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Top Rated "Biography" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.8Schindler's List (1993)150,071
2.8.7Goodfellas (1990)115,141
3.8.6Lawrence of Arabia (1962)47,053
4.8.5Napol�on (1927)1,679
5.8.4The Pianist (2002)60,268
6.8.3Raging Bull (1980)46,166
7.8.3Ivan Groznyy II: Boyarsky zagovor (1958)1,093
8.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)27,985
9.8.2Braveheart (1995)139,139
10.8.2The Message (1976)2,310
11.8.1Gandhi (1982)25,348
12.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)31,285
13.8.0A Man for All Seasons (1966)6,997
14.8.0Patton (1970)22,262
15.8.0Sergeant York (1941)3,607
16.8.0Ivan Groznyy I (1944)1,553
17.8.0Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)8,337
18.8.0Spartacus (1960)27,004
19.8.0Jeder f�r sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)1,932
20.8.0Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kett� Ganry�jima (1956)1,118
21.8.0Ed Wood (1994)38,144
22.8.0Bonnie and Clyde (1967)20,345
23.7.9Cinderella Man (2005)31,685
24.7.9Finding Neverland (2004)47,243
25.7.9Becket (1964)2,206
26.7.9Machuca (2004)1,791
27.7.9The Miracle Worker (1962)3,482
28.7.9The Straight Story (1999)23,782
29.7.9The World's Fastest Indian (2005)8,043
30.7.9Mar adentro (2004/I)11,784
31.7.9Walk the Line (2005)44,814
32.7.9Papillon (1973)15,326
33.7.9The Insider (1999)42,795
34.7.8Diarios de motocicleta (2004)20,748
35.7.8Amazing Grace (2006)2,019
36.7.8Guru (2007)1,055
37.7.8Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)3,462
38.7.8Daens (1993)1,105
39.7.8The Last Emperor (1987)14,125
40.7.8In the Name of the Father (1993)14,866
41.7.8Queen Christina (1933)1,275
42.7.8Ray (2004/I)24,426
43.7.8A Beautiful Mind (2001)67,705
44.7.7Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)3,675
45.7.7The Queen (2006)14,633
46.7.7Capote (2005)22,508
47.7.7American Splendor (2003)14,391
48.7.7The Sound of Music (1965)31,096
49.7.7Miyamoto Musashi (1954/I)1,540
50.7.6Catch Me If You Can (2002)71,075

Bottom Rated "Biography" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.3B.T.K. Killer (2005)511
2.1.5Zapata - El sue�o del h�roe (2004)404
3.1.8Viva Knievel! (1977)369
4.2.0The Happy Hooker (1975)305
5.2.3Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976)74
6.2.8The Conqueror (1956)893
7.2.8Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)104
8.2.9Vercing�torix (2001)2,344
9.3.1Song of Norway (1970)151
10.3.3Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)10,467

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.