1993)120,123
2.8.6Goodfellas (1990)86,550
3.8.6Lawrence of Arabia (1962)38,022
4.8.6Napol�on (1927)1,139
5.8.4The Pianist (2002)43,418
6.8.3Raging Bull (1980)34,553
7.8.2The Elephant Man (1980)21,009
8.8.2Braveheart (1995)111,864
9.8.2The Message (1976)1,475
10.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)24,794
11.8.1Ivan Groznyy I (1944)1,057
12.8.1Patton (1970)17,784
13.8.1Gandhi (1982)19,724
14.8.1A Man for All Seasons (1966)5,479
15.8.0Finding Neverland (2004)32,697
16.8.0Cinderella Man (2005)19,058
17.8.0Spartacus (1960)21,309
18.8.0Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)5,494
19.8.0Sergeant York (1941)2,853
20.8.0The Straight Story (1999)18,530
21.7.9Ed Wood (1994)29,545
22.7.9Machuca (2004)1,074
23.7.9Becket (1964)1,782
24.7.9Bonnie and Clyde (1967)15,939
25.7.9Jeder f�r sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)1,259
26.7.9Mar adentro (2004/I)8,625
27.7.9The Miracle Worker (1962)2,674
28.7.9The Insider (1999)35,075
29.7.9Andrey Rublyov (1969)4,220
30.7.9Walk the Line (2005)24,326
31.7.9Diarios de motocicleta (2004)15,301
32.7.8Papillon (1973)12,050
33.7.8The World's Fastest Indian (2005)1,868
34.7.8Ray (2004/I)18,303
35.7.8The Last Emperor (1987)11,613
36.7.7A Beautiful Mind (2001)54,198
37.7.7In the Name of the Father (1993)12,522
38.7.7Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)3,000
39.7.7Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)2,747
40.7.7American Splendor (2003)11,463
41.7.7The Sound of Music (1965)25,305
42.7.6Miyamoto Musashi (1954/I)1,177
43.7.6Catch Me If You Can (2002)53,512
44.7.6Gloire de mon p�re, La (1990)1,300
45.7.6The Aviator (2004)29,646
46.7.6The Pride of the Yankees (1942)2,156
47.7.6Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)1,168
48.7.6How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)1,611
49.7.6October Sky (1999)15,686
50.7.6Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)1,484

Bottom Rated "Biography" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.7Viva Knievel! (1977)256
2.2.2The Happy Hooker (1975)229
3.2.5Zapata - El sue�o del h�roe (2004)206
4.2.5Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976)54
5.3.1The Conqueror (1956)611
6.3.1Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)64
7.3.2Song of Norway (1970)133
8.3.4Vercing�torix (2001)1,942
9.3.4De Sade (1969)115
10.3.5Che! (1969)147

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 50 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:

weighted rating (WR) = (v � (v+m)) � R + (m � (v+m)) � C

where:
R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 50 (currently 1000)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.6)
for the Top 50, only votes from regular voters are considered.

In order to appear in the Bottom 10 Titles chart the title must have received at least 50 votes.