Movies Based on a True Story
Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much more–these films are the best of the based-on-a-true-story stories.
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American Gangster
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Bohemian Rhapsody
Hacksaw Ridge
Nuremberg
La Bamba
Deepwater Horizon
Nonnas
Harriet
Rescued by Ruby
Eat Pray Love
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Highwaymen
I Can Only Imagine
The Six Triple Eight
Fatherhood
Bob Marley: One Love
Schindler's List
The Dirt
The Iceman
Soul on Fire
22 July
Everest
Lion
The Iron Claw
The Good Nurse
The Best of Enemies
Miracle
The King
Ferrari
Unbroken
Number 24
The Founder
Society of the Snow
Dog Gone
Rudy
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Jobs
Dangal
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Nonnas
Deepwater Horizon
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Iron Claw
Miracle
Schindler's List
The Founder
Lion
22 July
Society of the Snow
The Long Game
Number 24
Cinderella Man
Dead Man's Wire
Friday Night Lights
Rudy
Out of Africa
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
The Dig
BlackBerry
The Swimmers
Dolemite Is My Name
Mosul
'83
First They Killed My Father
Raazi
NYAD
Where the Tracks End
Woman of the Hour
The Two Popes
The Theory of Everything
Roxanne Roxanne
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
East of Wall
Maharaj
Talvar
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Zero to Hero
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Borg vs. McEnroe
Crowd Pleasers
The Good Nurse
The Iceman
Harriet
Dead Man's Wire
Eden
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Anthropoid
Against The Ice
Woman of the Hour
Hijack '93
Wasp Network
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
The Angel
Phenomena
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Silenced
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Anthropoid
Mapplethorpe
Golda
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Bohemian Rhapsody
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Concussion
Dead Man's Wire
Ferrari
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
BlackBerry
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Denial
The Silent Twins
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
22 July
iHostage
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Hotel Mumbai
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Anthropoid
Yara
Woman of the Hour
Backstabbing for Beginners
Hijack '93
Wasp Network
The Angel
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Official Secrets
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Eat Pray Love
Rescued by Ruby
Bob Marley: One Love
The Dirt
The Best of Enemies
Society of the Snow
The King
Ferrari
Lion
Unbroken
The Founder
Dog Gone
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Number 24
Rudy
Jobs
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Concussion
Dangal
Outlaw King
Lost Girls
Friday Night Lights
The Long Game
Hillbilly Elegy
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Cinderella Man
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
BlackBerry
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Against The Ice
Dead Man's Wire
True Spirit
The Dig
Out of Africa
You Gotta Believe
Race
Sand Castle
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Ferrari
The King
Dog Gone
Lion
The Founder
Number 24
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Jobs
Rudy
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Concussion
Operation Mincemeat
Outlaw King
iHostage
The Long Game
Friday Night Lights
Lost Girls
Cinderella Man
Dead Man's Wire
Dangal
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
BlackBerry
The Dig
Against The Ice
True Spirit
Out of Africa
Hillbilly Elegy
Sand Castle
Race
Anthropoid
Raazi
You Gotta Believe
Blue Miracle
Dolemite Is My Name
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Mosul
Woman of the Hour
Dangal
Against The Ice
Where the Tracks End
Raazi
'83
Lucca's World
Mosul
Yara
Narvik
The Swedish Connection
A Man of Action
Srikanth
Hijack '93
My Best Friend Anne Frank
The Match
Emergency
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Wasp Network
Maharaj
The Woman in the Line
Talvar
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Phenomena
Hands of Stone
Zero to Hero
Rose Island
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
House of Ga'a
The Angel
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
This is I
Outlaw
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Borg vs. McEnroe
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
Notes for My Son
Dance of the Forty One
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
I'm Still Here
On My Skin
Biographical Movies
Jobs
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Cinderella Man
Out of Africa
BlackBerry
The Swimmers
LBJ
Hillbilly Elegy
Race
First They Killed My Father
Dolemite Is My Name
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Rob Peace
NYAD
The Theory of Everything
The Two Popes
Woman of the Hour
Roxanne Roxanne
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Backstabbing for Beginners
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Emergency
A Man of Action
Srikanth
Mapplethorpe
My Best Friend Anne Frank
On the Basis of Sex
The Silent Twins
Worth
Golda
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
I Am Woman
Lilly
Hands of Stone
Denial
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
The Ryan White Story
This is I
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Penguin Bloom
The Long Game
Concussion
LBJ
Pain Hustlers
Rob Peace
Race
Lucca's World
Yara
Woman of the Hour
The Swedish Connection
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
The Theory of Everything
Hijack '93
Hard Lessons
A Man of Action
Emergency
Wasp Network
I Am Woman
Srikanth
The Silent Twins
Rose Island
Maharaj
Worth
On the Basis of Sex
Talvar
Unspeakable Acts
Lilly
The Laundromat
Zero to Hero
Scoop
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Hands of Stone
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Woman in the Line
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
Official Secrets
Penguin Bloom
Drama Movies Based on Books
Lost Girls
Operation Mincemeat
The Dig
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
The Siege of Jadotville
NYAD
Lucca's World
Where the Tracks End
Thank You for Your Service
Backstabbing for Beginners
Emergency
Worth
Wasp Network
The Silent Twins
Maharaj
The Angel
War Machine
Unspeakable Acts
The Laundromat
Lilly
Denial
Scoop
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Penguin Bloom
Outlaw
The End of the Tour
I'm Still Here
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
The Climb
12th Fail
Silenced
Nothing to Lose
Thalaivii
Sergio
Asakusa Kid
Nothing to Lose 2
International Drama Movies
Mosul
Yara
The Swedish Connection
Narvik
My Best Friend Anne Frank
A Man of Action
Hijack '93
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Srikanth
The Match
Emergency
Maharaj
Wasp Network
Talvar
The Woman in the Line
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Rose Island
House of Ga'a
The Angel
Zero to Hero
This is I
Hands of Stone
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
Outlaw
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Notes for My Son
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
Borg vs. McEnroe
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
I'm Still Here
Dance of the Forty One
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The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Major (Hindi)
Broad Peak
12th Fail
On My Skin
The Climb
100 Meters
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Woman of the Hour
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Hijack '93
Hard Lessons
Unspeakable Acts
Too Young the Hero
Phenomena
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Outlaw
Lilly
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Ryan White Story
Notes for My Son
The Polka King
Triumph of the Heart
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Rising High
Queen of Coal
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
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