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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Jochan Embley and David Smyth

From One Love to Walk the Line: our pick of the best (and worst) biopics of all time

Music biopics are always in vogue, with Hollywood never missing a beat when it comes to pumping out a new one. This year, one icon in Bob Marley has already had the biopic treatment, and another is on the way about Amy Winehouse.

But, it’s a slippery slope and bringing a musical legend to life on the big screen is no easy task. Fail and it awakes the wrath of critics and devoted fans. Here we sort the high notes from the double flats...

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