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10. Steve Jobs (2015)

Steve Jobs was the second movie in three years to spotlight the life of the co-founder of Apple, after 2013's Jobs. It had been plagued with many problems and controversies prior to its release, and was among the most prominent projects affected by the cyber hacking of Sony before it was later picked up by Universal. In the end, the film was met with critical praise and stars Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet were each nominated for an Oscar.

But it has also taken its hits for not being an authentic portrayal of the man and those around him. Many who knew Jobs, who was a famously difficult person, felt that the movie took its harsh portrayal of him too far, including Steve Wozniak and Tim Cook. Another key sticking point is the implication that Jobs founded NeXT simply as a ploy to get back into Apple.

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin defended the movie, stating that it was not intended to portray 'actual events' or be a 'fact-based film', which are both bizarre and dangerous things to say about a biopic, especially one released so soon after the subject's death.