Top 10 best 'rags to riches'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best 'rags to riches'-movies

This is a list of the best 10 'rags to riches'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best 'rags to riches'-movies

1	Boogie Nights (1997) Drama 155 minutes	3,74(1.879) 3
2	Ray (2004) Biography, Music 152 minutes	3,73(1.519) 2
3	Giant (1956) Drama, Western 201 minutes	3,66(287) 3
4	Straight outta Compton (2015) Music, Drama 147 minutes	3,62(1.090) 3
5	Mao's Last Dancer (2009) Biography, Drama 117 minutes	3,55(97)

6	Wuthering Heights (1939) Drama, Romance 103 minutes	3,50(213) 3
7	The Greatest Showman (2017) Music, Biography 105 minutes	3,46(642) 3
8	The Buddy Holly Story (1978) Biography, Music 113 minutes	3,32(115)
9	Trading Places (1983) Comedy 116 minutes	3,28(1.356) 2
10	The White Tiger (2021) Drama 125 minutes	3,26(216) 3